#Epidemic

San Francisco's Post-Apocalyptic Hellscape Is on Full Display in This Viral TikTok Video Authored by Jon Del Arroz via PJMedia.com, San Francisco used to be one of the most beautiful places in the world. From Fisherman’s Wharf to the Golden Gate Bridge, the city had a little of

There are now more than 830 confirmed cases of coronavirus, and at least 26 people have died from the virus, according to the Washington Post. There are also 8,420 people who are “under observation” for the deadly illness. – 897 confirmed in China – 26 dead – 15 confirmed cases reported in six

Author: Tina Hesman Saey / Source: Science News Previous infections with dengue virus may have protected some people in an urban slum in Brazil from getting Zika. In a study of more than 1,400 people in the Pau da Lima area of Salvador, those with higher levels of antibodies against a particular

Author: Bruce Bower / Source: Science News A long-dead Scandinavian woman has yielded bacterial DNA showing that she contracted the earliest known case of the plague in humans. DNA extracted from the woman’s teeth comes from a newly identified ancient strain of Yersinia pestis, the bacterium

Author: Aimee Cunningham / Source: Science News A city itself influences the contours of its flu season – whether flu cases rise to a wintertime peak or plateau from fall to spring, new research suggests. Flu cases generally peak in winter in certain areas of the United States because the air is