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MONDAY, Oct. 18, 2021 (HealthDay News) -- A common group of bacteria may be causing deadly pneumonia or anthrax-like disease among metalworkers in the southern United States, health officials report. The bacteria, called Bacillus cereus (B. cereus), naturally occurs in soil and dust. B. cereus can cause food poisoning and anthrax-like disease, but why it singles out welders and other metalworkers is a mystery, according to researchers from the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. Also a puzzle is why it has only been reported in Gulf Coast states. "In the past, long-term exposure to welding and metalworking fumes...

The deadly ‘G4’ virus is extremely dangerous. Currently they are similar to the H1N1 virus that causes bird flu. Researchers call this virus sequence called G4, which is a genetic variant. Full Name G4 EA H1N1. This sequence is associated with three previously identified virus strains. New strains of the European and Asian birds (EA), the H1N1 flu strain, and the North American flu strains carrying genes from birds, pigs and humans, have now been discovered..."The virus is considered to be capable of spreading to humans, according to AFP.

New coronavirus reports from Beijing are very sketchy. According to Chinese authorities they have identified a new strain of coronavirus at a massive wholesale food market in Beijing called the Xinfadi Market. They are blaming “European Salmon”… Beijing officials have reported 79 cases over the past four days, the biggest concentration of infections since February. The spate of new cases prompted officials in many parts of the city to swiftly bring back tough counter-epidemic measures, with at least three districts entering “war-time mode.” Measures imposed included erecting round-the-clock security checkpoints, closing schools and sports venues, and reinstating temperature checks at...

By sifting through pig faeces, scientists in Japan have discovered a new type of virus that could challenge the already complicated notions of how we categorise what viruses are, and what they can do. Unlike living organisms that fall within the three 'domains of life' – bacteria, archaea, and eukaryota – viruses are fundamentally different because they don't have cells. That lack of cellular anatomy makes them hard to classify from a biological standpoint, and even the question of whether viruses are actually alive or not has prompted much debate in scientific circles.

Saudi Arabia says a Saudi man has died from a new respiratory virus related to SARS, bringing to 60 the number of deaths in the kingdom at the center of the outbreak. […] He was among four newly detected cases, bringing the number to 145 of people who have been infected with the virus in Saudi Arabia since September 2012, according to the (health) ministry. …

Deadly New Virus Being Spread by E-MailWin32/myLife.J.Worm This is an e-mail worm which spreads using Microsoft Outlook. Subject: sexyy Screen Saver Body: hi look to the screen saver it's very funny bye Attachment: USA.scr When run, the worm immediately displays a small picture in a window with the title "SHARON", similar to Win32.MyLife.G. Meanwhile, it copies itself to the system directory as "USA.scr" and "sh.scr" and adds the following registry value so it will be run each time Windows starts: HKCU\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Run\scr="%System%\sh.scr" The worm spreads in a similar way to other Win32.Mylife variants. It sends itself out using Microsoft Outlook to...