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New deadly nose-bleed virus found in Tanzania.
#BREAKINGNEWS Scientists are trying to identify this new virus which leads to nose bleeds and results in death. It is in the same family as Ebola, Malburg and Lassa Fever but is new. Note much in known so far except that is is a haemorrhagic fever like virus but it is not Ebola or Malburg. So…
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Latest Covid Western Pandemic Wave
With the 2 variants of Omicron BA.4 and BA.5 surging around the world (western world in any case) there has been a steady rise in case numbers in the world. Deaths are just starting to rise in response. Besides the variants BA.4 and BA.5, the large virus pools in these countries like Australia, United States,…
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Monkeypox slowing but still growing
The monkeypox virus doubling time has slowed again. Now it is about 11.5 days. The last estimate about 2 weeks ago had it at 9.5 days. This slowing of the spread of monkeypox is due to actions being taken in Europe and North America where those with symptoms and close contacts are quarantined. I believe…
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Malburg cases in Ghana. CFR 90%
The Malburg virus, which is in the ebole family. These are marked by severe bleeding (haemorrhage), organ failure and, in many cases, death. These viruses are native to Africa, where sporadic outbreaks have occurred for decades. As noted above, Malburg recently flared up in Guinea in Africa. It has a case fatality rate (CFR) or death rate…
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MPX update 23 June 2022
There are now 3552 cases of #MPX in the world. Doubling time seems to have stabilized at 9-10 days. See previous posts to see estimates forecast. It is confirmed in 43 countries, unconfirmed in another 12 countries. This new variant of Monkeypox is now appearing in countries in Africa, like Ghana (18 confirmed cases) and…
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#BREAKINGNEWS Covid, AIDS, Ebola, Monkeypox, Tuberculosis and now Polio
We have had 2 1/2 years of Covid19. Recently there were cases of a more contagious form of AIDS and Ebola, followed by new child form of Hepatitis (now pinned to covid19), followed by SADS (Sudden Adult Death syndrome), then Monkeypox (MPX), then Tuberculosis appears in Europe and now we have Polio rearing its head…
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Monkeypox update 21 June 2022. Non-reporting atm.
Looking at the world data you would be excused to think that the monkeypox virus #3MXP was under control, but looking at individual countries you can see that most countries are not reporting data (“doing a McGowan”). There is no way they could all have had no new cases for 3 to 4 days at…
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Masks should have stayed
The latest biggest boo-boo made by Australia with its handling of covid was to remove the mask mandate. With winter approaching and the knowledge that the coronavirus loves the cold. It survives in environments for longer and is airborne. This is well know science now. To keep covid in check we should have kept the…
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#MPX lands in Perth
#MPX arrives into Perth, Western Australia. I believe there may be asymptomatic carriers (no rash) and aerosol may be a means of transmission (close contact-ish, semi droplet), but nowhere as bad as SARS-CoV2. Having said that, I do not think it is as infectious, and most people will have physical signs of #MPX. Australia now…
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No more traffic infringement notices. #LetItRip.
In 2021, there were 1,123 road crash deaths. And because of this we have lots of laws to keep road deaths and trauma down. You must wear a seatbelt. You cannot speed more than 5 km/hr over the speed limit. You must obey all traffic signals. There is a red light camera at most intersections now.…
Dr George Christos
covid19 & other Infectious diseases