Over the last few weeks, I’ve shared several articles on the details of a number of different likely bioterrorism agents. Today, I will finally begin to address how to protect yourself against bioterrorism, as well as any pandemic or widespread chemical threat, by securing your home. This will be a series as well, and to start … Read more
We are continuing on with our series on bioterrorism today, discussing the threat of smallpox. It has long been suspected that smallpox, a mostly eradicated disease in the West, could be used by terrorists. Of all the biological agents that could be used as weapons, it is considered that anthrax and smallpox would be the most … Read more
The last year has seen a troubling rise of the bird flu around the globe, and it doesn’t seem to be subsiding. Since the first human cases of bird flu were detected in 2013, over 1,200 cases worldwide have been recorded. But one-third of those cases have been in the last year. While the H7N9 flu … Read more
Living in a modern, relatively clean environment with access to medical treatment that is available in the West can lead to complacency about disease. In the over vaccinated, hand sanitized, “health conscious” world we live in, many think of disease like Tuberculosis as a thing of the past. But the reality is that even … Read more
I recently wrote an article about protecting your birds from infections of the avian flu from wild birds, and to a lesser extent yourself. At the time there wasn’t much need for concern about human infections in North America since none had been reported and even cases of infected birds were not widespread. However; I … Read more
The bird flu is back in the news again, spreading and mutating. Most of the cases are in Asia which might make those outside the region feel that there is no need to be concerned. But there are also cases in Africa and Europe, and if wild birds are infected it could be spread virtually … Read more