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Ebola
North Adams, MA
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Mysterious Illness Claims 53 Lives In Africa With Many Dying Hours After Onset Of Symptoms
A mysterious illness has led to 53 fatalities, with many dying within hours of developing symptoms. The outbreak in Central Africa has emerged in a northwestern region of the Democratic Republic of Congo, prompting the World Health Organization (WHO) to classify the situation as "a significant public health threat." Frontline medics from the WHO have reported hundreds of cases, revealing a chillingly brief timeline from symptom onset to death. Since the outbreak began on Tuesday, Jan. 21, there have been 419 reported cases and 53 deaths, resulting in a mortality rate of 12.49 p…
Worcester, MA
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College In Massachusetts To Rename Science Complex To Honor Fauci
A college in Massachusetts has announced plans to rename its science complex in honor of Dr. Anthony Fauci. The College of the Holy Cross, located in Worcester, announced on Monday, April 4, that the Integrated Science Complex will officially be renamed the Anthony S. Fauci Integrated Science Complex on Saturday, June 11. Fauci, who is the chief medical advisor to the president, graduated in the college's class of 1962. “We are thrilled to celebrate Dr. Fauci in such a public and enduring way,” Holy Cross President Vincent Rougeau said. “It’s fitting that Dr. Fauci’s name will adorn a…
Massapequa, NY
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Covid-
19: NY Wants You To Take Free Online Health Training Program; Here Are Details
After being caught off-guard by the COVID-19 outbreak last spring, New York is taking preemptive measures to ensure that they are prepared for the next public health crisis. New York is launching the state’s Citizen Public Health Training Program - believed to be the first of its kind in the country - to train New Yorkers on how to best assist themselves, their families, and neighbors in the event of another event like the pandemic. The program, which was designed and will be run by Cornell University, includes an eight-session, 16-hour curriculum that is completely free and can be complete…
Newark, NJ
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CDC Tells Customs Agents To Destroy Mysterious ‘Bushmeat’ Seized At Newark Airport
It’s with understandable concern that federal authorities seized nine pounds of illegal “bushmeat” that a passenger brought into Newark Airport from Ghana. We’ve all heard how bats that were sold at a wet market in Wuhan, China, may have either sparked the COVID-19 outbreak – or, at the very least, spread it -- nearly a year ago. Although it wasn’t immediately determined which animal or animals the cargo came from, bush meat has been made from those that can transfer diseases to humans, including bats. The passenger, a United States citizen, declared the meat and wasn’t in any trouble…
Paterson, NJ
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'We Are All At Risk': Beloved St. Joe's Doc In Charge Of Emergency Preparedness Has Coronavirus
A beloved physician in charge of emergency preparedness at St. Joseph's University Medical Center is in critical condition at the hospital after testing positive for coronavirus. Dr. James Pruden, 70, has been working at the Paterson hospital since 1982, leading the hospital through a 2014 Ebola scare and 2009 swine flu outbreak. The Teaneck resident was admitted March 6 with cold-like symptoms and upper respiratory problems, and remains in the St. Joe's intensive care unit, St. Joseph's Health President Kevin Slavin said. Teaneck had eight presumptive positive cases of COVID-19 as of…
