Mesangial proliferative glomerulonephritis is a hard condition to treat. The regular treatments only focus on treating high blood pressure, proteinuria, high cholesterol levels and other symptoms. However, those treatments alone is not enough to stop the condition from progressing.
Bird flu vaccine. The Food and Drug Administration has approved one vaccine to prevent infection with one strain of H5N1 bird flu virus. This vaccine isn't available to the public, but the U.S. government is stockpiling it and will distribute it in the event of an outbreak.
Image caption Viruses mutate, making them harder to combat. Researchers say they are closer to developing a vaccine to give life-long protection against any type of flu, after promising trials in animals. Two separate US teams have found success with an approach that homes in on a stable part of the flu virus.