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Quoted: At least six U.S. residents have tested positive for the Zika virus, with officials in New York, Arkansas and Virginia confirming cases in each state. Four people who had returned from travel abroad have tested positive in New York state with infections with the mosquito-transmitted Zika virus, local health officials said on Wednesday. Hopefully they get this contained before warm weather hits and the other MN state bird wakes up. |
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UN to decide if Zika virus is a global health emergency
http://www.msn.com/en-us/health/medical/un-to-decide-if-zika-virus-is-a-global-health-emergency/ar-BBoOzvx?ocid=spartanntp I saw that headline and thought, yup I read about that on arfcom... |
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Until recently, health officials paid little attention to Zika virus. It circulated in the same regions as dengue and chikungunya, and compared to those two painful infections – nicknamed “break-bone fever” and “bending-up fever” – Zika was usually mild.
The virus is thought to have reached Asia from Africa at least 50 years ago. While it may have caused spikes in microcephaly as it first spread, there was no testing to pin down which of many possible causes was to blame. In 2007, a Southeast Asian strain of the Zika virus began leap-frogging the South Pacific, sparking rapid outbreaks on islands where no one had immunity to it. Because island populations are small, rare side effects did not occur often enough to be noticed. But in 2013, during an outbreak in French Polynesia, which has 270,000 residents, doctors confirmed 42 cases of Guillain-Barrê syndrome, which can cause paralysis. That was about eight times the normal number and the first hint that Zika virus can attack the nervous system, which includes the brain. View Quote |
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“I think we’re in for real trouble in the United States,” Peter Hotez, the dean of the National School of Tropical Medicine at Baylor College of Medicine, told The Washington Post.
Brazil is currently undergoing a major epidemic of Zika epidemic, which was first reported in that nation in May 2015. Zika “will certainly come to the United States, and I think it will come fairly rapidly,” Lawrence Gostin, the director of the O’Neill Institute for National and Global Health Law at Georgetown University, told USA Today. Margaret Chan, the World Health Organization’s director-general, said the “level of concern is high, as is the level of uncertainty.” “We need to get some answers quickly,” she said. [youtube]https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=I0EPA0sCUzg&feature=youtu.be[/youtube] The Gulf Coast is the region of the US most likely to see a Zika outbreak because the Aedes aegypti mosquito — which spreads the virus — is already found there, Gostin said. Areas with stagnant water and lots of garbage will be most susceptible, as will poor neighborhoods. “These mosquitoes have adapted very well to our throw-away society,” Michael Osterholm, the director of the University of Minnesota’s Center for Infectious Disease Research and Policy told USA Today. “It’s not in the swamps, where the mosquitoes that spread malaria live. But that discarded fast food wrapper in the ditch could be a very important source of Aedes.” Even something as seemingly harmless as trash on the side of the road can become a breeding ground for the Aedes mosquito if it gets filled with water. The mosquito can breed year-round in warm, wet places like Florida and during the spring and summer in areas further north. Zika is likely to spread through the Americas and affect every country in the region except Canada in the far north and Chile in the south, the World Health Organization (WHO) warned. There is also some evidence that Zika could spread through other ways, including sexual contact, WHO experts told The Guardian. “Zika has been isolated in human semen, and one case of possible person-to-person sexual transmission has been described,” a WHO press release stated. “However, more evidence is needed to confirm whether sexual contact is a means of Zika transmission.” |
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Finally a real pandemic
Global emergency over Zika virus spread
The World Health Organization declared a global emergency Monday over the explosive spread of the Zika virus, which has been linked to birth defects in the Americas, calling it an "extraordinary event" that poses a public health threat to other parts of the world. The U.N. agency took the rare step despite a lack of definitive evidence proving the mosquito-borne virus is causing a surge in babies born with brain defects and abnormally small heads in Brazil and following a 2013-14 outbreak in French Polynesia. Monday's emergency meeting of independent experts was called in response to the spike in babies born with microcephaly in Brazil since the virus was first found there last year. Officials in French Polynesia also documented a connection between Zika and neurological complications when the virus was spreading there two years ago, at the same time as dengue fever. "After a review of the evidence, the committee advised that the clusters of microcephaly and other neurological complications constitute an extraordinary event and public health threat to other parts of the world," WHO Director-General Dr. Margaret Chan said. View Quote |
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And looks like this may be a man-made problem. Genetically modified mosquitoes could be to blame View Quote If there's any evidence of it, nobody has published or broadcast it yet. The Mirror had a nearly identical piece. The gist of it was: "Scientists released genetically modified mosquitoes, and then a few months later this happened." Typically bullshit media fear-mongering. |
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Florida Gov. Rick Scott has declared a health emergency in four counties of the state because of the Zika virus.
http://www.msn.com/en-us/news/us/florida-governor-declares-emergency-due-to-zika/ar-BBp5rl4?ocid=spartandhp |
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Quoted: Florida Gov. Rick Scott has declared a health emergency in four counties of the state because of the Zika virus. http://www.msn.com/en-us/news/us/florida-governor-declares-emergency-due-to-zika/ar-BBp5rl4?ocid=spartandhp View Quote View All Quotes View All Quotes Quoted: Florida Gov. Rick Scott has declared a health emergency in four counties of the state because of the Zika virus. http://www.msn.com/en-us/news/us/florida-governor-declares-emergency-due-to-zika/ar-BBp5rl4?ocid=spartandhp Health officials believe all of the cases are from people who contracted the disease while traveling to affected countries. True or not, we do get a lot of folks that travel to 3rd world countries. Of course, mosquitoes are a year around problem down here. |
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Nurse in Europe that was sent back with Ebola is back in the hospital for the third time.... I've always wondered what's the odd of transmission with someone like that walking around "cured" only to find out later it's still there.
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Rare blood inflection spreading
Semi close to my neck of the woods..... to make it more interesting, the news app I uses has a health section that brings in three random stories from around the world. One was this, one was about Ebola flaring up again, and the other was about listeria. |
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Rare blood inflection spreading Semi close to my neck of the woods..... to make it more interesting, the news app I uses has a health section that brings in three random stories from around the world. One was this, one was about Ebola flaring up again, and the other was about listeria. View Quote Interesting. Thank you for posting that. |
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Just ran across this, left cold, interesting;
http://www.dailymail.co.uk/health/article-3502778/Virus-TRAP-help-prevent-flu-Fabric-coating-masks-air-filters-isolates-particles-spread-illness.html |
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Health officials are still searching for the source of a serious blood infection linked to at least 18 deaths in the Midwest.
The bacteria, called Elizabethkingia, does not usually cause illness in humans, but in recent months it has sickened dozens and killed 17 people in Wisconsin and one in Michigan. "This is not a new bacteria, although the strain that seems to be spreading now in Wisconsin is a slightly different one than we're used to seeing," CBS News medical contributor Dr. Holly Phillips explained. "It can cause serious blood infections or meningitis, but generally we see five to ten cases in every state in every year." However, since November more than 50 cases have been reported in southern Wisconsin, many of them fatal. The bacteria got its name from the microbiologist Elizabeth King, who discovered it in 1959. Symptoms of infection include fever, chills, headache, neck pain, and skin infections. Those most at risk for complications are newborns, the elderly, and people with compromised immune systems. "For people who don't fall into those groups or are otherwise healthy, you'd probably be fine if you contracted it," Phillips said. "But still we need to be extraordinarily vigilant. The average age of the people who have died in Wisconsin is about 77, so it's affecting the older population." Officials from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention are still searching for the source. The bacteria typically spreads in health care settings, such as nursing homes, hospitals, and assisted living facilities, but the current outbreak is different. "We're seeing people who have been in their homes get it, as well as some people who have also been in clinics," Phillips said. Elizabethkingia can not be transmitted from person to person. Typically, it's spread through water sources. More cold: http://www.cbsnews.com/news/questions-remain-over-mystery-bacteria-killing-elderly-in-midwest/ |
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Quoted: Health officials are still searching for the source of a serious blood infection linked to at least 18 deaths in the Midwest. The bacteria, called Elizabethkingia, does not usually cause illness in humans, but in recent months it has sickened dozens and killed 17 people in Wisconsin and one in Michigan. "This is not a new bacteria, although the strain that seems to be spreading now in Wisconsin is a slightly different one than we're used to seeing," CBS News medical contributor Dr. Holly Phillips explained. "It can cause serious blood infections or meningitis, but generally we see five to ten cases in every state in every year." However, since November more than 50 cases have been reported in southern Wisconsin, many of them fatal. The bacteria got its name from the microbiologist Elizabeth King, who discovered it in 1959. Symptoms of infection include fever, chills, headache, neck pain, and skin infections. Those most at risk for complications are newborns, the elderly, and people with compromised immune systems. "For people who don't fall into those groups or are otherwise healthy, you'd probably be fine if you contracted it," Phillips said. "But still we need to be extraordinarily vigilant. The average age of the people who have died in Wisconsin is about 77, so it's affecting the older population." Officials from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention are still searching for the source. The bacteria typically spreads in health care settings, such as nursing homes, hospitals, and assisted living facilities, but the current outbreak is different. "We're seeing people who have been in their homes get it, as well as some people who have also been in clinics," Phillips said. Elizabethkingia can not be transmitted from person to person. Typically, it's spread through water sources. More cold: http://www.cbsnews.com/news/questions-remain-over-mystery-bacteria-killing-elderly-in-midwest/ View Quote This is the type of stuff I worry about with bioterror. Why we filter our water, never drink water we didn't process ourselves, which is from our own well. |
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Via Fox news;
The Illinois Department of Public Health said on Wednesday that five more people had died after being infected with Elizabethkingia, a disease linked to the deaths of 15 people in neighboring Wisconsin. The cause of death was not identified as Elizabethkingia because many of those people had underlying health conditions, the department said. Ten Illinois residents have been diagnosed with Elizabethkingia, and six have died. |
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Via Fox news; The Illinois Department of Public Health said on Wednesday that five more people had died after being infected with Elizabethkingia, a disease linked to the deaths of 15 people in neighboring Wisconsin. The cause of death was not identified as Elizabethkingia because many of those people had underlying health conditions, the department said. Ten Illinois residents have been diagnosed with Elizabethkingia, and six have died. View Quote unless you have pre-existing health issues it's not a huge deal <not good but not ebola>. it's also not infectious generally as it's bacteria and spread by very specific circumstances. most city water sources with the chemicals involved kill it 100%. |
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Via Fox news; The Illinois Department of Public Health said on Wednesday that five more people had died after being infected with Elizabethkingia, a disease linked to the deaths of 15 people in neighboring Wisconsin. The cause of death was not identified as Elizabethkingia because many of those people had underlying health conditions, the department said. Ten Illinois residents have been diagnosed with Elizabethkingia, and six have died. View Quote Damn! This sounds worse than... Salmonella Fitzgerald |
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Transmitted through water sources. This is the type of stuff I worry about with bioterror. Why we filter our water, never drink water we didn't process ourselves, which is from our own well. View Quote View All Quotes View All Quotes Quoted:
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Health officials are still searching for the source of a serious blood infection linked to at least 18 deaths in the Midwest. The bacteria, called Elizabethkingia, does not usually cause illness in humans, but in recent months it has sickened dozens and killed 17 people in Wisconsin and one in Michigan. "This is not a new bacteria, although the strain that seems to be spreading now in Wisconsin is a slightly different one than we're used to seeing," CBS News medical contributor Dr. Holly Phillips explained. "It can cause serious blood infections or meningitis, but generally we see five to ten cases in every state in every year." However, since November more than 50 cases have been reported in southern Wisconsin, many of them fatal. The bacteria got its name from the microbiologist Elizabeth King, who discovered it in 1959. Symptoms of infection include fever, chills, headache, neck pain, and skin infections. Those most at risk for complications are newborns, the elderly, and people with compromised immune systems. "For people who don't fall into those groups or are otherwise healthy, you'd probably be fine if you contracted it," Phillips said. "But still we need to be extraordinarily vigilant. The average age of the people who have died in Wisconsin is about 77, so it's affecting the older population." Officials from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention are still searching for the source. The bacteria typically spreads in health care settings, such as nursing homes, hospitals, and assisted living facilities, but the current outbreak is different. "We're seeing people who have been in their homes get it, as well as some people who have also been in clinics," Phillips said. Elizabethkingia can not be transmitted from person to person. Typically, it's spread through water sources. More cold: http://www.cbsnews.com/news/questions-remain-over-mystery-bacteria-killing-elderly-in-midwest/ This is the type of stuff I worry about with bioterror. Why we filter our water, never drink water we didn't process ourselves, which is from our own well. Same here... We're not adverse to drinking whatever is available... 90% or better is RO water we process ourselves... No more KIDNEY stones... Love not having to crawl on the floor with horrible dry heaves thinking my eyes will pop out any moment... The sleep after the pain --is incredible too... |
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View Quote Firefighters later described the woman’s symptoms to a physician, who concluded that it was “extremely unlikely” that the woman had contracted Ebola, Sanders said. The woman’s symptoms included fever. "Once we talked to our medical director everything de-escalated pretty quickly," Sanders said. |
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Quoted: Firefighters later described the woman’s symptoms to a physician, who concluded that it was "extremely unlikely” that the woman had contracted Ebola, Sanders said. The woman’s symptoms included fever. "Once we talked to our medical director everything de-escalated pretty quickly," Sanders said. View Quote View All Quotes View All Quotes Quoted: Firefighters later described the woman’s symptoms to a physician, who concluded that it was "extremely unlikely” that the woman had contracted Ebola, Sanders said. The woman’s symptoms included fever. "Once we talked to our medical director everything de-escalated pretty quickly," Sanders said. |
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Via Fox news; The Illinois Department of Public Health said on Wednesday that five more people had died after being infected with Elizabethkingia, a disease linked to the deaths of 15 people in neighboring Wisconsin. The cause of death was not identified as Elizabethkingia because many of those people had underlying health conditions, the department said. Ten Illinois residents have been diagnosed with Elizabethkingia, and six have died. View Quote Been watching this here in Iowa. Im sure it will spread here soon |
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BirdFlu Alert
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those mosquitos are designed to affect the breeding population. has ZERO to do with disease spread or creation. in fact it will dramatically reduce them long term.
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Nurse in Europe that was sent back with Ebola is back in the hospital for the third time.... I've always wondered what's the odd of transmission with someone like that walking around "cured" only to find out later it's still there. View Quote |
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Damn, How do you imbed Youtube videos? It shows up in the preview but not in the post!!
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"An unusually deadly seasonal outbreak of plague has gripped the island nation of Madagascar. As of Friday, 258 have been sickened and 36 have died just since August, according to Madagascar’s Ministry of Public Health."
"It’s also spreading in two different ways—by fleas and by people—which some have dubbed a "double plague." Usually, plague infections arise as bubonic plague, spread by flea bites. In this case—the Black Death scenario—Y. pestis moves from the site of a flea bite on a human to the lymphatic system, taking up residence and inflaming a lymph node. This causes a painful swelling called a bubo, where the infection gets its name. If it’s left untreated, the infection can spread to the blood, causing septicaemic plague, or the lungs, causing pneumonic plague. Pneumonic plague is the most severe form. It can become a life-threatening situation in just 24 hours and can begin to spread from person to person in droplets, coughed or sneezed. Most of the people infected in the current outbreak in Madagascar have the pneumonic form." Madagascar in panic amid raging “double plague” |
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https://www.smithsonianmag.com/history/journal-plague-year-180965222/
Interesting article in this months Smithsonian magazine, including the role the government had in 1918 in the spread of the pandemic through suppression and outright lies about the truth of what was happening |
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Madagascar plague death toll rises to 165 as scientists fear deadly virus WILL reach US, Europe and Britain and could mutate to become UNTREATABLE
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https://www.smithsonianmag.com/history/journal-plague-year-180965222/ Interesting article in this months Smithsonian magazine, including the role the government had in 1918 in the spread of the pandemic through suppression and outright lies about the truth of what was happening View Quote |
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Madagascar plague death toll rises to 165 as scientists fear deadly virus WILL reach US, Europe and Britain and could mutate to become UNTREATABLE This can't be good View Quote |
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we really have nothing in our lives to compare to that event. between 50-100 million dead worldwide in 15 months. 3-5% of the worlds population at the time. View Quote The (in)actions of his administration in handling or failing to properly react to the pandemic, really get raked over the coals by the author of the article. This way of thinking reflected in this quote doesn't belong in this nations government: "What proved even more deadly was the government policy toward the truth. When the United States entered the war, Woodrow Wilson demanded that “the spirit of ruthless brutality...enter into the very fibre of national life.” So he created the Committee on Public Information, which was inspired by an adviser who wrote, “Truth and falsehood are arbitrary terms....The force of an idea lies in its inspirational value. It matters very little if it is true or false.” Not covered in that article, but I've read in the past that they never preserved good specimens of that flu, so they have no way to really examine it with modern techniques? I recall a couple of years ago they got excited at digging up some victims of the 1918 flu whose bodies were believed to still have a good specimen of the flu for examination.... |
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...... Not covered in that article, but I've read in the past that they never preserved good specimens of that flu, so they have no way to really examine it with modern techniques? I recall a couple of years ago they got excited at digging up some victims of the 1918 flu whose bodies were believed to still have a good specimen of the flu for examination.... View Quote |
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Sooo is it normal to be setting up tents outside of hospitals and closing school districts for the flu?
http://www.latimes.com/local/lanow/la-me-ln-flu-demand-20180116-htmlstory.html https://thetruth24.net/2018/01/17/flu-patient-spikes-cause-texas-school-district-closure-tents-at-california-hospital/ |
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Sooo is it normal to be setting up tents outside of hospitals and closing school districts for the flu? http://www.latimes.com/local/lanow/la-me-ln-flu-demand-20180116-htmlstory.html https://thetruth24.net/2018/01/17/flu-patient-spikes-cause-texas-school-district-closure-tents-at-california-hospital/ View Quote |
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