Dr. Reyes contends that our government continually acknowledges that its not a matter of if we are attacked again, but when. The rising risk of a terrorist attack is real.
Sledgehammer — Medical Fiction Thriller at Its Best
Paulo Reyes’ new fiction book deals with the possibility of a terrorist attack whereby terrorists have used smallpox against us. It’s a medical fiction thriller that begs to ask the question what if?
An Udderly Ridiculous Home Remedy
Home Remedies – Facts or Quacks?
Thats what I recently asked myself. Myths and legends often have their basis in a grain of truth. So I wondered if home remedies, alternative treatments, and folklore cures might also be based on truth. A little research provided these astonishing results!
Itching For A Cure
Edward Jenner is widely credited as the father of the smallpox vaccination. However, twenty years earlier in 1774, a quick-thinking English farmer named Benjamin…
Hansens Lepresy
Since the beginning of time, Hansen’s disease has been recognized as a problem. Reported in Egypt in as early as 1350 BC, Lepresy is the oldest disease known to man; this is according to the Guinness World Records. Frequently, Lepers have lived outside of society. This is partly due to the fact that for a long time the disease was believed to have been caused by a divine, often times associated with demons, curse or punishment. This idea changed in the middle ages, when people started to beleive
Highly Contagious Smallpox
Smallpox, a highly contagious disease, is unique only to humans. The smallpox virus is caused by two virus variants called Variola major and Variola minor. Variola major is the more deadly form of the virus; it usually has a mortality rte of 20-40 percent of those that are infected with the virus. Variola minor on the other hand is much less severe and only kills 1% of its victims. Neither of the Variola’s are bugs that you want to get. Avoid them at all costs!
Due to ulcerations of the cornea