Author Archives: Dr. Ramakanta

Spread of Dengue during COVID-19 Pandemic

You have got all the bushes cut and drains cleaned around your residence. You also make sure that your mosquito net is neatly tucked in before you lie down for the night.  Still you may get the Dengue. Why and how ? Some facts about Dengue and how they are different from Malaria. While MalariaContinue reading “Spread of Dengue during COVID-19 Pandemic”

Voice of Hiroshima

ହିରୋସୀମାର ସ୍ବର ସେଦିନ ସଂଜରେ ଧୂଳିଖେଳ ବେଳେ କେଶେ ନିଆଁ ଲାଗିଗଲା, ନିମିଷକ ମଧ୍ୟେ ପାଉଁଶ ମୁଠାଏ ପବନରେ ଉଡୁଥିଲା । [ In 1945, on 6th August, the United States dropped an atomic bomb in the city of Hiroshima. Around 80,000 people were killed instantly, around 35,000 people were injured. Rest of the people suffered from long term radiation sickness.]Continue reading “Voice of Hiroshima”

The 5th Plague and The Building 470

Where is this “building 470″ ? What is the 5th Plague described in the Bible ? -1- Many scholars think that among the 10 plagues of Egypt, in Moses’ time, anthrax was known as the fifth plague: described as a sickness affecting horses, cattle, sheep, camels and oxen….. ….. -2- The infamous Building 470 isContinue reading “The 5th Plague and The Building 470”

The Wheat Story- an account of Zoonoses.

( Wheat is the staple food of millions of people. Although rice is the second largest produced cereal in the world, its production is localised only to Asia. The cultivation of wheat was started some 10,000 years ago, with its origin being traced back to south east Turkey. Along with agriculture, we became a mammalContinue reading “The Wheat Story- an account of Zoonoses.”