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08/01/2018
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By Isabelle Z.
The next global pandemic could wipe out nearly a billion people, computer simulation finds
Researchers from the Johns Hopkins Center for Health Security designed a frighteningly realistic scenario to see how prepared the government is for a global pandemic, and the exercise showed how woefully unprepared we are for such a situation. The researchers came up with a scenario that included a disease that could realistically exist and tested […]
02/24/2018
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By Zoey Sky
Deadly outbreak of “monkey fever” virus, spread by ticks, has killed 19 in India
According to local reports, 19 people in India have died because of an outbreak of ‘monkey fever,’ or Kyasanur Forest disease (KFD). KFD is spread by ticks, and the disease has already infected 322 individuals since the deadly outbreak was confirmed. Patients often report “a fever or severe bleeding,” but KFD symptoms may also include “tremors, […]
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