Blogs: Deadly Outbreak

I saw a film trailer earlier this year (2009) and vaguely remember that it is about a government built a wall to confine a deadly virus outbreak and its own people who were then forgotten; and then some many years later, the government ...

Anthrax outbreak hits Bangladesh. Bacillus anthracis, which causes anthrax Often deadly, anthrax exists naturally in the soil and commonly infects livestock. Officials in northern Bangladesh are battling to contain an anthrax outbreak ...

The Salmonella egg outbreak in California has sickened more than 200 people, including 42 confirmed illnesses in Santa Clara County. The Santa Clara C. ... The two producers have recalled more than half a billion eggs that may be contaminated with Salmonella, a potentially deadly human pathogen. The Santa Clara County Public Health Department said it has participated in the joint state and federal investigation by interviewing case patients, reviewing their exposures, ...

In an interview for the TV newsmagazine, Inside Edition, funnyman Jerry Lewis got deadly serious when the subject of out-of-control actresses came up. His message was loud and clear, “I'd smack her in the mouth,” when asked what he ...

Directed by Steven Soderbergh, Written by The Informant! and The Bourne Ultimatum scribe Scott Z Burns, it's a “terrifying” action thriller about an outbreak of a deadly virus and the story takes place over four continents. ...

The end of smallpox vaccinations in sub-Saharan Africa three decades ago appears to have opened the door to monkeypox, another deadly disease caused by a related virus. By Ford Cochran. Humans have lived, and died, with smallpox for ... Back in 2003, we had an outbreak un the U.S. associated with imported rodents that were kept next to American prairie dogs. The prairie dogs became infected, then became what we call amplifying hosts because they were able to maintain the ...

A deadly cholera outbreak eventually claimed thousands of lives in the Hutu refugee camps around Goma. Mary Knox Merrill/Christian Science Monitor. By Jason Stearns, Guest blogger / September 2, 2010. In all of the drama of the UN ...

Here are the vaccines you'll need in most states before you head back to school, and shout-outs to those deadly bugs trying hard to make a comeback. All states require vaccinations for some, or all of the following diseases: Mumps; Measles; Rubella; Polio; Tetanus ... California has had a major whooping cough outbreak this year, with almost 500 cases reported. As this outbreak continues to grow, make sure your child has all of his pertussis vaccines and boosters. ...