Strange new disease outbreaks

various FR links | 06-09-03 | The Heavy Equipment Guy

[backhoe]

http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/925952/posts

Alert Issued as U.S. Monkeypox Cases Grow to 37

 

 

http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/news/925554/posts?page=39#39

Officials Scramble to Contain Monkeypox

 

http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/925529/posts

Medical Alert (Global SARS Response & Bioterror Preparedness)

 

 

http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/925177/posts

West Nile virus crops up early

 

 

http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/924577/posts

Identifying A Killer

 

http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/922928/posts

New kids' respiratory virusNews 24 (South Africa) ^

 

 

 

 

 

http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/925789/posts

Germ research gets urgent

 

 

http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/924937/posts

MYSTERY DISEASE KILLS 19 INDIAN INFANTS

 

 

http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/921908/posts

Researchers Discover Possible Diagnosis, Treatment, Vaccine For Mad Cow, Prion Diseases

 

http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/916640/posts

Cats Likely Source of SARS, Say Researchers (Chinese delicacy likely source of deadly virus)

 

 

http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/902528/posts

World Watches As Malaria Death Toll Rises

 

http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/922276/posts

LAWSUIT ALLEGES COMPANIES SOLD BAD BLOOD

 

 

http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/890957/posts

Academician Kolesnikov: The Virus of Atypical Pneumonia Has Been Created Artifically (SARS)

 

 

More sites & info:

http://www.etherzone.com/forum/index.php?board=25;action=display;threadid=3728

http://www.sarsnewswire.com/

http://www.urbanisars.com/

[backhoe]

These links were culled from other collections, and have been truncated to avoid SARS overload... all my SARS links can be found here:

-SARS ( atypical pneumonia )- a partial archive --

And by going to the "last" and scrolling backwards, you will find some other diseases mentioned as well.

Additionally,

-West Nile Virus- some basic information----

If you are willing to follow the links within links, there is quite a bit of disease information in these:

-The Poor-Boy Nuke-- Bioterrorism***

Nuclear, Biological, & Chemical Warfare- Survival Skills, Pt. II

As always, I welcome others to contribute their links and data.

[backhoe]

Let me call this to your attention, and FYI, I will add all "strange disease related" links to this post in the future. I had started adding them to my old SARS post, but suspect that a separate post for all oddball diseases will be better seen.

As always, feel free to add whatever you like.

[_Jim]

Dutch Bird Flu Claims First Human Victim (Not SARS)

DBMD - Legionellosis: Legionnaire's Disease (LD) and Pontiac Fever - Additional Information

[AntiGuv]

If it weren't for the striking coincidence that all those who've contracted monkeypox recently purchased prairie dogs, there may be something to that.

Why anyone would conceive of West Nile as a potential bioattack (especially with its well-studied & well-known transmission vectors) is beyond me..

[_Jim]

Disease Outbreaks - Archives by disease

These outbreaks, reported to WHO from 1996 up to the present day, have been posted on Disease Outbreak News.

Alphabeticly from:

 
Acute diarrhoeal syndrome
Acute febrile syndrome
Acute haemorrhagic fever syndrome
Acute neurological syndrome
Acute respiratory syndrome
Acute watery diarrhoeal syndrome
Anthrax
Buffalopox
Cholera
Coccidioidomycosis
Creutzfeldt-Jakob disease
Crimean-Congo haemorrhagic fever
Dengue fever
Dengue haemorrhagic fever
Diphtheria
Ebola haemorrhagic fever
Ehec (E.Coli 0157)
Encephalitis, Saint-Louis
Enterohaemorrhagic Escherischia Coli infection
Enterovirus
Foodborne disease
Haemorrhagic fever with renal syndrome
Hantavirus pulmonary syndrome
Influenza
Japanese encephalitis
Lassa fever
Legionellosis
Leishmaniasis
Leptospirosis
Listeriosis
Louseborne typhus
Malaria
Measles
Meningococcal disease
Monkeypox
Myocarditis
Nipah virus
O'nyong-Nyong fever
Pertussis
Plague
Poliomyelitis
Rabies
Relapsing fever
Rift Valley fever
Shigellosis
Smallpox vaccine - accidental exposure
Staphylococcal food intoxication
Tularemia
Typhoid fever
West Nile fever through 
Yellow fever

[cake_crumb]

Oh, c'mon. The easiest way to not catch monkeypox in the US is not to consort with prairie dogs. Sheesh.

[backhoe]

The links are appreciated- thank you!

[cake_crumb]

"Why anyone would conceive of West Nile as a potential bioattack (especially with its well-studied & well-known transmission vectors) is beyond me.."

Me either, and I got tired of constantly posting and reposting the same darned information over and over to disprove those wacko theories. Some people just WANT the sky to fall.

[backhoe]

Why anyone would want a damned varmint for a pet escapes me, too.

[_Jim]

The Next Influenza Pandemic: Lessons from Hong Kong, 1997 -- Avian Influenza Virus in Humans in Hong Kong -- 1.6 million chickens slaughtered

[John H K]

Me either, and I got tired of constantly posting and reposting the same darned information over and over to disprove those wacko theories. Some people just WANT the sky to fall.

It's actually that people find it more comforting that disease outbreaks be bioterror instead of nature acting more or less randomly, believe it or not.

The idea that we're going to see deadly diseases randomly spring up and accidentally get transported to this country is more frightening than the idea that someone would deliberately engineer and deliver a disease; the former seems more "controllable" and you can solve the problem and make everything right by just finding or punishing the bad guys.

[Dolphy]

Why anyone would conceive of West Nile as a potential bioattack

One reason may be the rather poor national reporting. It seems to me that the media represented West Nile to be something that attacked the elderly or those with compromised immune systems. In Western Michigan last summer there were several cases of West Nile in healthy adults. The victims, as of last report, were left with polio like disabilities and long rehab stints.

[TBall]

I'm still trying to figure out how bad WNV might get. Last summer I figured I was young and did not need to use repellent. I think I will be more diligent about avoiding mosquito bites this summer. Not only because I'm a year older, but I've started to read some really bad personal accounts on WNV.

[backhoe]

Again, thanks.

[FairOpinion]

Great idea to have this summary thread. Thanks.

[aristeides]

Why anyone would conceive of West Nile as a potential bioattack

Aren't the first places where the disease appeared in the country the NYC and D.C. areas?

[backhoe]

Thanks for looking- I started putting some of this on that old SARS post, but decided that a separate post and title would probably be seen by more people.

[Vigilantcitizen]

West Nile virus discovered in bird in Fulton County

[_Jim]

Aren't the first places where the disease appeared in the country the NYC and D.C. areas?

NICE TRY at giving this conspiracy theory a boost counselor ...

In the summer and fall of 1999, the first cases ever of WN virus infection occurred in the northeastern United States. The original eight diagnosed cases, all previously healthy adults between the ages of 58 and 85, were found to be within a four-mile area of Queens, New York.

From: http://www.healthyarkansas.com/news/Hometown/2001/news_0101_fc.html

Local Health Watch : West Nile Virus

In the late summer of 1999, New York City health officials began tracking an outbreak of what appeared to be St. Louis encephalitis, a sometimes fatal viral disease.A few weeks later, several cases of the same illness were reported in the northern suburbs.

At the same time, reports of dead birds began filtering in to public health authorities. When more than 50 crows died in and around the Bronx Zoo, a pathologist there grew suspicious.

It turned out that the disease which killed the crows -- and which was transmitted to people by mosquitos -- was not common encephalitis. At first, it was identified as a "West Nile- like" virus. Eventually, scientists confirmed that it was indeed the West Nile virus, a form of encephalitis never before seen in the Western Hemisphere.

The Journal News has been reporting on the progress of the disease, and on efforts to control mosquitoes, since the first cases became known. A selection of those stories, recording the progress made in identifying the disease and some of the steps taken to combat it,is available on this page.

From: http://www.nyjournalnews.com/lifestyles/health/westnile/index.shtm

[_Jim]

Zoo sleuth helped identify West Nile as the culprit Publication date: 9/29/1999

[Catspaw]

Why anyone would want a damned varmint for a pet escapes me, too.

I'm watching a couple and their daughter who contracted monkeypox from a prairie dog--they're on MSNBC right now. They live in Dorchester, Wisconsin, where my sister-in-law and brother-in-law used to live.

Oh, and in addition to monkeypox, the kid just took a tumble out of her lawn chair. On live TV.

[backhoe]

Thanks, I didn't have that link.

[backhoe]

Again, thanks for the link.

[backhoe]

http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/926024/posts
New SARS outbreak feared at Whitby hospital (Toronto)
TheStar.com ^ | HELEN BRANSWELL

[IYAAYAS]

Good work.

The shark attacks of a few summers ago turned out to be media hype, the numbers were in line with the average. Is this true with these diseases? Are we just better at identifying them or are there really more? If there really are more it seems to me something else besides randomness is going on. What is it? Terrorism, EOTW or just bad luck? This is just getting plain weird.

Is the term "the quickening" a biblical term?

[_Jim]

Here's an excellent resource on WNV and includes Weekly Case Counts Cumulative Case Count charts:

What's Going on with the WEST NILE VIRUS
Historical Summary

Human Cases & History of the West Nile Virus

And includes such resources as this:

Reported deaths in West Nile virus outbreaks during the last decade
Year	Location	# of Cases Studied	Deaths (%)	Reference
1994	Algeria	13	13.3	Le Guenno et al. 1996
1996	South Romainia	393	4.3	Tsai et al. 1998
1999	New York	61	11.5	CDC 1999 , CDC 2000
1999	South Russia	1000	4.0	Lvov et al. 2000
2000	New York, New Jersey	19	10.5	Marfin et al. 2000
2000	Israel	417	8.4	Weinberger et al. 2001
Source: Weinberger et al. 2001. West Nile Fever Outbreak, Israel, 2000: Epidemiologic Aspects. EID 7(4): 686-691.

[virgil]

From what I can tell they have known about the monkeypox since April 18th and we are just now hearing about it. All the people you're seeing on TV are already recovered from it.

[aristeides]

I'm not sure what your point is. Queens and the Bronx happen to be two of the five boroughs of New York City.

[Judith Anne]

Thanks for your work on this thread.

I think there are a number of diseases that we've not had here in this hemisphere, that we're going to be seeing more and more of...monkeypox is only an example. The poster above who pointed out that we want someone to blame, instead of realizing that stuff happens because this IS a small world, is right in my opinion.

[Dolphy]

I think it's a good idea to avoid the bites. The people I referred to were in their late 20s, early 30s and one was in her 50s.

[Amelia]

Don't drink the water and don't breathe the air!

[_Jim]

Queens and the Bronx happen to be two of the five boroughs of New York City.

NICE dodge - you slipped in a mention of 'DC' earlier ...

[Scenic Sounds]

Don't drink the water and don't breathe the air!

Well, that may actually turn out to be more convenient than that outdoor toilet regime you put me on last time.

Thanks for the tip. ;-)

[ShadowDancer]

Oh, and in addition to monkeypox, the kid just took a tumble out of her lawn chair. On live TV.

ROTFL. I don't care how bad this comes across, I am barely able to type I'm laughing so much after that.

[aristeides]

My recollection is that West Nile showed up in the D.C. area quite early.

[TBall]

I think this is the third or possibly the 4th year for the DC area. Each year worse than the previous.

[Amelia]

Well, that may actually turn out to be more convenient than that outdoor toilet regime you put me on last time.

If you don't breathe the air, you can flush the toilet as many times as you want.

Well, you will still get the droplets on your skin.....

[flutters]

Thanks for the thread. I bet this thread will grow by leaps and bounds. Lots of weird stuff going on. FairOpinion posted two interesting threads today that should be on the list. I'll ping you when I find them.

[exhaustedmomma]

Strange Rash Hits Harwinton School: Officials Can't Identify Source

Rash Outbreak Still A Mystery

Infectious diseases will most likely emerge or reemerge with a vengeance as a direct correlation to antibiotics, vaccines and medicine. Contributing to the problem, IMHO, include developing countries don't have medical resources, and developed countries abuse them. I am particularly watching: Multi-drug resistant strains of TB. Rise of TB incident in the USA & direct relationship to illegal immigration. Staphylococcus aureus outbreaks in foodservice. Staphylococcus aureus drug resistant strains of furunculosis [boils] and rashes.

[HairOfTheDog]

New diseases are always breaking out. Since the beginning of time. That is why we have the word "outbreak" in our vocabulary.... Did we think we could travel the globe freely and not find a new bug?

[jonathonandjennifer]

The easiest way to not catch monkeypox in the US is not to consort with prairie dogs

I just read in an article posted on the Drudge Report that a rabbit caught Monkeypox from a Prairie Dog.

[Don W]

For those who are concerned about "wild diseases":

I am a maintenance engineer in a hospital laundry where we process about 40,000 pounds of soiled linen daily. In addition, my brother (who lives in the suite downstairs) is a household appliance technician for a major international retailer.

He is exposed daily to people who don't even realize they might be sick, or know it but don't think they're sick enough to see their "Quack" yet.

I just spent over 5 hours cleaning the sorting area (we call it the "poo zone") wearing nothing more than my coveralls, an N95 mask, and examination gloves.

I am only minimally concerned about what I had to deal with today, as is he.

Incidentally, there are 2 known SARS cases in the hospital across the street, and 3 others in our service area.

IF I or my brother become ill in the next 10 days, I will definitely let you know.

Chicken Littles, indeed.

[backhoe]

Here's what has showed up so far this morning:


http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/926167/posts
Monkeypox worries CDC
Atlanta Journal Constitution ^ | June 9, 2003 | DAVID WAHLBERG


http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/926094/posts
West Nile Virus Resurfaces in 24 States, CDC Says
Reuters.com ^ | June 9, 2003


http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/926179/posts
Mad Scientists and Ecology Nuts? (Anthrax investigation related)
BioHazard News ^ | June 7, 2003 | Gene Finneran


http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/926150/posts
Monkeypox Could Be Used as Bioweapon
stevequayle.com & UPI ^ | June 9, 2002 | Steve Mitchell, UPI Medical Correspondent


http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/926149/posts
U.S. man who visited Toronto has SARS [N.C.]
Toronto Star ^ | Jun. 9, 2003


http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/926166/posts
First Response to Terror
Insight Magazine ^ | 1/26/1998 | Timothy W. Maier
a single gram of anthrax, which theoretically contains 10 million lethal doses.


http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/926052/posts
Vaccines fueling autism epidemic?
Insight magazine ^ | June 9, 2003 | Kelly Patricia O'Meara


http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/925594/posts
Village plagued by killer ghosts (10 died following internal bleeding from unknown causes)
news.com.au ^

[backhoe]

(we call it the "poo zone")

Your sense of humor is appreciated- 30 years ago I ran the Saint Simons Island sewage treatment plant... 5 million gallons a day...

[backhoe]

http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/926225/posts
Ontario officials fear new SARS cluster
Globe & Mail ^ | 2003-06-10 | Gloria Galloway

[backhoe]

http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/926227/posts
Canada fears third wave of SARS
Boston Globe Online ^ | June 10, 2003 | Colin Nickerson

[Catspaw]

I was flipping around channels when Keith Olbermann said they'd be interviewing people with monkeypox from Dorchester WI, so I watched the story (I said, "DORCHESTER? I know where that is"), wondering if my hubby's relatives knew them--and then I realized of course they knew them. Dorchester is not that big. In fact, it's really tiny. Towards the end of the interview (you could hear the kid playing during the interview), I heard this thump, then the kid screaming & wailing. They pulled out to a wide shot & there was the resin lawn chair tipped over into the grass, the kid howling, mom leaping up to comfort the kid....and Olbermann gave periodic reports about the condition of the kid for the next half hour. I mean it's bad enough the kid's got monkeypox, but to total out on a lawn chair on cable news TV....and I can tell you that being on cable tv was the biggest thing to hit Dorchester since...well, EVER.

http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/926167/posts?
page=3#3

[backhoe]

http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/926415/posts

SARS: Growing number of diseases jump from exotic animals to humans
The Canadian Press ^ | Monday, June 09, 2003 | LAURAN NEERGAARD Canadian Press

 

http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/926281/posts

U.S. confirms export case of SARS from Toronto
CTV ^ | 06-10-03

 

 

http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/926278/posts

Monkeypox Cases Rise To 40
Associated Press ^ | 06-10-03

[Scenic Sounds]

If you don't breathe the air, you can flush the toilet as many times as you want.

Well, you will still get the droplets on your skin.....

LOL. What would I ever do without you, Amelia? ;-)

[Amelia]

What would I ever do without you, Amelia? ;-)

Live dangerously? ;-)