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Rising Temperatures Will Help Mosquitos Infect a Billion More People
Rising Temperatures Will Help Mosquitos Infect a Billion More People Mosquitoes are unrelenting killers. In fact, they are among the most lethal animals in the world. When they carry dangerous viruses or other organisms, a bite can be unforgiving. They cause millions of deaths every year from such infectious diseases as malaria, dengue, Zika, chikungunya, yellow feverand at least a dozen more. […]
The Zika Scare: a Political and Commercial Maneuver of the Chemical Poisons Industry
The Zika Scare: a Political and Commercial Maneuver of the Chemical Poisons Industry Aedes aegypti mosquito potentially carrying the Zika virus. Courtesy Wikipedia. Researchers discovered the Zika virus in the Zika forest of Uganda – in 1947. It is a virus not much different than the viruses causing dengue, yellow fever, Japanese encephalitis, West Nile fever, and […]
The Mosquito Gap: Climate Change and Infectious Diseases
The Mosquito Gap: Climate Change and Infectious Diseases OK, I admit it, I’m a freeloader. My neighbors asked if I’d go in on a mosquito control service last spring, and I turned them down. I was skeptical about whether the “eco-friendly” service would actually work. But I was mostly taken aback by the cost: $750 […]
Brazil Is Engulfed by Ruling Class Corruption — and a Dangerous Subversion of Democracy
Brazil Is Engulfed by Ruling Class Corruption — and a Dangerous Subversion of Democracy THE MULTIPLE, REMARKABLE crises consuming Brazil are now garnering substantial Western media attention. That’s understandable given that Brazil is the world’s fifth most populous country and eighth-largest economy; its second-largest city, Rio de Janeiro, is the host of this year’s Summer Olympics. But much of this Western media coverage mimics […]
Warming linked to spread of zika virus
Warming linked to spread of zika virus The Aedes egypti mosquito has now spread to 80% of Brazil. Image: James Gathany via Wikimedia Commons Scientists believe that record average temperatures may be helping to create an environment that has led to big increases in the number of disease-carrying mosquitoes. SÃO PAULO, 5 February, 2016 – The Zika virus, transmitted […]
Pandora’s Box: How GM Mosquitos Could Have Caused the Zika Virus Outbreak
Pandora’s Box: How GM Mosquitos Could Have Caused the Zika Virus Outbreak Since August 2015, a large number of babies in Northeast Brazil have been born with very small heads, a condition known as microcephaly, and with other serious malformations. 4,180 suspected cases have been reported. Epidemiologists have found a convincing correlation between the incidence […]
Zika Virus Threatens “Disaster In Rio” Olympics As WHO Declares Global Emergency
Zika Virus Threatens “Disaster In Rio” Olympics As WHO Declares Global Emergency From the initial discovery in the heart of Ugandan forest darknessto mysterious genetically-modified Mosquitoes in Brazil, the newest threat to human health (most notably pregnant women) is the ominous-sounding Zika virus. The epidemic is spreading from its epicenter in Brazil – threatening disaster at the Olympics with […]
Zika Outbreak Epicenter in Same Area Where GM Mosquitoes Were Released in 2015
Zika Outbreak Epicenter in Same Area Where GM Mosquitoes Were Released in 2015 (ANTIMEDIA) United States — The World Health Organization announced it will convene an Emergency Committee under International Health Regulations on Monday, February 1, concerning the Zika virus ‘explosive’ spread throughout the Americas. The virus reportedly has the potential to reach pandemic proportions — possibly around the […]
“The Level Of Alarm Is Extremely High” As Zika “Spreading Explosively” WHO Warns
“The Level Of Alarm Is Extremely High” As Zika “Spreading Explosively” WHO Warns Meet the new Ebola. Well over a year since the global fears over the Ebola epidemic sent US stocks reeling in late 2014 ahead of an even sharper rebound, today the head of the World Health Organization delivered a very stern warning […]
