Strange new disease outbreaks

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

[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]

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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?