Category Archives: Pandemic
Zika – Also Known As Infectious Rabbit Sterilization
Linked in the comments, this is amazing: Scientists in the US discovered that mice infected with Zika had shrunken testicles, low testosterone levels and low sperm counts. Although the findings have not yet been replicated in humans, experts say that … Continue reading
Viral Flaccid Myelitis – An Immigrant Plague?
A hundred kids now, across the nation, are paralyzed: Since late last summer and early fall, some 100 or more children across 34 states have fallen ill with a strange new sickness recently named acute flaccid myelitis. Though some of … Continue reading
Neurological Disease Outbreak In Washington
Eight children sick as of now, and their lives will never be the same: Eight children were admitted to Seattle Children’s Hospital with acute neurologic illnesses and the State Department of Health is investigating the possibility of acute flaccid myelitis, … Continue reading
Pandemic Coming – Texas Refugee Child Dies At Airport
This was a nice one: An 8-year-old refugee from Congo died Tuesday after landing at Chicago’s O’Hare International Airport. David Dieme, an 8-year-old boy landed Tuesday at approximately 4:30 p.m. with a refugee family at O’Hare International Airport. Dieme was … Continue reading
New Polio-Like Virus In Texas
The hits keep coming: A spike in the number of cases of a mysterious polio-like illness has led to a new alert from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. As of August, at least 50 people in 24 states … Continue reading
Venezuelans Eating Garbage
A real case study in what awaits us all in the next decade or two: A new study finds Venezuela on the brink of famine, with an alarming fifteen percent of citizens saying they can only feed themselves with “food … Continue reading
Antibiotic Resistance Beginning To Affect Treatment
Troubling discussions: Several times a week Brad Spellberg struggles with a difficult decision. A patient stumbles into his emergency room in southern California suffering from familiar symptoms: pressure when she urinates, pain in her side, fever and nausea. Based on … Continue reading
Leprosy Popping Up In America Now Thanks To Immigrants
Diversity sounds good, until you realize it means diversity of diseases too: Leprosy, the dreaded Middle Ages disease once believed to be a punishment from God, might have afflicted students in Southern California, officials said… “The school district has received … Continue reading
Can The Federal Government Grab You Off The Street, Lock You Up, And Vaccinate You?
The answer is yes: Public health emergency as used in this part means any communicable disease event as determined by the CDC Director with either documented or significant potential for regional, national, or international communicable disease spread or that is … Continue reading
70 Now Sickened By Egyptian Strawberries
A good measure of how fast a pandemic will spread across the globe in the Apocalypse: As of early Friday morning, 70 cases of hepatitis A in seven states have been linked to tainted frozen strawberries shipped to the United States from Egypt … Continue reading