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Thursday, October 09, 2014

Possible Ebola Popping up Everywhere in U.S.

Health officials tried to present a unified front of both preparedness and reassurance. (Source: MGN Online)

Suspected cases of Ebola popping up all across America

(NaturalNews) The narrow window for containing Ebola in the U.S. has likely already closed, says Mike Adams, the Health Ranger. During a recent interview with Dave Hodges, host of The Common Sense Show, Adams reveals fresh insights into the Ebola outbreak, explaining that the threat of a widespread pandemic is now upon us all.
The mainstream media is currently focusing almost exclusively on the Dallas Ebola victim, tracking the various identification and containment efforts taking place there. But other reports suggest that possible Ebola cases are also popping up in places like Portland, Oregon; New York City; New Jersey; Arizona and elsewhere.

If these reports are corroborated, this would suggest that Ebola is already sweeping the U.S. and that it is only a matter of time before our nation succumbs to the same fate as West Africa. Based on how the sitting regime in Washington, D.C., has handled the outbreak thus far, it would appear that our country is on the brink of a horrific scenario such as this.

This is mostly due to the fact that the federal government and health authorities have done absolutely nothing to prevent the spread of Ebola in the U.S. The southern border with Mexico is still wide open; air travel to and from West Africa continues, and basic safety precautions with regard to containment and decontamination are being completely ignored.

All of these factors and more are fueling a perfect storm for Ebola to sweep the nation, suggests Adams, and the Obama Administration seems completely unconcerned about any of this. Americans are being told to just sit back and relax -- we've got this! -- as the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) salivates in anticipation of payday.

The agency owns the patent on the Ebola virus, after all, which means royalty payments every time a person who contracts the illness is treated for it. In essence, the CDC stands to profit from a major Ebola outbreak here on American soil, hence its apparent lack of concern about preventing the virus from reaching every major city in the country.

 From: Jonathan Benson, staff writer
http://www.naturalnews.com/047174_Ebola_Mike_Adams_Dave_Hodges.html












Ebola crisis leaves Dallas a city on edge

Posted: Oct 08, 2014 1:17 AM EDT
 NOMAAN MERCHANT
Associated Press
DALLAS (AP) - Dallas is a city on edge as public-health officials wait to see if any of the people who may have been exposed to Ebola develop symptoms of the deadly disease.
Several residents of the neighborhood where a Liberian man emerged as the first U.S.-diagnosed Ebola case told city officials they had been sent home from work. Some community volunteers shunned a nearby after-school program. And the hospital at the epicenter of fear acknowledged for the first time that some patients were staying away.
Health officials tried to present a unified front of both preparedness and reassurance, almost two weeks after the Liberian man who brought Ebola into the U.S. first developed symptoms.
"This is a very critical week," said Dr. David Lakey, the Texas health commissioner. "We're at a very sensitive period when a contact could develop symptoms. We're monitoring with extreme vigilance."
Public health officials are watching for any signs of Ebola's spread. Ten of the 48 people being monitored are confirmed to have had close contact with Thomas Eric Duncan, who died Wednesday after being hospitalized for more than a week. The federal Centers for Disease Control and Prevention says people infected by the virus can begin showing symptoms of Ebola eight to 10 days after exposure. Duncan first sought care at a hospital emergency room on Sept. 25 and was admitted three days later.
Tensions have surfaced.
Dallas City Councilwoman Jennifer Staubach Gates said three residents of Vickery Meadow reported that their employers sent them away from work out of fear that they could be carrying the virus. Gates said Tuesday that she had contacted a lawyer to help those men.
The city has also enlisted doctors to explain Ebola to neighborhood residents and assure them that they are safe, Gates said. Vickery Meadow is home to thousands of immigrants from Afghanistan to Mexico, many of whom do not speak English.

http://www.tucsonnewsnow.com/story/26731378/ebola-crisis-leaves-dallas-a-city-on-edge

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Wednesday, August 28, 2013

Tick-borne Illnesses,Lyme Disease Now More Widespread,Terrifying


  When the 'Cure' Doesn't End the Pain
~ Beth Daley 

Some Lyme disease patients have symptoms that can linger for years despite standard treatment. Scientists are puzzling over how that can be.

Angry patients question treatment — or lack of it — yet with tests often inconclusive, some doctors think the condition is overdiagnosed. And the split is widening.

The height of tick season generally brings a spate of scary stories about Lyme disease and other tick-borne illnesses, and this year's seem especially high on the heebie-jeebies scale.
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John Johnson, Newser  11:37 EDT August 18, 2013

Lyme disease itself has long been confounding, but the Boston Globe today zeroes in on an especially vexing fact: About 25% of patients continue experiencing symptoms — debilitating headaches, sore joints, nausea, etc. — long after they finish the standard month-long treatment of oral antibiotics.
Medically speaking, they should be fine, but they're nowhere near it. Did the bacteria dodge the antibiotics and infiltrate the body's nervous system? Maybe the Lyme triggered a different illness? Should patients stay on antibiotics long-term?
Most specialists thinks the latter is a bad idea for a host of reasons, but it's the only relief for some patients, including the woman featured in the Globe story.
If Lyme sounds awful, it's nothing compared to the emerging threat of the Powassan virus. It is rarer — about 6% of ticks in New York's Hudson Valley were found to carry it in a recent study, compared to about 50% for Lyme — but far more lethal, reports the Poughkeepsie Journal. About a third of those afflicted die.
Last week, Sen. Chuck Schumer called on the CDC to launch a study of the Powassan virus and to expand research into all tick-borne diseases.

Powassan (POW) Virus Basics

Powassan (POW) virus is related to some mosquito-borne viruses, including West Nile virus. The virus is named after Powassan, Ontario, where it was first discovered in 1958. Two types of Powassan virus have been found in North America.
  • One type of POW virus is carried by Ixodes scapularis (known as the blacklegged tick or deer tick), the same tick that transmits Lyme disease, human anaplasmosis, and babesiosis. The blacklegged tick is common in many wooded areas of north central, east central, and southeast Minnesota.

  • Another type of POW virus is carried by Ixodes cookei, a related tick species that usually feeds on woodchucks or other medium-sized mammals instead of humans. I. cookei has also been found in wooded areas in Minnesota.
A tick needs to be attached to a person for a certain length of time before it can cause disease. This time interval is not known for POW virus, but it is likely much shorter than the time needed for Lyme disease (24-48 hours) or anaplasmosis (12-24 hours).

What type of illness is caused by POW virus?

  • POW virus infects the central nervous system and can cause encephalitis (swelling of the brain) and meningitis (swelling of the membranes that surround the brain and spinal cord).

  • Signs and symptoms of disease caused by POW virus can include but are not limited to fever, headache, vomiting, weakness, confusion, loss of coordination, speech difficulties, and memory loss.

  • About 10% of patients reported with POW virus infection die from their infection, and long-term problems may persist among those who survive. However, it is possible that some people infected with POW virus experience milder illness or do not have any symptoms.

How common is POW disease?

Physician-diagnosed POW disease is very rare. From 1958-2010, fewer than 60 cases were reported in the U.S. and Canada. From 2008-2012, 21 cases of POW disease have been reported in Minnesota alone. These cases had either lived in or visited wooded areas in north central or east central Minnesota.
It is possible that other cases of suspected viral encephalitis or meningitis during times of peak tick-borne disease transmission (May to October) are due to POW virus.

When and where are people at risk for POW virus?

POW virus is found in northern parts of North America and northeast Asia. Initial laboratory testing during 2009 found blacklegged ticks infected with POW virus in parts of north-central and east-central Minnesota, areas highly endemic for other tick-borne diseases such as Lyme disease.
It is possible that people are at risk of infection with POW virus anywhere the blacklegged tick is found. The blacklegged tick is common in many wooded and brushy areas of north central, east central, and southeast Minnesota. This tick is most active from spring until mid-summer and again in the fall.

What is the risk of POW disease in Minnesota?

We believe that the risk of infection with POW virus in Minnesota is low. However, it is a very serious disease. MDH needs to gather more information on how many ticks are carrying POW virus in various parts of the state.

How can people protect themselves from POW virus and other tick-borne infections?

Repellents are important tools in preventing tick-borne illness. They are especially important in preventing POW disease because of its severity and likely shorter tick attachment time needed to transmit the virus. When spending time in wooded or brushy habitat in north central, east-central, and southeast Minnesota, people should protect themselves against tick bites by wearing repellents containing DEET or permethrin.
Other precautions include wearing long pants and light-colored clothing, staying away from the brush and woods, and doing thorough tick checks after spending time in the woods. These precautions are most important from late spring until mid-summer, and again in the fall months, when blacklegged ticks are active.
People should seek medical care if they develop fever, chills, rash, headache, body aches altered mental status, or other signs and symptoms of tick-borne illness after doing outdoor activities in these areas.

Questions/concerns?

Minnesota Department of Health
Vector-borne Disease Unit
Phone: 651-201-5414
www.health.state.mn.us

  • Powassan (POW) Virus - Minnesota Dept. of Health

    www.health.state.mn.us/…idepc/diseases/powassan/...
    Powassan (POW) Virus. ... Share This; Frequently Requested Materials. Ticks Learn about blacklegged ticks (deer ticks) including their life cycle, feeding habits ...
  • Powassan Encephalitis - Infectious Disease Epidemiology ...

    www.maine.gov/…pi/vector-borne/powassan/index.shtml
    PowassanPowassan (POW) virus is a flavivirus and currently the only well documented tick-borne transmitted arbovirus occurring in the United States and Canada.


    ATLANTA (AP) — Lyme disease is about 10 times more common than previously reported, health officials said Monday.
    By MIKE STOBBE / AP Medical Writer / August 19, 2013
    As many as 300,000 Americans are actually diagnosed with Lyme disease each year, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention announced.
    Usually, only 20,000 to 30,000 illnesses are reported each year. For many years, CDC officials have known that many doctors don’t report every case and that the true count was probably much higher.
    The new figure is the CDC’s most comprehensive attempt at a better estimate. The number comes from a survey of seven national laboratories, a national patient survey and a review of insurance information.
    ‘‘It’s giving us a fuller picture and it’s not a pleasing one,’’ said Dr. Paul Mead, who oversees the agency’s tracking of Lyme disease.
    Contributing sources:
  • http://www.boston.com/news/local/connecticut/2013/08/19/new-lyme-disease-estimate-cases-year/GQPlI3me18jtIIvP2UDKIK/story.html

    http://www.bostonglobe.com/metro/2013/06/01/lyme-disease-rise-and-controversy-over-how-sick-makes-patients/OT4rCTy9qRYh25GsTocBhL/story.html

    Lyme, tick-borne illnesses get even more terrifying:http://www.usatoday.com/story/news/nation/2013/08/18/newser-lyme-disease-tick-borne-illnesses/2668655/

    http://www.bostonglobe.com/news/science/2013/08/17/huge-question-about-lyme-why-some-patients-report-lingering-symptoms/DP82z7oYLdfq8wEQZ7ekaL/story.html

    http://newyork.cbslocal.com/2013/08/11/schumer-calls-for-more-research-into-tick-borne-diseases/

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