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User ID: 61273449 United States 11/01/2016 05:41 AM Report Abusive Post Report Copyright Violation | Zika causes testicles to shrink & infertility in mice, alarming sign for men – study [link to www.rt.com (secure)] bluebonnet |
NawtyBits
User ID: 73117903 United States 11/01/2016 10:46 AM Report Abusive Post Report Copyright Violation | Zika causes testicles to shrink & infertility in mice, alarming sign for men – study Quoting: bluebonnet [link to www.rt.com (secure)] Yikes! WWJBD-What Would Jimmy Buffett Do "If it's wet and not yours, don't touch it." Oregon H1N1 Summit speaker |
NawtyBits
User ID: 73117903 United States 11/01/2016 10:48 AM Report Abusive Post Report Copyright Violation | [link to newsnetwork.mayoclinic.org] CDC reports variant of swine flu not seen previously in people October 28, 2016 A Centers for Diseases Control and Prevention (CDC) report released yesterday says 18 people in Michigan and Ohio fell ill after an outbreak of Influenza A(H3N2) Variant Virus that had not seen previously in people. Health officials linked the infections to swine exhibits at agricultural fairs. All 18 people have since recovered. Dr. Gregory Poland, director of Mayo Clinic's Vaccine Research Group says, “Influenza A(H3N2) variant virus has unique attributes genetically and, in this case, a recombinant swine gene and mutation that has not previously been known to infect a human. We have always had these variant viruses. What has changed is that a robust surveillance system is now in place. This report by the CDC shows the system works." Dr. Poland stresses there is no reason the general population should worry even though it raises some concerns. WWJBD-What Would Jimmy Buffett Do "If it's wet and not yours, don't touch it." Oregon H1N1 Summit speaker |
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Anonymous Coward User ID: 72097633 United States 11/11/2016 10:11 PM Report Abusive Post Report Copyright Violation | H5N6 Bird Flu appears to have made it out of China for first time since it's appearance in 2014. This virus is a nasty one, with many cases being fatal. Virus found in feces in South Korea now... [link to www.mafra.go.kr] Translated from above link Agriculture, Forestry, Animal Husbandry and Food has announced that H5N6-type highly pathogenic avian influenza (HPAI) virus was detected in wild birds feces collected from October 28, Cheonan pungsemyeon M management material bars cloth. |
Anonymous Coward User ID: 7068309 United States 11/18/2016 12:35 AM Report Abusive Post Report Copyright Violation | H5n8 spreading all over the globe including Netherlands which also recently reported a severe case of h1n1 swine flu in nearby area. Many more bird flu variants last few years than EVER potential for further evolution is high |
bluebonnet
User ID: 63270641 United States 11/22/2016 10:47 PM Report Abusive Post Report Copyright Violation | Microcephaly Found in Babies of Zika-Infected Mothers Months After Birth It is the news that doctors and families in the heart of Zika territory had feared: Some babies not born with the unusually small heads that are the most severe hallmark of brain damage as a result of the virus have developed the condition, called microcephaly, as they have grown older. more [link to mobile.nytimes.com] bluebonnet |
bluebonnet
User ID: 63564210 United States 11/30/2016 02:16 AM Report Abusive Post Report Copyright Violation | OT but damn important, IMO -- Quoting: bluebonnet Philip Morris could stop making conventional cigarettes The so called iQOS product heats tobacco rather than burning it. The tobacco giant claims this means smokers get the same nicotine hit, but 90% less of the nasty toxins that come with cigarette smoke. It says trials - not yet externally verified - found the new cigarette had the same impact as quitting smoking. more [link to www.bbc.com] I'm putting this here even though it's not technically a communicable nasty, it is a freaking nasty killer and a true addiction for many people around the globe. bluebonnet |
NawtyBits
User ID: 73117903 United States 12/11/2016 11:30 AM Report Abusive Post Report Copyright Violation | 4 more Zika cases, likely homegrown, found in Texas DALLAS (AP) — Four more cases of Zika that were likely transmitted by mosquito bites in Texas have been found in the same neighborhood where the state's first such case was discovered, state health officials said Friday. The Texas Department of State Health Services said the new cases were found during tests conducted after the first homegrown infection, announced on Nov. 28, was found in a woman who lives in Brownsville, a town along the Mexico border. The four people who were later diagnosed live close to the woman's home and reported becoming ill between Nov. 29 and Dec. 1. Health officials believe they acquired the infections in the area before mosquito control efforts intensified following the initial case, department spokesman Chris Van Deusen said. Florida is the only other state in the U.S. with locally spread Zika. On Friday, officials there said the popular tourist destination of South Beach was cleared of active transmission, though the virus remains a risk in Miami-Dade County. WWJBD-What Would Jimmy Buffett Do "If it's wet and not yours, don't touch it." Oregon H1N1 Summit speaker |
water is life
User ID: 17203912 United States 12/13/2016 09:07 PM Report Abusive Post Report Copyright Violation | Happy Christmas. I've been uber busy. I missed you all. Got a doctor appointment in January in Austin Texas to see a specialist about my autoimmune crap. Hopefully this doc will be able to help, the ones here have failed miserably so far. water is life |
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User ID: 55482211 United Kingdom 12/20/2016 02:01 PM Report Abusive Post Report Copyright Violation | Happy Christmas. Quoting: water is life I've been uber busy. I missed you all. Got a doctor appointment in January in Austin Texas to see a specialist about my autoimmune crap. Hopefully this doc will be able to help, the ones here have failed miserably so far. Happy Holidays INTJ women - 0.8% of the population Rules, limitations and traditions are anathema to the INTJ personality type - everything should be open to questioning and reevaluation, and if they see a way, INTJs will often act unilaterally to enact their technically superior, sometimes insensitive, and almost always unorthodox methods and ideas. |
Anonymous Coward User ID: 72097633 United States 12/21/2016 09:07 PM Report Abusive Post Report Copyright Violation | [link to english.chosun.com] More than 20 million birds have been culled to contain the bird flu outbreak, the Ministry of Agriculture, Food and Rural Affairs said Tuesday. That accounts for 12 percent of all poultry in Korea and marks a new record. Quarantine officials have started to stockpile bird flu vaccines to prepare for a pandemic. The ministry said Tuesday it will stockpile antigens for the H5N6 virus. Once they are created, it takes just two weeks for vaccines to be mass-produced. But vaccinating poultry is more expensive than culling and will not be possible until March or April. Thread: ALERT! PANDEMIC FLU OUTBREAK (Page 5) |
bluebonnet
User ID: 73078910 United States 12/23/2016 03:53 AM Report Abusive Post Report Copyright Violation | ... The World Health Organization, which acknowledged shortcomings in its response to the West Africa outbreak, led the study of the vaccine, which was developed by the Canadian government and is now licensed to the U.S.-based Merck & Co. Results were published Thursday. Merck is expected to seek regulatory approval in the U.S. and Europe sometime next year. [link to apnews.com (secure)] bluebonnet |
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User ID: 63277368 United States 12/25/2016 10:47 PM Report Abusive Post Report Copyright Violation | South Korea mobilises army to speed up extended poultry cull in worst bird flu outbreak South Korea on Monday mobilised armed forces to play an active part in its biggest-ever poultry cull as the spread of a highly contagious strain bird flu continued, ordering that another 1.6 million birds be destroyed in affected areas within 24 hours. The latest cull, announced in a statement by the Ministry of Agriculture, Food and Rural Affairs, brings the total number of birds to be destroyed to 26 million in an outbreak first confirmed on Nov. 18. Quarantine and sanitary restrictions were implemented after the initial cases but the flu has spread.. [link to in.news.yahoo.com (secure)] bluebonnet |
bluebonnet
User ID: 63277368 United States 12/27/2016 01:56 AM Report Abusive Post Report Copyright Violation | so S.Korea in the above post, now a Japanese island -- Japan to cull 107,000 chickens after bird flu discovery ... at a poultry farm on the southern island of Kyushu . . . This is the seventh case this winter since the highly pathogenic H5 virus was confirmed at poultry farms in Niigata and Aomori prefectures in late November. A week ago, about 120,000 were destroyed at a farm in neighbouring Miyazaki prefecture after tests showed the presence of the H5 bird flu strain there. [link to www.dailysabah.com] bluebonnet |
bluebonnet
User ID: 63277368 United States 12/27/2016 07:40 AM Report Abusive Post Report Copyright Violation | Hong Kong's first bird flu patient this winter dies ... the 75-year-old man, who was diagnosed with the H7N9 strain, died on Sunday. Last week, Hong Kong confirmed the first human bird flu infection for this season after the man, who had recently traveled to China, was diagnosed with H7N9. -- rooters bluebonnet |
bluebonnet
User ID: 73072917 United States 12/30/2016 03:18 AM Report Abusive Post Report Copyright Violation | Shanghai confirms new human case of H7N9 bird flu - Xinhua ... The man diagnosed with H7N9 bird flu is being treated in a hospital, Xinhua reported. Shanghai has already reported one human case of H7N9 infection this month. [link to news.trust.org] bluebonnet |
Anonymous Coward User ID: 61883265 United States 01/02/2017 11:37 PM Report Abusive Post Report Copyright Violation | Thread: Pandemic flu is spreading in Asia! Authorities keeping things under wraps, but not for long (Page 2) My thread following h7n9 and h5n6, both are very important to watch. Check it out |
scorpio66
User ID: 71487054 United States 01/05/2017 03:10 PM Report Abusive Post Report Copyright Violation | Thread: Pandemic flu is spreading in Asia! Authorities keeping things under wraps, but not for long (Page 2) Quoting: Anonymous Coward 61883265 My thread following h7n9 and h5n6, both are very important to watch. Check it out Good info in this thread! Could be something brewing for sure. |
Anonymous Coward User ID: 71374532 United States 01/08/2017 07:45 PM Report Abusive Post Report Copyright Violation | Interesting find, Ebola Virus found in the lungs of survivors. [link to www.apextribune.com] A recent study found that the Ebola virus could linger and take up residence in the lungs of those that are recovering from such an infection. This could lead to quite serious issues. It could potentially account for respiratory human-to-human disease transmissions. |
Anonymous Coward User ID: 73512740 United States 01/10/2017 09:52 PM Report Abusive Post Report Copyright Violation | 3 death's in India because of possible h1n1. 3 tribals die of pneumonia in Tiruvallur district; doctors suspect H1N1 [link to timesofindia.indiatimes.com] CHENNAI: Three people of Ellaiamman Koil Street at New Gummudipoondi in Tiruvallur district have died since Monday of viral pneumonia, which doctors suspect to be H1N1. Fourteen other residents, including 10 children from the same street, have been admitted to two state-run hospitals in the city following complaints of cough, cold and fever. Srinivasan, 28, and Angammal, 54, died on Monday while Ramesh, 20, succumbed to the illness on Tuesday. |
Anonymous Coward User ID: 73512740 United States 01/10/2017 09:58 PM Report Abusive Post Report Copyright Violation | H7N9 Hong Kong boy, 10, tests positive for H7N9 virus after visit to mainland China Following his admission, his condition remained stable, and on Tuesday afternoon he was discharged. However, that evening was re-admitted and isolated. [link to www.scmp.com] This is going to get out of control quickly. |
Anonymous Coward User ID: 71374532 United States 01/20/2017 12:17 PM Report Abusive Post Report Copyright Violation | According to the HK CHP's numbers, that brings this winter's tally (since November) to 227 cases, although that number already appears to be out of date (Hunan Province has reported at least 5 cases since the 15th). This is - by far - the fastest, and most intense early start to China's yearly H7N9 epidemic, which began in 2013. This from Hong Kong's CHP, after which I'll return with more. |
bluebonnet
User ID: 61695619 United States 01/23/2017 08:43 AM Report Abusive Post Report Copyright Violation | Germany culls 48,000 turkeys after more bird flu found on farms [link to www.straitstimes.com] bluebonnet |
JAZZ User ID: 64490228 United States 01/29/2017 12:39 AM Report Abusive Post Report Copyright Violation | i hear norovirus has been jumpin around the country. just did a visitor restriction at the local hospitals because of flu . saying the flu is infecting more ppl earlier this yr.but u all kow just cause they say "flu" does not mean that is what it is. |
Anonymous Coward User ID: 1341757 United States 02/08/2017 11:52 PM Report Abusive Post Report Copyright Violation | For those still interested in infectious disease please see my thread. Tons of info on the 5th wave of the H7N9 Avian Flu virus in China. This year has produced record number of cases all the while under reporting and silent Chinese medical community are sparking some important findings and questions... Thread: H7N9 FLU outbreak in CHINA |
NawtyBits
User ID: 73785985 United States 02/14/2017 12:47 PM Report Abusive Post Report Copyright Violation | [link to www.tennessean.com] Wilson County schools closed for the week; 2,000 students, 138 teachers out with illness Wilson County Schools has canceled classes for the rest of this week because of illness with more than 2,000 students and 138 teachers out sick on Monday. “Obviously, we don’t close school for almost an entire week, unless the situation is very serious," Director of Schools Donna Wright said. "The last thing we want is for this to spread to even more students and staff. Hopefully these 4 days off, plus the weekend, and the holiday on Monday will give everyone time to recuperate and come back well.” WWJBD-What Would Jimmy Buffett Do "If it's wet and not yours, don't touch it." Oregon H1N1 Summit speaker |