The virus travels through Aedes mosquitos, which are common in all nations in the Western Hemisphere with the exception of Canada and Chile.

The World Health Organization says that Zika, a potentially deadly virus that causes small heads and developmental delays in infants, is expected to spread to all but two countries in North, Central and South America.

Chipotle sales have drastically plummeted since the E. Coli outbreak returned and spread for the third time.

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via thewashingtonpost.com A 50-yea-old mother had been suffering from a form of blood cancer that affects a person’s bone marrow.  Doctors ran a test trial on the patient, injecting her with enough units of the measles that could  inoculate 10 million people! SMH READ MORE

via: cnn.com Dale and Thomas Popcorn is voluntarily recalling bags of its flavored, ready-to-eat Indiana-brand products due to a possible Listeria monocytogenes contamination, according to the Food and Drug Administration. Listeria monocytogenes is a bacterium that is pathogenic –- meaning that it is infectious to humans, causing the illness listeriosis. It is most dangerous to young […]

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The Houston Health Department has reported five additional cases of West Nile Virus bringing the city total to 43. Galveston County is reporting it’s first…

Two more Houston residents diagnosed with West Nile virus have died. According to the city of Houston’s Health and Human Services Department, a northeast Houston…

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via: cnn.com The Ebola virus has killed 10 people in the Democratic Republic of Congo, the World Health Organization said Tuesday. As of Monday, WHO said, the deaths are among 13 probable and two confirmed Ebola cases reported in Orientale province in eastern Congo. See More

Two counties in the Houston area have confirmed cases of West Nile Virus in mosquitoes. According to reports, the first county to have mosquitoes test…

A Louisville man is facing child pornography charges after police said he acquired files using a file-sharing program. According to arrest records, police executed a search warrant at 24-year-old Randy Carl Daugherty’s residence on Wednesday. Police said when they entered Daugherty’s apartment, he was watching pornography through Limewire and he had several pornographic files opened […]