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But according to researchers from the Albert Einstein College of Medicine in New York, disabling NPC1 permanently can lead to severe illness in its own right, as the protein is crucial for transporting cholesterol around the body.

Cholesterol's are necessary for hormones. Hormones control everything in your body... and I mean everything...

I speak from experience, you really do not want those little hormones messed up.

"I speak from experience, you really do not want those little hormones messed up."

Having known more than a few Females in my lifetime...

I concur.

This ID number is extremely odd and significant to me.

Ask me about it some time.

Long stories......

Patient in N.J. dies of Lassa Fever, says CDC
By Kathleen O'Brien | NJ Advance Media for NJ.com
on May 25, 2015 at 11:12 PM, updated May 26, 2015 at 12:27 AM
[link to www.nj.com]

A U.S. traveler who recently returned from West Africa has died in a New Jersey hospital of Lassa Fever, the viral hemorrhagic fever rarely seen in the United States, the U.S.Centers for Disease Control and Prevention announced late Monday night.

The unidentified traveler landed at John F. Kennedy International Airport May 17, flying from Liberia via Morocco. He had no fever or symptoms during the flight, nor when he was screened at the airport upon arrival.

The next day, however, he went to an unnamed hospital in New Jersey complaining of a sore throat, fever and fatigue. When asked about his recent travel history - a common question in wake of ongoing fears about the Ebola virus - he did not reveal his recent visit to Liberia, according to the CDC. Sad

He was treated and released, but returned to the hospital last Thursday, May 21, because his symptoms had worsened. He was transferred to an unnamed facility designed to treat viral hemorrhagic fevers and specimens were submitted to the CDC for testing.

The test results, available Monday morning, confirmed Lassa Fever but were negative for Ebola and other viruses.

Last week:

Sudden rise in MERS cases in Saudi Arabia sparks new alert
[link to en-maktoob.news.yahoo.com (secure)]

A sudden rise in cases of the Middle East Respiratory Syndrome (MERS) has led the Saudi Arabian health ministry to issue a new alert for residents to be vigilant.

Twelve infections of the potentially deadly virus were recorded between May 10-16, the ministry said.

Health Ministry official spokesman for «Al-Ahram»: No mutation of the bird flu virus

Hossam Zayed wrote:


Dr. Hossam Abdul Ghaffar, Health Ministry official spokesman, the lack of mutations in the avian influenza virus is known not to «non-mutated virus».

He said that the cause of human infections is unsafe to deal with the bird, which confirms two facts, one high rates of human infection in Egypt and the existence of cases of children age 7 months, which is not recorded anywhere in the world.

He added that the other truth is that mortality rates in Egypt, less than recorded in the world death rate by 20%, indicating that this is due to the rapid handling of medical teams with suspected cases, and that the drug used in the treatment his effective positive results if it is positive for the first 24 hours.

[link to www.ahram.org.eg]

Possible Ebola patient in Yonkers

[link to www.myfoxny.com]

NEW YORK (MYFOXNY) -

A sick patient at a hospital in Yonkers, New York, is being evaluated for possible Ebola infection, authorities said.

The person who had visited a country on the Ebola watch list came into St. Joseph's Medical Center Tuesday with a fever, according to a hospital spokesman. The patient was tested for the virus, and the hospital went into "precautionary mode."

Now you know why they have those air fresheners hanging from the rear view mirror...

South Korea, Saudi Arabia confirm more MERS cases
Filed Under:
Ebola; VHF
Jim Wappes | Editorial Director | CIDRAP News
| May 26, 2015

South Korea has had two more MERS-CoV cases among contacts with its first MERS case—now five cases total—and Saudi Arabia reported four new infections in as many days.

Meanwhile, the World Health Organization (WHO) issued statements recently on the first three Korean MERS-CoV (Middle East respiratory syndrome coronavirus) cases, recent cases in Qatar and the United Arab Emirates (UAE), and 16 recent Saudi cases.

Korean health worker infected

The two new cases in South Korea involve the daughter of the third Korean MERS patient and a healthcare worker (HCW) involved in MERS care, according to separate reports today from the Korea Herald.
The daughter, however, likely did not contract the disease from her 76-year-old father, who shared a hospital room with South Korea's first MERS-CoV case-patient, a 68-year-old who had traveled to the Middle East, the Herald reported. Officials believe she contracted MERS from the 68-year-old man while visiting her father in the hospital.
She was quarantined as one of the 64 contacts of the first patient, the story said. She tested positive for MERS-CoV at a state-designated hospital after she developed a fever higher than 100°F. She is in stable condition, according to officials.
A separate Korea Herald story, translated and posted today by the infectious disease blog Avian Flu Diary, said that one of two HCWs with suspected MERS has tested positive for the disease, while the other HCW appears to have tested negative.

[link to www.cidrap.umn.edu]

Henry L Niman PhD &#8207;@hniman · 43s43 seconds ago
#MERS confirmed cases in South Korea increase to five #nCoV #coronavirus #beta2c #SARS-like koreatimes [link to fluboard.rhizalabs.com] …

Shit well that jumped fast, Does anyone remember the incubation period for this?

5 days (range 2-14 days)
[link to www.cdc.gov]

Okay well here is a link to Cidrap on the new cases~ [link to www.cidrap.umn.edu]

One the daughter of a confirmed case,
The other "and a healthcare worker (HCW) involved in MERS care, according to separate reports today from the Korea Herald."

That is the largest concern.

Bird flu

Virus is just two mutations away from being infectious between humans
Currently can only be transmitted between birds and from birds to humans
Cambridge professor said it was something the world should 'worry about'
Could be like the Spanish Flu pandemic which killed around 50 million

[link to www.dailymail.co.uk]

S. Korea reports seven MERS cases, one suspect flies to China

[link to www.thesundaily.my]


SEOUL: South Korea said Thursday it had confirmed two more MERS virus infections, bringing the total number of cases to seven, as one suspected victim ignored warnings and flew to China on a business trip.

The infections, all traced to the original case of a 68-year-old man diagnosed on May 20 after returning from a trip to Saudi Arabia, have triggered public concerns of a wider outbreak.

Middle East Respiratory Syndrome (MERS) is considered a deadlier but less infectious cousin of the Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome (SARS) virus that appeared in Asia in 2003 and killed hundreds of people, mostly in China.

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The Korea Centre for Disease Control and Prevention said more than 70 people who may have been exposed directly or indirectly to the original patient were currently in voluntary quarantine.

However, one of them, a 44-year-old man, left for China on a business trip on Tuesday, a day after his father was diagnosed with the virus.

"We advised him against the trip but he refused," CDC director Yang Byung-Guk told reporters,

Yang said the Chinese health authorities had been notified and the man had been admitted to a Chinese hospital for testing following his arrival.

A list of 28 passengers who had sat close to the man on the China-bound flight had also been drawn up, he added.

Misogynist much Michael?

Men have hormones too. The big Testosterone, which contributes greatly to men being aggressive.

Also, I just wanted to mess with you.

Glad you're back! I did miss you. I guess you were right, you totally grow on people.

This is so stupid. Its like some idiots are trying to audition for the role of Patient Zero.

Also where did the 2 new get infected, primary contact or secondary contact?

Henry L Niman PhD &#8207;@hniman · 1m1 minute ago
#MERS confirmed cases in South Korea increase to nine #nCoV #coronavirus #beta2c #SARS-like DETAIL [link to fluboard.rhizalabs.com] …



Henry L Niman PhD &#8207;@hniman · 1m1 minute ago
#MERS confirmed cases in South Korea increase to nine #nCoV #coronavirus #beta2c #SARS-like [link to fluboard.rhizalabs.com] …

CIDRAP retweeted


Korean Ray &#8207;@koreanray · 4h4 hours ago
Lisa Schnirring | Staff Writer | CIDRAP News

South Korean MERS cluster grows; Saudi Arabia reports case [link to www.cidrap.umn.edu] …

Hong Kong orders 18 into quarantine after Korean traveller is diagnosed with Mers
Hong Kong was on high alert yesterday as 18 people were ordered to undergo quarantine and scores more were being traced after coming into contact with a Korean man who was confirmed as China's first Middle East respiratory syndrome (Mers) patient.
[link to www.scmp.com]

This is ungood if this gets loose in China.