There is an overwhelming number of acronyms for the various forms of tuberculosis, and some debate about which strain coincides with what acronym. The discussion
Author: Katharina Schwan
An elderly gentleman died on August 30 of hemorrhagic fever in Patras, Greece. Doctors believe it was a complication due to infection with dengue fever,
Russia declared a state of emergency after an anthrax outbreak caused its first death. The outbreak occurred in the village of Druzhba, in the Altai
In 2011, more than 100 seals washed up on the shores of the Alaskan coastline. Some were dead, others moribund, and the remaining seemed relatively
Leper (noun): a person who is ignored or despised. The leper is historically depicted as an outcast, a criminal, and most certainly someone to be
In the blockbuster Contagion, Gwyneth Paltrow travels to Hong Kong on business and returns to suburban Minneapolis with flu-like symptoms. Within days she is dead. Paltrow
The by now infamous brain-eating amoeba caused its first U.S. fatality of 2012 in an 8-year-old South Carolina boy. Blake Driggers from Sumter County was
One cowherd in Saxony-Anhalt, Germany is suffering from a rare outbreak of anthrax disease. The Minister of Agriculture from Magdeburg, the capital city of Saxony-Anhalt,
In last week’s Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report, the CDC revealed, in 2011, La Crosse Virus (LACV) surpassed West Nile Virus (WNV) as the leading
After a historic 4-0 victory for Spain in the last match of the European soccer championship, the public eagerly awaits the start of the second