Category Archives: Pandemic
Resistant Gonorrhea Still Advances Apace
Still moving forward, despite their best efforts: Gonorrhoea was relatively benign in years gone by, going by the name “the clap” and was easily treated with penicillin. Now it’s a monster. A super-resistant form is cutting a swath through straight … Continue reading
The Last Superbug Gene Is Here
An Apocalypse all its own: For the first time, researchers have found a person in the United States carrying bacteria resistant to antibiotics of last resort, an alarming development that the top U.S. public health official says could signal “the … Continue reading
Africa At Apocalypse
Part of the Apocalypse may be tied to geologic shifts upsetting agricultural productivity in well settled areas: Harvest should be the time for celebrations, weddings and full bellies in southern Malawi. But Christopher Witimani, Lilian Matafle and their seven children … Continue reading
Apocalypse HIV, Courtesy of Cuba
First cruise ship arrives in Cuba: The first American cruise ship in nearly 40 years to set sail for Cuba has docked in Havana harbour with more than 700 passengers on board. The arrival of the Adonia on Monday evening … Continue reading
Prince Had AIDS?
Interesting: Prince was suffering from AIDS before being found dead last week and had refused treatment because he believed he could be cured by prayer, it has been claimed… A source, who was not identified by the Enquirer, said: ‘Doctors … Continue reading
Yellow Fever Outbreak In Angola
At 13%, not really a reliable man killer, but nevertheless, hope springs eternal… On 21 January 2016, the National IHR Focal Point of Angola notified WHO of an outbreak of yellow fever (YF). The first case with onset date on … Continue reading
Zika Gets Worse
More problems from the new virus: The top U.S. health officials leading the response to the mosquito-borne Zika virus sweeping through the hemisphere said its growing links to a broad array of birth defects and neurological disorders are worse than … Continue reading
How K-shifts Produce The Pandemic
Here it is, in real time: Having survived perilous escapes from war zones, refugees find themselves assailed anew in Europe by germs proliferating in crowded, unsanitary camps that could become outbreak hotspots, infectious disease experts have warned. Their systems weakened … Continue reading
Terrorists Seeking Crude Bioweapons
The pre-Apocalypse could get interesting: Abderamane Ameroud was snared in a dramatic police operation in Brussels in the aftermath of the Belgium bombings last month. The 38-year-old was shot in the leg and arrested as he lay by a tram … Continue reading
Ebola Is Back, Or Rather It Never Left
Still cooking: A second case of Ebola has been confirmed in Liberia just months after the country had been declared free of the disease, according to health officials. The five-year-old son of a 30-year-old woman who died on Thursday has … Continue reading