And 10 deaths. The population of the county is close to 2.4 million (2.368 to be exact). 200 out of 2.4 million isn't very much.

While the situation should be paid attention to, your post sounds like fearmongering.

Think of it this way...

The equatorial region has alway held most of the life-forms on the planet.

As Global Warming/Climate Change... changes things...

You will see more and more of the Earth becoming... Equatorial.

Meaning... you will eventually see Malaria, West Nile, Huntavirus... and a whole plethora of shit we did not have to deal with... dealt with.

Maybe...

It's effecting the homeless but considering how easily spread TB is, everyone is at risk.

I think I remember that funding was taken away or due to be taken away for medical care for those in need.

Go Figure

Blood is the primary vector for Hep C transmission and shared syringe use is the primary means of infection (~ 75% of Hep C infections).
Safe, legal SEPs are a growing trend in the US and a good bang for the buck - most are volunteer driven, non-profit. And the tools of the programs are relatively cheap. Sterile syringes, clean cottons and cookers, new tourniquets, alcohol wipes and antibiotic ointment are the basics. Most SEPs offer clear "safe-shooting" info, OD emergency contact info (911 and local ERs) and support a harm reduction approach spanning the spectrum from safer shooting, limited use and complete abstinence.

(disclaimer) I work with our local, legal SEP.

every year there are recorded cases of the plague in Az.

While there are means by which to stunt the spread of a potent virus, the virus never actually dies or vanishes.

As cities become more dense and as air travel continues, the likelihood of an epidemic increases.

In the abstract, the "Spanish" flu of 1918 killed the majority of those infected via secondary infections. The virus itself, while killing many people, didn't kill as many as the after effects.

Today, two things prevent those secondary infections: Antibiotics and agencies such as the CDC.

Both were non-existent in 1918.

We have been witness to several epidemics already but through treatment and quarantine procedures the spread is limited.

One day, one very scary day, we will be faced with an anti-biotic resistance strain of virus. It's not a matter of "if".

And as I stated above, with the density of cites and the use of air travel, the concept of a massive epidemic become academic.

It scared the crap out of me. WAY scarier then any horror novel.

I'm a disease/virus junkie

I just got a great book I can't wait to start. It's on the history of Rabies. LOL

Cheers!

what's the title? I read The Hot Zone too. Scary stuff indeed.

Rabid: A Cultural History of the World's Most Diabolical Virus
Bill Wasik, Monica Murphy

http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/0670023736/ref=oh_details_o00_s00_i00

Holy shit, if that had crossed to humans the world would look very different

People live in complete ignorance as to what goes on daily in the fight against disease.

Personally, I don't change or shower at my gym. I never have because of the strap bacteria.

Once upon a time, that was relegated to hospitals, but due to over prescription of anti-biotics, it's everywhere. Especially locker rooms.

Oddly, I'm not a germaphobe. LOL

Europe to India, IIRC, so 80 million American deaths at the same %. And medieval Europe was not nearly as urbanized as today's world. We do have a better understanding of epidemiology than our forbears and one could hope the current fixation with 'austerity' would fall before a clearly documented public health crisis. Even Republican Yahoos for the most part believe in most medical science.