Tagged: Disease

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Unnecessarily Doomy Thoughts… The Bed Plague

Carried by fleas on black rats, the Bubonic Plague killed up to 60{a31f233dcfb9a68fbfb0fafc3ce96f3dbf18fa49e3f406b8ddf4c360aa321eb6} of Europe’s population during the 14th century. Just the sort of thought that enters my head as I’m listening to NPR’s...

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West Nile virus found in squirrel

(San Mateo Daily Journal) Local mosquito experts confirmed a squirrel collected earlier this month in the city of San Mateo was positive for the West Nile virus which in itself isn’t dangerous for humans...

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Prions: When Proteins Attack

(Wired) In the novel Cat’s Cradle, an eccentric scientist develops a substance called Ice-9 that crystallizes every drop of water it touches. Eventually, it freezes the world’s oceans. Now, 40 years after writer Kurt...