A measles outbreak in South Carolina that began in October is now wildly accelerating, doubling in just the past week […]
Tag: Infectious disease
Measles continues raging in South Carolina; 99 new cases since Tuesday
The disease usually develops seven to 14 days after an exposure, but it can take up to 21 days (which […]
Healthy 18-year-old welder nearly died of anthrax—the 9th such puzzling case
In 2022, CDC researchers found an unexpected pattern. Since 1997, there had been seven cases of infections from Bacillus group […]
Over 250 people quarantined in South Carolina as measles outbreak rages
The quarantine period for measles is 21 days from the exposure, which is the maximum incubation period before the tell-tale […]
Four-inch worm hatches in woman’s forehead, wriggles to her eyelid
Creeping For anyone enjoying—or at least trying to enjoy—Thanksgiving in America, you can be thankful that these worms are not […]
Child dies of horrifying measles complication in Los Angeles
A child in Los Angeles has died of a measles-related brain disorder stemming from an infection in infancy, the Los […]
Two men fell gravely ill last year; their infections link to deaths in the ’80s
Skip to content The bacterium is known to live in Mississippi, but the new cases may expand its range. Four […]
RFK Jr. rejects cornerstone of health science: Germ theory
In his 2021 book vilifying Anthony Fauci, RFK Jr. lays out support for an alternate theory. Health and Human Services […]
Tapeworm in fox poop that will slowly destroy your organs is on the rise
No matter how bad things might seem, at least you haven’t accidentally eaten fox poop and developed an insidious tapeworm […]
Holy water brimming with cholera compels illness cluster in Europe
“As the infectious dose of V. cholerae O1 has been estimated to be 105–108 [100,000 to 100 million] colony-forming units […]