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Category: Disease Epidemics

The Pandemic We don’t Want to Recognize.

on April 29, 2021April 26, 2021 By Reggie Van Stockum

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 [...]

“A Plague on your Houses”

on April 26, 2021April 26, 2021 By Reggie Van Stockum

"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?

on March 6, 2021April 9, 2021 By Reggie Van Stockum 1 Comment

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?

on February 20, 2021April 9, 2021 By Reggie Van Stockum

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 [...]

The illnesses of George Washington

on February 6, 2021January 8, 2022 By Reggie Van Stockum 3 Comments

THE ILLNESSES OF GEORGE WASHINGTON What is it about our first President, George Washington?  At times, we seem to glorify him as though he was a superhuman.  He lived in [...]

2.9 MILLION CASES WITH 95 THOUSAND DEATHS!

on January 22, 2021April 9, 2021 By Reggie Van Stockum 1 Comment

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!

on January 16, 2021April 9, 2021 By Reggie Van Stockum

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

on December 24, 2020April 9, 2021 By Reggie Van Stockum 1 Comment

 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?

on December 13, 2020April 9, 2021 By Reggie Van Stockum 1 Comment

  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?

on November 27, 2020April 9, 2021 By Reggie Van Stockum

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 [...]

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