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I want to start an awareness campaign for diseases spread by the tsetse fly. My first idea is to rename it the titty fly. That will definitely get the social media attention
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Facebook Aunt posted:Might as well go ahead a post a toxic fungi that killed some guy. whoa. no one asked to see your pussy
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Butt Wizard posted:This is a really good thread - please don't ruin it with shitposts and report people who do. Reported for this post.
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Florida might have ZIKA that is spreading locally now. Florida Governor Rick Scott said on Friday that four people likely contracted the Zika virus from a mosquito locally. The cases, which involve one woman and three men, are in Broward and Miami-Dade counties, Scott said at a news conference. "Florida has become the first state in our country to have a local transmission of the Zika virus," Scott said. The Florida Department of Health said it believes that active transmission of the Zika virus is occurring in one small area in Miami-Dade County, just north of downtown. The area is NW 5th Avenue to the west, US 1 to the east, NW/NE 38th Street to the north and NW/NE 20th Street to the south. ...... Florida health officials have said the four infections may not be linked to travel, but they haven't confirmed how the virus spread. http://www.clickorlando.com/news/fda-no-miamiarea-blood-donations-during-zika-investigation I knew I should have invested in bug-spray, shits going to be flying off the shelves soon.
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Good jorb america
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Bring back DDT for a while, we've got enough eagles for now.
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Looks like Zika is going to become more common, 46 Cases of Zika Virus Reported in Illinois, Health Officials Say Pregnant women are among nearly four dozen cases of the Zika virus reported in Illinois, the Illinois Department of Public Health said Thursday. The department reported 46 total cases of the virus statewide, with eight women listed in the Zika Virus Pregnancy Registry. http://www.nbcchicago.com/news/health/8-pregnant-women-in-illinois-have-zika-virus-health-officials-say-389219261.html Update on the florida outbreak, http://www.cnn.com/2016/08/01/health/cdc-miami-florida-zika-travel-warning/ Brain eating ameoba medicine is expensive as hell, $48,000 drug rushed to treat brain-eating amoeba patient http://www.cbsnews.com/news/brain-eating-amoeba-drug-rushed-to-hospital/
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Good poo poo from the vaccine front http://science.sciencemag.org/content/early/2016/08/03/science.aah6157 NY Times layman's discussion: http://www.latimes.com/science/sciencenow/la-sci-sn-zika-vaccines-monkeys-20160804-snap-story.html Three vaccines appear to be working in rhesus monkeys. All apparently provide protection to challenge with Brazil and Portia Rico isolated Zika strains. Further the IgG produced from inoculated individuals (in the purified inactivated virus vaccine, and plasmid DNA expressing modified membrane to envelope Zika proteins) and can be purified and gives passive immunity to other individuals, which is useful in a pinch. To note the two recombinant vaccine platforms (plasmid DNA and adenovirus vector; both of which express modified membrane to envelope Zika proteins) perform well. At least in rhesus monkeys. If they work in humans, then the use of recombinant vaccine platforms would abrogate the need for inactivated purified Zika virus vaccines, which I would imagine (but I don't know) would carry the risk that other inactivated virus vaccines have: namely that some fraction of innoculated individuals will get the active virus and contract Zika. Given the sero reactivity between dengue and zika antibodies, I wonder if zika immunity could provide some protection to challenge with dengue. I'm sure that question is in the works.
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US declares Zika public health emergency in Puerto Rico US health authorities on Friday declared a public health emergency in Puerto Rico due to the outbreak of Zika, which has now infected more than 10,000 people. Zika is a mosquito-borne virus that can cause birth defects and is particularly dangerous for pregnant women. A total of 1,035 pregnant women are among the 10,690 people who have been infected in the US territory of Puerto Rico in the past seven months, the island's health authorities said. More than 1,900 cases of Zika were identified in the last week alone. US Health and Human Services Secretary Sylvia Burwell declared "a public health emergency of national significance exists within the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico relating to pregnant women and children born to pregnant women with Zika." https://www.yahoo.com/news/us-declares-zika-public-health-emergency-puerto-rico-235648524.html?ref=gs Officials: 1 in 4 people in Puerto Rico will have Zika by year's end The U.S. territory of Puerto Rico has reported 1,914 new Zika cases over the past week. Health Secretary Ana Rius said Friday there are 10,690 cases altogether, including 1,035 involving pregnant women. Zika has been tied to severe birth defects. Rius said 90 people have been hospitalized because of the virus. Officials also say 30 people have been diagnosed with a temporary paralysis condition known as Guillain-Barre that has been linked to Zika. The newest statistics were released a day after the U.S. surgeon general visited Puerto Rico and said he expected 25 percent of people on the island will be infected by Zika by year's end. http://www.cbsnews.com/news/zika-virus-spreads-in-puerto-rico/ Zika lasts longer than previously thought, An Italian man carried Zika in his sperm for six months after showing the first symptoms of the virus, twice as long as in any previously reported case, according to a new study. Doctors at the Spallanzani Institute for Infectious Diseases in Rome said their monitoring of the now-recovered patient pointed to the possibility of the little-understood virus reproducing itself in the male genital tract. https://www.yahoo.com/news/italian-carried-zika-sperm-record-six-months-114918365.html?ref=gs Lime Tonics fucked around with this message at 04:17 on Aug 13, 2016 |
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Well I'm sure whatever the virus is, I'll spend the rest of my life reading reports that researchers at whatever university may have cured it and then never see said cure because it bombed out of trials.
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Lime Tonics posted:Update on the brain amoebas., gently caress it's awesome to think about a single microscopic cell going up your nose and subsequently multiplying and eating your whole brain at an accelerating pace
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Lime Tonics posted:Officials: 1 in 4 people in Puerto Rico will have Zika by year's end Jesus
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I bet there's going to be a single grade in school, like the class of 2035, that's half the size of the class before it cause of less babies.
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Ork of Fiction posted:I bet there's going to be a single grade in school, like the class of 2035, that's half the size of the class before it cause of less babies. good I'm glad of it
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Mosquitoes are a bitch
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So just getting Zika for real well before you plan to get pregnant the best option rn?
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https://www.theguardian.com/global-development/2016/aug/16/fears-of-global-yellow-fever-epidemic-grow-as-vaccine-stocks-dwindle yellow fever is next on the global outbreak list. we should have another go at wiping out mosquitoes imo
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Should we attempt to eradicate mosquitoes? Mosquito expert says: yes, but only the bad ones. Should we use experimental new gene drive technologies to do it? They're really cool. What could possibly go wrong?
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Jose posted:https://www.theguardian.com/global-development/2016/aug/16/fears-of-global-yellow-fever-epidemic-grow-as-vaccine-stocks-dwindle Finally an epidemic that threatens goon lives. Mostly the anime-likers too.
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Best Giraffe posted:Should we use experimental new gene drive technologies to do it? They're really cool. What could possibly go wrong? Anthony James has been working on the problem of genetically modifing mosquitos for years with a variety of transgenic Nd breeding techniques. http://www.faculty.uci.edu/profile.cfm?faculty_id=2154 I don't expect CRISPR to make monster mosquitos as you are implying. The question of the mechanisms and ramifications of the CRISPR are still open and scientifically valid. But to this problem of mosquitos it is just another tool in the box.
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Ork of Fiction posted:Finally an epidemic that threatens goon lives. Mostly the anime-likers too.  I giggled
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Best Giraffe posted:Should we attempt to eradicate mosquitoes? Mosquito expert says: yes, but only the bad ones. would it be worse than the alternative?
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Jose posted:would it be worse than the alternative? Biology is mysterious and scary you see. Btw NPR's science reporting has dropped in quality over the past three + years. I could blame millennials, but I prefer to blame idiots who graduate from journalism and the fuckers that pass them.
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Best Giraffe posted:Should we attempt to eradicate mosquitoes? Mosquito expert says: yes, but only the bad ones. 
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The makings of a science fiction novel, might be actual real life. Smallpox could return as Siberia's melting permafrost exposes ancient graves Last known case of the deadly disease was in Somalia in 1977, but Russian scientists investigating an anthrax outbreak have found the virus's DNA in corpses once entombed in the frozen ground http://www.independent.co.uk/environment/smallpox-siberia-return-climate-change-global-warming-permafrost-melt-a7194466.html
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Lime Tonics posted:The makings of a science fiction novel, might be actual real life. I think this was basically the plotline of that Canadian show Regenesis, only with the Spanish Flu.
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I knew we should have walled off Florida.
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Puerto Rico reports first death from Zika-related paralysis Puerto Rico has reported its first death from a paralysis condition that developed from a Zika infection as the US territory fights an epidemic of the mosquito-borne virus. The victim was a man between 35 and 45 years old from the San Juan metro area who died from Guillain-Barré, according to state epidemiologist Brenda Rivera. The condition can cause temporary paralysis and, in rare instances, death. Rivera noted that it was unusual for the victim to be so young. “What does this tell us? That all of us are susceptible,” Rivera said as she urged Puerto Ricans to protect themselves from the virus. The man, who died last month, was obese but did not have any other health conditions, she said. No further details about the victim were provided. https://www.theguardian.com/world/2016/aug/19/puerto-rico-zika-virus-paralysis-death It begins. edit : Miami update, Additional area of active Zika transmission identified in Miami Beach The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) has been working with Florida health officials on investigating cases of locally transmitted Zika virus. An additional area of active Zika transmission has been identified in a section of Miami Beach, in addition to the area of active Zika transmission near Wynwood. The Florida Department of Health has also identified at least four other instances of apparently mosquito-borne Zika in Miami-Dade County, and has reported an increase in travel-related cases. http://www.cdc.gov/media/releases/2016/p0819-zika-miama-beach.html Lime Tonics fucked around with this message at 03:17 on Aug 20, 2016 |
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Breaking news: ebola lives in yo dick forever. http://www.cbc.ca/news/health/ebola-semen-1.3742197 quote:The largest analysis yet has found Ebola virus particles present in semen as long as 565 days after recovery from an infection, highlighting the potential role of sex in sparking another outbreak, researchers reported on Tuesday. Bunch of dudes walking around with deathdick.
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Facebook Aunt posted:Breaking news: ebola lives in yo dick forever. Yeah, we're in the best case scenario situation where Ebola is just part of the landscape now and mini outbreaks happen every few months, killing 5-10 ppl.
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Kill all mosquitoes.
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One in four supermarket chicken samples contain antibiotic-resistant E coli One in four samples of chicken bought from major supermarket chains contained antibiotic-resistant E coli in a study by the University of Cambridge. The bacterium was discovered in packs of meat sold at Tesco, Sainsbury’s, Asda, Aldi, Waitrose, the Co-op and Morrisons. Scientists tested products such as whole roasting chickens, diced breast meat and packets of legs, thighs and drumsticks, detecting ESBL E coli – resistant to many types of antibiotics – on 22 of 92 samples. The study, commissioned by the campaign group Save Our Antibiotics, also found 51% of E coli from pork and poultry samples were resistant to the antibiotic trimethoprim, which is used to treat more than half of lower urinary tract infections. https://www.theguardian.com/world/2016/sep/05/antibiotic-resistant-e-coli-uk-supermarket-chicken-samples-contain?CMP=twt_gu
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Lime Tonics posted:One in four supermarket chicken samples contain antibiotic-resistant E coli Does anyone eat raw chicken without cooking it edit: "diced breast meat" is probably advertised as ready-to-eat
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Lime Tonics posted:
Pandemic: Lethargy
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Helical Nightmares posted:Anthony James has been working on the problem of genetically modifing mosquitos for years with a variety of transgenic Nd breeding techniques. actually, i am implying that CRISPR should be used as part of a program to eradicate mosquitoes, because they are awful
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Best Giraffe posted:actually, i am implying that CRISPR should be used as part of a program to eradicate mosquitoes, because they are awful Same but nuclear fire.
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Lime Tonics posted:The makings of a science fiction novel, might be actual real life. There's a BUNCH of spooky poo poo in permafrost
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naem posted:There's a BUNCH of spooky poo poo in permafrost [the picture of the guy buried in snow with only his dick poking out]
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