Scientists have published a list of the countries that would remain the safest in the event of an outbreak. It’s a scenario that has played out countl… Source: https://www.unexplained-mysteries.com/news/331100/revealed-the-safest-places-to-be-in-a-pandemic…
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More Than 100 People Infected with Legionnaires at State Fair. Hot Tubs May Be to Blame.
More than 100 people have fallen ill with Legionnaires’ disease after attending a North Carolina state fair last month, and officials say the outbreak source may have been hot tubs. Source: https://www.livescience.com/legionnaires-disease-hot-tubs.html
Vaping Outbreak Surpasses 1,000 Cases. And It’s Not Slowing Down.
Investigators still don’t know what’s causing the illnesses. Source: https://www.livescience.com/vaping-illness-cases-increase-over-1000.html
THC-Containing Products May Play a Big Role in Vaping-Related Lung Illnesses, Officials Say
Health officials now say that THC-containing products may be playing an important role in a nationwide outbreak of lung illnesses tied to vaping. Source: https://www.livescience.com/vaping-lung-illnesses-thc-products.html
Vaping-Related Illnesses Hit Nearly Every US State
The mysterious outbreak of vaping-related lung illnesses has now hit nearly every U.S. state, according to health officials. Source: https://www.livescience.com/vaping-related-lung-illnesses-states.html
Vaping Criminal Probe Announced By FDA As Illnesses Rise To 530
The FDA has revealed a criminal investigation into the outbreak of vaping-related lung illnesses, which have risen to 530 across 38 states, according to the CDC. The Washington Post says there have been seven confirmed deaths from these illnesses so far. CNET reports: The FDA reportedly said it isn’t seeking prosecution for ill people who’ve vaped cannabis and come forward with…
Philippines Declares New Polio Outbreak After 19 Years
twocows writes: Philippine health officials declared a polio outbreak in the country on Thursday, nearly two decades after the World Health Organization declared it to be free of the highly contagious and potentially deadly disease. Health Secretary Francisco Duque III said at a news conference that authorities have confirmed at least one case of polio in a 3-year-old girl in southern…
Why the Amazon is burning: 4 reasons
Nearly 40,000 fires are incinerating Brazil’s Amazon rainforest. Apocalyptic as this sounds, science suggests it’s not too late to save the Amazon. Source: https://earthsky.org/earth/amazon-rainforest-fires-burning-4-reasons-why…
Ebola Is Now Curable
An anonymous reader quotes a report from Wired: Amid unrelenting chaos and violence, scientists and doctors in the Democratic Republic of Congo have been running a clinical trial of new drugs to try to combat a year-long Ebola outbreak. On Monday, the trial’s cosponsors at the World Health Organization and the National Institutes of Health announced that two of the experimental…
Louisiana Governor Declares State Emergency After Local Ransomware Outbreak
Louisiana Governor John Bel Edwards has activated a state-wide state of emergency in response to a wave of ransomware infections that have hit multiple school districts. ZDNet reports: The ransomware infections took place this week and have impacted the school districts of three North Louisiana parishes — Sabine, Morehouse, and Ouachita. IT networks are down at all three school districts, and…