Posted on 10/02/2014 2:23:50 AM PDT by markomalley
It is unclear whether the cause of the syndrome is viral or bacterial a distinction with implications for treatment although autopsies have indicated that those who died were suffering from other complications, such as Chikungunya.
Venezuelan hemorrhagic fever (VHF) is endemic in the two states of Portuguesa and Barinas, but transmission from person-to-person is uncommon.
While samples have been sent to the Venezuelan National Institute of Health, the results have not yet been released publically and there is no suggestion from health officials that VHF is behind this particular outbreak.
One doctor, who wishes to remain anonymous, attended a meeting last week at the headquarters of the Medical Association of Aragua state to discuss what action should be taken. This is an emergency, he said, we do not know what we are facing and we need to know the causes in order to provide appropriate treatment, to prevent the collapse of the patients organs, and also to set up epidemiological surveillance.
Similar to Ebola, this syndrome causes patients to experience high fever, skin rashes and bleeding. It has been described as an aggressive disease that leads to a fatal deterioration of health within 72 hours.
Doctors have urged government authorities to declare a state of emergency in Aragua state; however they have received resistance from a surprising source.
The state Governor, Tareck El Aissami, has not only denied medical reports of the disease, but has accused the president of the Aragua state Medical Association, Angel Sarmiento, of creating anxiety.
He went on to tweet to his 778,000 followers that he was not surprised that Sarmiento, a member of opposing political party Accion Democratica, was heading this campaign of rumors and terrorism.
Sarmiento was immediately defended by his colleague and President of the Venezuelan Medical Federation, Douglas Leon Natera, who urged the government to stop government policy from meddling with the health policy.
Anticipated laboratory results may hold the key to discovering the pathogen to blame for this latest public health emergency, but they will not be responsible for the quality and strength of the response. Instead, this will be dictated by the speed at which the outbreak is acknowledged by politicians and health officials, and the informed multi-agency response that follows.
If the ten people who have lost their lives to this mysterious illness are isolated cases, there may be accusations of an overreaction. If they are not, then a swift and unified action plan may save many lives a lesson being learnt all too keenly in three West African countries across the ocean. (The Antillean Media Group).-
Nope Solar Cycle 24 is a dud. It’s a day late and a dollar short. There are some interesting patterns in the currents that predict what the next cycle will be like and it looks like SS25 is really going to suck.
Then there’s the Livingson and Penn theory. Several years ago, they noticed that the magnetic field of each sunspot (no matter how big the spot) was dropping at a steady rate. Over the years, sunspots have faithfully been measured and, so far, L&P’s predictions are holding water. The thing is, once the magnetic field drops to a certain point, a sunspot cannot form. If the magnetic fields continue to drop, we’re going to be having a very quiet sun for awhile.
You might like these:
http://thewatchers.adorraeli.com/2013/12/12/the-weak-solar-cycle-and-its-consequences/
Stop incoming flights from Africa and South America. To hell with the money lost.
Yep. Our guys should be nowhere near that hot zone.
I was just thinking the same thing.
Kind of makes you wonder if it wasn't planned.
Luke 21:10-11
Happening now....
Bring Out Your Dead
Post to me or FReep mail to be on/off the Bring Out Your Dead ping list.
The purpose of the Bring Out Your Dead ping list (formerly the Ebola ping list) is very early warning of emerging pandemics, as such it has a high false positive rate.
So far the false positive rate is 100%.
At some point we may well have a high mortality pandemic, and likely as not the Bring Out Your Dead threads will miss the beginning entirely.
*sigh* Such is life, and death...
Just when you thought it was safe to go back into the water...
Again - notice how things have escalated since I joined your Ping List? Not happy about that. It’s a trap! ;)
This is all your fault!!!
Darks will be so relieved...
LOL, for once it isn’t me!
I’m starting to feel like, ‘Typhoid Mary!’ :)
Thanks for that.
Are you familiar with a government exercise run in the early/mid 00’s (around 2003, I think) called “Dark Winter”? Simulated Smallpox pandemic that entered the US across the Southern border. Really scary stuff, and that was just in the parts they released to the public.
LOL!
Meanwhile, they stopped a bunch of flights due to “thunderstorms”.
http://freerepublic.com/focus/chat/3210284/posts
Yep. Just read that. It’s an excellent cover story, actually. All the planets are aligning for 0bama and Crew, today.
http://radar.weather.gov/Conus/full_loop.php
Oddly, I’ve flown in thunderstorms, taken off in one, etc.
Just the darndest thing.
But I thought the Venezuelan health system was a perfect model for the US to follow. /s
Mid august, someone from Nigeria was supposedly sick there with Ebola...I have to look for the link, it is in the first half of the surveillance Thread.
The state Governor, Tareck El Aissami....
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Anyone else see a problem with a Venezuelan governor having such a name?
Your take seems quite plausible with this evil bunch, but how would they take out so many of us without contracting the illnesses themselves?
Particularly in places, like the US, which have sophisticated infrastructure for handling infectious disease outbreaks. Health workers are used to dealing with plenty of diseases far more infectious than Ebola.
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