How does Ebola spread to humans? Good question to ponder. Ebola is introduced into the human population through close contact with blood, secretions, organs or other bodily fluids of infected animals. In Africa, infection has been documented through the handling of infected fruit bats, monkeys, chimpanzees, gorillas, forest antelope, and porcupines found ill or dead…
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I am mostly a half full, but the class is chipped, but that’s ok because I will drink from the unchipped side until I can fix the chipped side kind of person…..with that said, I would like to reflect upon a few things Harvey Mackay mentions in his column in the Arizona Republic on Monday,…
DetailsMarburg, a virus similar to Ebola, has hit the radar in the African country of Uganda, raising concerns about another deadly outbreak. With two lethal viruses threatening public health, many are questioning why these contagions seem to be flaring up more often — and more important, what we can do to avoid them in the…
DetailsThe Phoenix Zoo and the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service announced a 10-year pilot program this month that seeks to establish a successful method for breeding Mount Graham Red Squirrels The Mount Graham Red Squirrel has lost almost half of its population over the last 15 years, leaving less than 300 to roam its only…
DetailsRecently the deluge of storms in Phoenix created a chaotic situation in our beloved “Vally of the Sun.” Storm water filled culverts, streets, canals, yards, houses and yes, the few basements located in homes where the storms raged, were filled with storm water. The news stations videoed children and adults playing in storm water…
DetailsWell DUH!!! As a long term dog lover and dog owner (can you ever have too many dogs?) I have realized for years that dogs get jealous. Dogs feel loyalty and in my opinion love. So dogs are more similar to humans than thought…… In newly published experiments, pet dogs became aggressive and pushy when…
DetailsThe first recorded outbreak: The first recorded epidemic ravaged the Byzantine Empire during the sixth century, and was named the Plague of Justinian after emperor Justinian I, who was infected but survived through extensive treatment. The epidemic is estimated to have killed approximately 50 million people in the Roman Empire alone. The historian Procopius wrote,…
DetailsSeveral classes of antibiotics are effective in treating bubonic plague. These include aminoglycosides such as streptomycin and gentamicin, tetracyclines (especially doxycycline), and the fluoroquinolone ciprofloxacin. Mortality associated with treated cases of bubonic plague is about 1–15%, compared to a mortality of 40–60% in untreated cases. People potentially infected with the plague need immediate treatment and…
DetailsHow is Bubonic Plage contracted? Bubonic plague is an infection of the lymphatic system, usually resulting from the bite of an infected flea, Xenopsylla cheopis (the rat flea). In very rare circumstances, as in the septicemic plague, the disease can be transmitted by direct contact with infected tissue or exposure to the cough of another…
DetailsBubonic plague Bubonic plague is a zoonotic disease, circulating mainly in fleas on small rodents, and is one of three types of bacterial infections caused by Yersinia pestis (formerly known as Pasteurella pestis), that belongs to the family Enterobacteriaceae. Without treatment, the bubonic plague kills about two thirds of infected humans within four days. The…
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