Mutated SARS in China or Novel H5N1?

On: February 23, 2012

In: Avian Flu, Biological Threats, Emerging Diseases, Pestilence & Disease

The altermedia net is buzzing with rumors of a mutated SARS or avian flu in Baoding Hospital No. 252, Hebei province. The CDC is denying this report, calling it nothing more than net hysteria. While it’s possible that it’s much ado about nothing, it should be noted that Hebei provinceContinue Reading

Scientists: UN Soldiers Brought Deadly Superbug to Americas – Yahoo! News

By: Sharon

On: January 15, 2012

In: Emerging Diseases

How many of us know that 7,000 people have died from cholera in Haiti–in less than two years? I certainly didn’t. Haiti is still a mess, despite millions of dollars being poured into the ‘economy’ by donor nations. How nice of the UN troops to ‘donate’ this cholera superbug. —Continue Reading

States prepare to quarantine persons exposed to H1N1

By: Sharon

On: September 1, 2009

In: Connecting Dots, Emerging Diseases, Pestilence & Disease, Swine Flu

The net is buzzing today with rumors about an online document from the state of Iowa that outlines compulsory quarantine outside the home. Not being one to automatically believe everything I read on the net, I decided to do a bit of sleuthing and managed to find the referenced documentContinue Reading

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