Archive for October, 2018
10/20/1944: Two liquid gas tanks explode in Cleveland, Ohio, killing 130 people and injuring more than 200 more.
Saturday, October 20th, 2018At least 55 killed and 60 injured in northern India on Friday night after a train struck people celebrating a Hindu festival at a railway track
Saturday, October 20th, 2018NIDAL HASAN: A CASE STUDY IN LONE-ACTOR TERRORISM
Saturday, October 20th, 2018Nidal Hasan : Document
The Honduran caravan — as many as 4,000 people by some estimates — coming to the border
Friday, October 19th, 2018“……The caravan’s participants are making the journey for several reasons. Some say they are fleeing gangs that terrorize their neighborhoods and are seeking sanctuary in Mexico or the United States. Others are in search of work and more stability for their families...…”
Vesuvius: The rapid vaporization of body fluids and soft tissues of the 79 AD Herculaneum victims at death by exposure to extreme heat;
Friday, October 19th, 2018Petrone P, Pucci P, Vergara A, Amoresano A, Birolo L, Pane F, et al. (2018) A hypothesis of sudden body fluid vaporization in the 79 AD victims of Vesuvius. PLoS ONE 13(9): e0203210. https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0203210
“……The extraordinarily rare preservation of significant putative evidence of hemoprotein thermal degradation from the eruption victims strongly suggests the rapid vaporization of body fluids and soft tissues of people at death due to exposure to extreme heat...…”
CDC: 92 people infected with the outbreak strain of Salmonella Infantis have been reported from 29 states after coming in contact with raw chicken products
Thursday, October 18th, 2018Latest Outbreak Information
At A Glance
- Reported Cases: 92
- States: 29
- Hospitalizations: 21
- Deaths: 0
- Ninety-two people infected with the outbreak strain of Salmonella Infantis have been reported from 29 states.
- Twenty-one people have been hospitalized, and no deaths have been reported.
- Epidemiologic and laboratory evidence indicates that many types of raw chicken products from a variety of sources are contaminated with Salmonella Infantis and are making people sick.
- In interviews, ill people report eating different types and brands of chicken products purchased from many different locations.
- The outbreak strain has been identified in samples taken from raw chicken pet food, raw chicken products, and live chickens.
- Antibiotic resistance testing conducted by CDC on Salmonella bacteria isolated from ill people shows that the outbreak strain is resistant to multiple antibiotics. Read the Advice to Clinicians.
- A single, common supplier of raw chicken products or of live chickens has not been identified.
- The outbreak strain of Salmonella Infantis is present in live chickens and in many types of raw chicken products, indicating it might be widespread in the chicken industry. CDC and USDA-FSIS have shared this information with representatives from the chicken industry and asked about steps that they may be taking to reduce Salmonella contamination.
Crimea: A student went on a rampage and at least 17 people were killed and 40 injured in a school shooting
Wednesday, October 17th, 201810/17/1989: An earthquake hits the San Francisco, killing 67 and causing more than $5 billion in damages.
Wednesday, October 17th, 2018“…..Forty-one of the 67 victims of this disaster were motorists on the lower level of the Nimitz, who were killed when the upper level of the road collapsed and crushed them in their cars……”
The United Nations: 13 million people in Yemen are facing starvation.
Wednesday, October 17th, 2018A 64-year-old man from Afif, Riyadh region, is hospitalized for MERS-CoV
Wednesday, October 17th, 2018“……Since 2012, at least 2,262 cases of MERS have been recorded, including 803 fatalities……”
