Category Archives: Pandemic
Scarlet Fever Makes A Comeback
Old problem re-emerging: The age-old killer scarlet fever is on the rise in England and East Asia, according to research published Monday in The Lancet Infectious Diseases journal, and investigators don’t know why. “Whilst current rates (in England) are nowhere … Continue reading
Plague Fugitives Fleeing Hospitals
The third world will be the end of us, or at least the r-strategists: HOSPITAL patients in Madagascar suffering from the plague are running away from hospitals because they are scared of needles and aren’t used to hospital treatment. Security … Continue reading
Europe’s Winter Begins With Yet Another Cold Wave
This is not the first cold snap Europe has been feeling over the past few years: The Met Office says the country will be struck by temperatures of -8C tomorrow in Scotland and -5C in southern England. By stark contrast, … Continue reading
Plague Breaking Containment And Infecting Health Workers
This is a real life example of pathogens adapting to humans and becoming more virulent: THE plague outbreak in Madagascar has spread to health workers, with dozens struck down by the black death. A staggering 82 health workers have been … Continue reading
The New Plague Kills In 24 Hours
Wow, just wow: Cases have increased by 8% in just a week with nearly 2,000 people infected by the deadly airborne strain… The airborne pneumonic plague can be spread by coughing, sneezing and spitting. It can kill in just 24 … Continue reading
More Marburg Popping Up
Three dead and hundreds exposed, that they know of, and the bats are probably still spreading it independently: The disease, known as Marburg virus disease (MVD), is similar to Ebola and can be lethal in up to 90 per cent … Continue reading
Why Is Apocalypse Pandemic Unavoidable?
They can’t even contain a bacterium for which there is a vaccine, there are antibiotics, and all you’d have to do to avoid it is not dance with dead bodies: The outbreak, the ‘worst in 50 years’, is being fueled … Continue reading
Why Has Plague Erupted In Madagascar?
I think of it as global redistribution of stupidity: The deadly plague sweeping Madagascar may have a particularly gruesome cause — a local tradition of dancing with dead bodies. Health officials suspect it’s no coincidence that the outbreak — which … Continue reading
Marburg Possibly Emerging In Uganda?
It is like hundreds of horses at the gates, pushing to break free and begin the race: 55 people believed to have come into contact with a Marburg victim in Kween district have been placed under surveillance, the health minister … Continue reading
Pneumonic Plaque Spreading In Madagascar
Pestilence is mounting up: The plague has claimed close to 100 lives in Madagascar as the medieval disease spreads across the tropical island. Travellers are being told to stay away as cases of the deadly pneumonic plague continue to surge. … Continue reading