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Swine flu is not the only illness
While the media is focused on pandemic Swine Flu, here along America’s North Shore, we must be wary of other diseases. Here are several articles to remind us all about them. West Nile virus season returns It looks like another wet summer for the Rochester, N.Y. and the Monroe County area. Wet summers mean mosquitoes. Mosquitoes mean the West Nile virus is again a threat in the region. The West Nile virus was first discovered in central Africa in 1937. It was studied and characterized in Egypt in the 1950′s, hence the name. It was first discovered in the United States in 1999, and has been found in every state but Hawaii, Alaska and Oregon. Rabies and upstate wildlife Rabies. The name conjures images of large dogs foaming at the mouth and tearing their victims … Read entire article »
Filed under: Medicine, Original writing
Anti-Rabies Campaign in Iraq
An Army vaccination program to protect service members and local wildlife from rabies has been going on here and throughout Iraq for more than two and a half years. Wild animals, like foxes and stray dogs, are captured in traps, inspected by Army veterinarians for any evidence of disease — especially rabies — tagged and then released, said Maj. Randel Rogers, a native of Columbus, Ohio, and a logistics officer with the 371st Sustainment Brigade here. “We vaccinate them to make sure that they don’t have rabies,” he said. “So we can make sure that the population of the wildlife around our base are safe and are not spreading any disease that could affect us.” Rabies is a viral disease which causes acute encephalitis (an inflammation of brain tissue). Typically, humans are infected … Read entire article »
Filed under: Iraq, Medicine, Rebuilding, War on Terror
2 MEB Gets Ready For Afghanistan
Combating insurgency in Afghanistan is not the only challenge awaiting the Marines and sailors of the 2nd Marine Expeditionary Brigade. In addition to enemy combatants, Marines deploying to Afghanistan’s Regional Command-South will also face a number of potential health threats. The Central Asian country has been labeled by the World Health Organization as one of the least developed countries in the world, with 70 percent of the population living in extreme poverty and health vulnerability. Several food-, water-, … Read entire article »
Filed under: Afghanistan, Marines, Military, War on Terror
Diseases Found in North America
Centers for Disease Control The incidence of communicable diseases is such that they are unlikely to prove a hazard for international travelers greater than that found in their own country. There are, of course, health risks, but in general, the precautions required are minimal. Certain diseases occasionally occur, such as plague, rabies in wildlife, including bats, raccoons, foxes, and other wild animals. Coccidioidomycosis is endemic in the southwestern United States and can occur in visitors to the area. Its incidence has increased in Arizona and California in recent years. Histoplasmosis is highly endemic, especially in the Mississippi, Ohio, and St. Lawrence River valleys. Sporadic cases and large outbreaks occur. Cases of hantavirus pulmonary syndrome have been widely distributed in North America, with the greatest concentration in the western and southwestern United States. Infections … Read entire article »
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