What is “Disease X” and how worried should we be about it?
A mysterious disease has popped up in the DRC and seems to be particularly deadly to children, but we are ...
Tag: epidemic
Half a year into the pandemic, there are still people who haven’t heard of it — and it’s bad for everyone
Even news of world-changing events can't reach some places.
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
The bubonic plague, known to history as The Black Death or simply The Plague, was responsible for marking one of ...
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 ...
