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11/09/2017 / By Isabelle Z.

Charity FRAUD: Red Cross staff stole $6M donated to fight 2014 Ebola crisis – report

When we hear about a crisis taking place somewhere in the world, many of us feel powerless and want to help in any way we can. For many people, donating money to relief workers seems like a good way to contribute, but how can you be sure that your money is actually reaching those in […]

11/07/2017 / By Isabelle Z.

Black Death and incurable Marburg Virus now spreading across Africa’s cities… world’s medical system helpless to stop it

Africa is currently contending with two serious disease outbreaks. The pneumonic plague has been making headlines as it sweeps across Madagascar, but there are concerns about it are being eclipsed by a far more sinister threat: A rare and fatal virus known Marburg virus disease (MVD), which has now broken out in Uganda. The World […]

09/07/2017 / By Rhonda Johansson

WHO declares new Ebola epidemic as infections soar in Africa

The World Health Organization (WHO) has declared an “Ebola epidemic” in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) after they confirmed nine cases linked to the virus in the remote forested region. Three people have reportedly died, causing alarm among health officials who fear that this could be another outbreak similar to the 2014 epidemic […]

08/15/2017 / By Jhoanna Robinson

Ebola virus survives for two years in the semen of infection survivors

Researchers at the University of North Carolina (UNC) at Chapel Hill have recently discovered that the Ebola virus ribonucleic acid (RNA) remains in the semen of Ebola survivors even after two years of recovery. In a study that was published on Saturday, July 22 in Open Forum Infectious Diseases, researchers found out that even after two […]

01/30/2017 / By S.D. Wells

Just as CNN is the king of fake news, the CDC is the king of fake science

There are several “fluffers” at CNN and MSNBC that must keep the script exciting upon “delivery” for the people who love fictional news. Some of the top thespians include Wolf Blitzer, Anderson Cooper, Erin Burnett, Chris Hayes, and of course, Rachel Maddow. From massaging a fake Russian dossier about Trump to caressing the all-too-attractive (imaginary) […]

01/18/2016 / By Greg White

Why Ebola spreads and what can be done to protect your body against it or any other virus

Whether conventional medicine is unaware or just doesn’t want to admit that they don’t know how to cure Ebola, let alone any virus, remains a matter of debate. Blood plasma has proven to be just as ineffective at treating the virus as vaccines. The only definite way to eradicate Ebola is to strengthen the body’s […]

01/11/2016 / By Greg White

EBOLA 2016: Medical authorities struggle to control Ebola outbreak as latest plasma treatment fails

Medical authorities continue to struggle to contain the new Ebola outbreak. Treating the disease with blood plasma donated by Ebola survivors failed to drastically increase the likelihood of recovering from the malady, according to a field test of the experimental treatment. The results are based on the cases of 84 people treated with plasma in […]

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