THE PANDEMIC WE DON'T WANT TO RECOGNIZE It was caused by a virus. Still is. Two, actually, both species of the Genus Lentivirus. And it is a "retrovirus." Tricky in [...]
Category: Disease Epidemics
“A Plague on your Houses”
"A PLAGUE ON YOUR HOUSES" That was William Shakespeare in his play, "Romeo and Juliet," written in 1592. [Act 3, Scene 1]. Appropriate at this time of our pandemic. For [...]
Tuberculosis is still with us, is it hiding within you?
TUBERCULOSIS IS STILL WITH US, IS IT HIDING WITHIN YOU? In ancient Greece, it was known as "Phthisis," in Ancient Hebrew, "Schachepheth." In Rome, it was called, "Tabes." "Consumption" was [...]
Yellow Fever! What the hell is it?
YELLOW FEVER! WHAT THE HELL IS IT? It ain't chicken if you define things against Captain Courageous! And it don't care 'bout you, just about your tissues. So stop saying [...]
2.9 MILLION CASES WITH 95 THOUSAND DEATHS!
2.9 MILLION CASES WITH 95 THOUSAND DEATHS Each year. Worldwide. I'm not saying that. The United States Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) is doing so! But it is [...]
Typhoid is not Typhus!
TYPHOID IS NOT TYPHUS! And neither is it a person, so stop saying that! Typhoid is bacteria and, thankfully, not a virus. And that is a good thing, for we [...]
Vaccination Presentation
VACCINATION. The word stirs hope in some, and strikes fear in others. How can that be? Both views can be reasonable, based upon the data and your point of view. [...]
Polio: Have you been Vaccinated?
POLIO: HAVE YOU BEEN VACCINATED? Poliomyelitis. It is a virus, and you mostly likely were vaccinated. And as a result, the Americas were declared free of this pestilence in [...]
Smallpox: Are We Kidding Ourselves?
SMALLPOX: ARE WE KIDDING OURSELVES? That we killed it? It is an old disease, but not a biblically listed scourge [maybe the population was too low]. But it does seem [...]
A PLAGUE ON US: THE BEGINNING OF PANDEMICS!
A PLAGUE ON US: THE BEGINNING OF PANDEMICS! I suppose we had forgotten. Until we got our own pandemic. Didn't Salk and Sabin take care of these things? [...]