What would be your guess for the price of the world’s costliest medicine? Rs. 50 lacs or Rs. 1 Crore? Well, here’s a drug that’s going to surpass whatever guess you might make. Spinal muscular atrophy or SMA, a disease that was fatal till 2020 is now curable with this new drug Zolgensma. It costs a whopping ₹18 crore making it the world’s costliest drug ever.
Why is it so expensive? Read on to know more about it.
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As the world is still trying to understand how to deal with the Coronoavirus Pandemic and India grappling with the deadly virus with more than 59 Lacs cases resulting in more than 93,300 deaths, there are reports suggesting that a China originated bacterial disease has found its way to India.
Brucellosis can affect both humans and animals. The outbreak of this deadly disease was reported in China. Recent reports suggest that the infectious bacteria has already found its way to India. Read on to know more about the disease, causes and how to stay safe.
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Viruses don’t usually discriminate but it has been observed that the impact of Covid-19 is markedly different for the two major genders. The health, social and economic impact of the virus itself and the pandemic is different for men and women globally.
The death rate comes as the first surprising difference! Till date least 7 lakh people have lost their lives due to the COVID-19 pandemic. The worldwide data of COVID fatalities suggests that males are more susceptible to COVID-19 as compared to women and even fatalities among the males are higher, and India is no exception.
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