Category Archives: Epidemiology

Hasn’t This Farce Gone On Long Enough?

Posted on 20 February, 2022 by alfin2101

When the Chinese novel coronavirus escaped from a Wuhan virology lab in 2019, who would have imagined the global onslaught that would result? I don’t mean the medical toll. We’ve had much worse infectious disease pandemics, including the Spanish H1N1 … Continue reading →

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America is Giving Up on Lockdowns

Posted on 21 June, 2020 by alfin2101

I decided to download Molecular and Cell Biology for Dummies just to check if I’m crazy. I’m pleased to see that it clearly states that there are only two ways to defeat a virus: natural immunity and vaccines. The book … Continue reading →

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Novel Coronavirus: Is It Slowing Down?

Posted on 9 February, 2020 by alfin2101

Note: Conspiracy theories come naturally where governments lie in a reflexive manner — as in China. The shameful actions of government officials in the early weeks of the Wuhan Coronavirus epidemic created a climate of skepticism and doubt that will … Continue reading →

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Novel Coronavirus Stuns Tesla, China, World

Posted on 6 February, 2020 by alfin2101

Update: The Threat of Globalism after novel Coronavirus 2019 Update: Wuhan whistleblower physician Li Wenliang tried to stop the epidemic almost two months ago by alerting other Chinese physicians — but communist leadership silenced him. Now he is dead of … Continue reading →

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Shit and Hypos: San Francisco’s New Look

Posted on 27 February, 2018 by alfin2101

San Francisco? Or Slums of Rio? “We see poop, we see pee, we see needles, and we see trash,” said teacher Adelita Orellana. “Sometimes they ask what is it, and that’s a conversation that’s a little difficult to have with … Continue reading →

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Drug Overdose Fatalities Soar: Are We Doomed?

Posted on 14 April, 2017 by alfin2101

US Drug Overdose Deaths Skyrocket During Obama and Bush Years Drug overdoses above include deaths from alcohol overdose. Overdose deaths in the graph below are from opioids. Images via Fabius Maximus According to this source, deaths in Russia from drug … Continue reading →

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WHO’s Afraid of a Little Zika?

Posted on 4 September, 2016 by alfin2101

Zika can make a pretty photograph, but when spread from mother to fetus in the first trimester of pregnancy, the picture is not so attractive. The World Health Organization (WHO) has its hands full just trying to keep up with … Continue reading →

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Can These Worms Save the Human Race from Extinction?

Posted on 22 July, 2016 by alfin2101

We Have Not Confronted a Virus that Constitutes an Existential Threat to the Species — Yet But eventually, we are likely to meet an emerging virus that comes close. The Zika virus, for example, is certainly not an existential threat … Continue reading →

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Could Low-Dose Radiation Cure Diabetes?

Posted on 9 April, 2015 by alfin2101

No, low dose radiation will not cure diabetes. But it seems to show promise for fighting some of the complications of diabetes: Within the last few years, LDR has shown promise in combating the complications of diabetes. Studies have found … Continue reading →

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Ebola at a Glance

Posted on 20 October, 2014 by alfin2101

The first victim of the 2014 Ebola outbreak is thought to have died in December of 2013. (Source) The current outbreak is almost a year old. Why does the 2014 epidemic continue to drag on? Infections can be easily spread … Continue reading →

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Hells on Earth: Global Expansion of Slums, Crime, Hunger, Plague

Posted on 16 October, 2014 by alfin2101

Global slum populations are expected to double, from 1 billion up to 2 billion, over the next 15 years. (Source) By 2030, nearly 60 percent of the humans on this planet will live in a city, and within 100 miles … Continue reading →

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Putting Ebola in Context

Posted on 14 October, 2014 by alfin2101

As of 8 October 2014, approximately 4,000 people have died of the 2014 West African Ebola outbreak. From the CDC website: As of October 8, 2014 (Updated October 10, 2014) Total Cases: 8400 Laboratory-Confirmed Cases: 4656 Total Deaths: 4033 ___ … Continue reading →

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Is Russia’s Population Growing?

Posted on 2 April, 2014 by alfin2101

The article below claims that Russia’s population is currently growing at a slow rate. Russia’s population is actually growing, not shrinking, although its growth is very, very small. While the population was shrinking in the 1990’s and early 2000’s, at … Continue reading →

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