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The amoeba is found in contaminated water and can enter the human body through the nose and cause a fatal infection. 

Abdul Nasar secured a job in the Kerala Health Department after completing his studies. He never appeared for the competitive UPSC exams and yet achieved the prestigious rank of IAS in the year 2017. He served as the Collector of Kollam District in 2019.

"Aarogya Setu app from India has been downloaded by 150 million users and has helped city public health departments to identify areas where clusters could be anticipated and expand testing in a targeted way," said Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus

Principal secretary of the health department said the UP government is tracking migrants who return to the state from other regions adding that ASHA workers have already tracked 15.52 lakh migrants. Among this figure, a very less percentage of migrants were identified as coronavirus infected. The health department also stated that 89.22 lakh houses were surveyed and 4.54 crore people have been medically examined by the department in the state.

The Bihar health department has banned spitting in public place, in the wake of coronavirus outbreak.

In the wake of an H1N1 outbreak, the Kerala health department has issued an alert in the state. In this year a total of 42 people died, and 821 persons were confirmed to have contracted the disease in the state.

 In the wake of the H1N1 outbreak,  the Kerala health department has issued an alert in the state. The department has advised people who show symptoms of cold, cough, fever, sore throat, chills and body aches to rush to the hospital for immediate attention
 

A report from the Karnataka State Health Department on Shivamogga's increasing health hazards like 13 H1N1 deaths, 135 chikungunya and 176 cases may push Yeddyurappa and his MP son BY Raghavendra on the defensive

Owing to the rise in cases of H1N1 flu in the state, the Health Department of Kerala has advised people who show symptoms of cold, cough, fever, sore throat, chills and body aches to rush to the hospital for immediate attention

A six-year-old boy has lost his life to diphtheria in Malappuram district of Kerala. The state government is now gearing up to conduct an awareness drive.

The health department in Karnataka has sounded an alert in eight districts over Nipah virus threat. National Eligibility cum Entrance Test (NEET) has been the cause of two medical aspirants to take their lives. For all the top stories of the day, watch MyNation in 100 seconds. 

The health department in Karnataka has sounded an alert in eight districts of the state after a 23-year-old in Kerala was diagnosed with the potentially deadly Nipah virus

The Modi government has sent a central team consisting of expert doctors from AIIMS is in Kochi, Kerala to discuss the present Nipha virus situation with officials of the health department in the state and take further steps. The team will also conduct contact tracking for early detection of suspects, test protocols for suspects and review isolation facilities. 

In an aim to control the disease, the health department conducted awareness programmes about jaundice in the district. The health department has also issued strict instructions to people to drink only boiled water and not keep food out in the open.

Doctors caught indulging in sex determination will be booked under the Pre-Conception and Pre-Natal Diagnostic Techniques Act, 1994.