Half a year into the pandemic, there are still people who haven’t heard of it — and it’s bad for everyone
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Brazil says Zika epidemic is officially over
Although authorities are still on alert, the Zika epidemic seems to have backed off.
Ebola countries record first week with no new cases
It's the first time since March 2014 that the three African countries at the heart of the Ebola epidemic have ...
WHO Says Governments Indifference Contributing to Ebola Crisis
The WHO says that the government's lack of action is adding much to shape the Ebola epidemic ravaging through West ...
Painkiller addictions are the worst drug epidemic in US history
Fatal overdoses due to painkillers have reached epidemic levels, greatly exceeding those from heroin and cocaine combined, becoming the worst ...
Haiti spreading cholera and maybe polio; now will we care ?
It's been a little over a year since the earthquake that caused so much damage and cost so much lives, ...
The Bubonic Plague came from China
[caption id="attachment_4009" align="alignnone" width="500" caption="A bubonic plague smear, prepared from a lymph removed from an adenopathic lymph node, or bubo, ...
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The swine flu paaanic [pics, slightly NSFW]
Swine flu has been officially declared a pandemic, and although it's not one of the deadliest by any standards, it ...
Current flu vaccines inactive against the Swine flu
For some reason, many people believed the current flu vaccine will be effective against this swine flu that's already expanding ...
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How long can humans survive without food or water?
This will vary a lot from person to person, but the ‘rule of three’ is generally valid: 3 days without...
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