Japan Confirms First Case of COVID-19 Reinfection

Medicine & Technology Feb 27, 2020

Just weeks after recovering, a Japanese woman is tested positive yet again for COVID-19.

The World is NOT Prepared for the Ensuing Pandemic, Says Board of Experts

Sep 25, 2019

There's a "real threat" of a pandemic that could kill up to 80 million people.

Chinese Bird Flu Could Potentially Become a Pandemic

Mar 12, 2015

The strain of influenza that has swept across China is the second wave of bird flu to hit the country and has mutated frequently. Scientists now believe that this strain of bird flu "should be considered as a major candidate to emerge as a pandemic strain in humans."

Disney's Measles Outbreak—A Reason To Reconsider Upholding Vaccination Practices

Jan 20, 2015

The development and worldwide utilization of vaccines represents one of the most crucial advances in human history. Some don't necessarily agree with that assumption―but, we can all come to the conclusion that global pandemics aren't exactly ideal.

Biological Warfare on the Horizon? ISIS Soldiers May Be Infected With Ebola

Jan 05, 2015

It’s what national security organizations have feared since day one—the World Health Organization (WHO) announced last week that they are evaluating jihadist militants associated with ISIS, who may have contracted the virus responsible for Ebola. While the WHO has yet to confirm whether or not the fighters are exhibiting symptoms, the current evaluations of a Mosul hospital 250 miles north of Baghdad are prompting concerns that the fringe extremist group ISIS may in fact be able to obtain a biological weapon unlike anything the world has seen before.