CHIKUNGUNYA IN KARACHI PAKISTAN Karachi is currently seeing a big increase in Chikungunya virus (CHIKV) infections, with cases going up since May 2024. Infected mosquitoes found in Africa and Asia spread the viral illness Chikungunya to people. These mosquitoes can also be the cause of other viruses like dengue and zika. Chikungunya infection is spread in humans by the mosquitoes when they bite with the virus carried in...

WHAT IS TEFLON FLU? Teflon is a brand name for the chemical coating PTFE (polytetrafluoroethylene) that is used to make nonstick cookware. Polymer fume fever, often called Teflon flu, is an illness caused by breathing in fumes released when Teflon (made from polytetrafluoroethylene or PTFE) gets very hot, between 300 °C (572 °F) and 450 °C (842 °F). Teflon is mostly used in nonstick cookware (pans and pots) for...