Category Archives: Pandemic
Nipah Virus Kills 17 of 18 in India
Look at the absence of amygdala: A rare, brain-damaging virus that experts consider a possible epidemic threat has broken out in the state of Kerala, India, for the first time, infecting at least 18 people and killing 17 of them, … Continue reading
The Drug Resistant Super Gonorrhea Is Coming
Three hit so far: Three tourists are the first global cases of a new strain of ‘super-gonorrhoea’ which is resistant to antibiotics, a new report has warned. Two Australians and the British man picked up the sexually-transmitted disease (STD) while … Continue reading
Can Dengue Be Transmitted Sexually?
Looks like it might: A MAN who contracted Dengue fever after a trip to Thailand had the virus in his semen, even after he had healed from the illness, pointing to troubling new evidence that the disease, like Zika, can … Continue reading
Australia Has A Flesh-Eating Ulcer Spreading
Not a good trend: Scientists in Australia have voiced concern about an apparent outbreak of Buruli ulcer, a flesh-eating disease that usually occurs in West and central Africa. The infectious disease has seen a spike in cases in recent years … Continue reading
Typhoid Gains Extensive Drug Resistence
Picked up a plasmid and then spread to humans in a shithole: The first known epidemic of extensively drug-resistant typhoid is spreading through Pakistan, infecting at least 850 people in 14 districts since 2016, according to the National Institute of … Continue reading
Planned Parenthood Tells Kids They Don’t Need To Divulge HIV Status
Crazy stuff: What kind of sex educators would tell kids with AIDS they don’t have to disclose their health status to a sexual partner? Planned Parenthood, that’s who! International Planned Parenthood Federation (IPPF) has an information campaign they’ve put out … Continue reading
British Amygdala Weakness Prepping The Pandemic
First, they let a woman wander off with a contagious disease, probably MDR TB: A “contagious” woman who police urged the public not to approach has been found. Officers issued the plea after Kayleigh McConnon vanished from Cheltenham General Hospital … Continue reading
Milwaukee Outbreak Of HIV And Syphilis
Even spread into high school kids: At least 125 people — including a dozen high school kids — in Milwaukee have been infected with HIV, syphilis, or both in one of the biggest outbreaks ever reported in the city. According … Continue reading
Drug Resistant HIV Is Here
Apocalypse will find a way to cull r-selection one way or another: A drug-resistant strain of the HIV virus discovered in the Philippines has the potential to spark a new epidemic, scientists have warned. HIV prevalence among Filipinos has risen … Continue reading
Plague Can Live Inside Amoebae
Interesting: The bacteria that cause plague, or the Black Death, could be lying dormant in common soil and water sources, posing a serious public health risk, scientists have warned. The finding, published in the journal Emerging Infectious Diseases, could explain … Continue reading