“Unknown disease kills 143 people in south-west DRC, local authorities say Infected people described as having flu-like symptoms including high fever and severe headaches”
“These screenshots are from Mom’s groups on Facebook. This is only 2 days worth of posts. There are countless others, DAILY.
Anyone who argues this is normal needs to think hard at what normal means and the damage we are doing to these kids”
Professional tennis player Altug Celikbilek, 28, is in critical condition, after suffering from a brain hemorrhage during a match in the M15 Monastir tournament in Tunisia.
The match was stopped to rush the player to the hospital:
“Pneumonia has become the leading cause of death in some countries.
This is what you'd expect if widespread immune damage happened after a pandemic.”
Pneumonia surges as leading cause of death.
Experts believe the lingering impact of the Covid-19 pandemic has left many individuals with weakened lungs, increasing their vulnerability to severe infections such as pneumonia.
Mind boggling' surge in pneumonia cases among children, teens and young adults Area doctors and hospitals are seeing a 'stunning surge' in walking pneumonia cases, something being seen around the globe this year.
Mycoplasma pneumonia infections hit record high in Japan.
Cases confirmed at about 500 specified medical institutions across the country between Nov. 11 and 17 numbered 1,363.
“Less than 50% chance of survival Once Callie was admitted to the PICU at UC Davis Children’s Hospital, her doctors recommended Extracorporeal Membrane Oxygenation (ECMO), a heart-lung bypass machine to give Callie’s lungs a chance to heal.”
In Japan, "the unusual spreading of mycoplasma pneumonia is unstoppable.. Mycoplasma pneumonia is characterized by a long latent period of 2 to 3 weeks to onset.. Its major symptoms include fever, cough, fatigue, and headache. In some cases, the cough last for several weeks."
Japan is experiencing an outbreak of influenza also.
'Mycoplasma pneumonia epidemic continues; number of patients reaches new record high'
Data source: the Chicago school system.
Over 41% of teachers were absent from their classes for 10 or more days during the 2023-24 school year.
In 2020, it was just 12%
The reasons for the surge are unclear, Khan says. "I think that's the million-dollar question in terms of sort of why this peak now,"
“Viruses are Real, No Matter What Joe Rogan and RFK Jr. Say Germ theory denialism has been around since the 1800s, but it's promoted today by pseudoscience conspiracy theorists”
From former IN Health Director and Former US Surgeon General:
“Whooping cough cases up 5x this year
100,000 global measles deaths - mostly in kids
H5N1 steamrolling towards pandemic status. Egg prices skyrocketing.
The new administration had better have a strong infectious disease response plan- and had better ensure public health and vaccine confidence stays high. Or they’ll be distracted with outbreaks for 4 years this time instead of 1. 🤷🏽♂️”
Hmmmm
GOJO, the company that makes Purell is literally a CDC partner.
The preoccupation with hand hygiene for airborne viruses is less mysterious now.
“If anyone tells you that we are in a better place now than in the beginning of the pandemic, it’s a lie. People are dying more in the chronic phase of Covid than in the acute stage, and those who survive, are left with chronic illnesses that may become permanent.
We must remain resilient.”
“You need to prepare for the collapse of the US emergency medical system. Hi. I'm an ER nurse, and I want to talk about what you can expect to come in the arena of emergency medicine in the United States, because I think it's important that we are well-informed on how grim the future looks for every American. I posted a musing on this over on the Nursing subreddit, but decided it needed a full writeup, because this is something that will affect every single person who may have a medical emergency and doesn't have their own concierge health team.”