World Pneumonia Day 2025

World Pneumonia is celebrated annually on November 12 worldwide to inform and educate individuals about the risks and prevention of pneumonia across the world.  Pneumonia is an acute respiratory infection that is commonly caused by bacteria, viruses, or fungal infections, which impair the air sacs of the lungs known as alveoli. It also leads to…

What is JN.1, COVID-19 new variant

Introduction – JN.1 is the new variant of coronavirus that evolved from the previous variant BA.2.86, a descendant of omicron and a variant of COVID-19 that was first reported in the month of August.  It is the new variant of Covid that has been detected in Karakulam, Thiruvananthapuram, in the state of Kerala in India…