Category Archives: Pandemic
Was A Plague The Cause Of The Genetic Bottleneck?
Some speculate it was: The key factor which separated man from our evolutionary rivals 100,000 years ago may not have been language – but instead a mysterious plague. The plague ravaged populations of early humans in Africa, until just 5-10,000 … Continue reading
Deadly Fungal Infections Rising
Really impressive mortality rate: Nearly three dozen people in the United States have been diagnosed with a deadly and highly drug-resistant fungal infection since federal health officials first warned U.S. clinicians last June to be on the lookout for the … Continue reading
Ebola Super-Spreaders Spread The Pandemic
Ebola spread faster among some than others: The analysis, published in Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, shows nearly two thirds of cases (61%) were caused by 3% of infected people… The study looked at cases in and around … Continue reading
Mystery Illness Killing Kids In California
Government’s attitude is, “Well, that was a weird one…”: A Santa Monica High School student has died of an unknown illness for the second time since October… Her death was the second since Oct. 25, 2016, when tenth-grader Vanai Jelks … Continue reading
Refugees Aren’t Screened For Tuberculosis
Deficient amygdalae cannot process threat: Dr. Jane Orient, executive director of the Association of American Physicians and Surgeons, is criticizing the Centers for Disease Control (CDC) for allowing refugees to enter the United States without screening and treatment for latent … Continue reading
Venezuela Sees Return Of Child-killing Diseases
Collapses bring pandemics: Some years back the mess that the Bolivarian socialists were making of Venezuela’s economy could be treated as a joke, a dark one to be sure but a joke all the same… There were those of us … Continue reading
Superbug Hits LA
Matter of time before it hits the gays: Los Angeles County public health officials announced Tuesday that they identified drug-resistant E. coli bacteria in a county resident, the first instance of the “superbug” in California. The bacteria carries the mcr-1 … Continue reading
Malaria Now Antibiotic Resistant
Pandemic Apocalypse warming up the engine: The deadly disease passed on by mosquitoes could herald a return to the deathtoll of yesteryear after a drug used to treat malaria failed in a number of alarming cases. Scientists found artemether-lumefantrine (AL), … Continue reading
Toxoplasma gondii Associated With Intermittent Explosive Disorder
Is this associated with Trump Derangement Syndrome? Research suggests that our furry feline friends might also be responsible for an unexpected emotional response: outbursts of anger. University of Chicago researchers say a parasite commonly spread from cats to humans may … Continue reading
Mumps And Measles Breaking Out
Diseases are picking up. Mumps is breaking out in Washington: Cases of mumps in an ongoing outbreak in Washington state have continued to rise, with at least 298 likely or confirmed mumps cases, according to the state health department and … Continue reading