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  • ‘White plague’ is on the rise in the US — it’s deadlier than COVID and becoming antibiotic-resistant (tuberculosis)

    03/26/2026 3:39:59 AM PDT · by Libloather · 37 replies
    NY Post ^ | 3/25/26 | McKenzie Beard
    One of humanity’s oldest and deadliest killers is staging a modern-day comeback. The so-called “white plague” reclaimed its title as the world’s deadliest infectious disease in 2023 after being briefly overtaken by COVID-19 during the first three years of the pandemic. And the US isn’t immune. While the country still has one of the lowest rates globally, cases have been climbing steadily since 2020 — reversing three decades of decline. Just this week, in fact, the man accused of murdering 18-year-old Loyola University student Sheridan Gorman failed to show up for a detention hearing because he’s being treated for tuberculosis....
  • Catching Flu From Money

    05/05/2009 5:23:17 PM PDT · by MAD-AS-HELL · 39 replies · 677+ views
    The influenza virus can survive on paper money for 10 or more days — suggesting that when we shop, spend and bank, there’s more than cash that is changing hands. The link between flu virus and paper currency is explained this week in a story on SmartMoney.com. The findings don’t mean we should fret about handling currency — but it does illustrate why health officials repeatedly tell people to wash hands frequently. From the SmartMoney report: