Some are calling it the "Aflockalypse". Others are calling it the end of the world as we know it. All over the globe, thousands of dead birds are dropping out of the sky and millions of dead fish are washing ashore. So just what in the world is going on? Well, the truth is that nobody knows for sure why large numbers of fish and large numbers of birds are dying all over the planet. There are some that believe that this is happening because we are getting closer...
Is there a reason why the world is being hit with so many plagues lately? Could someone be trying to tell us something? In case you haven't noticed, some of the recent plagues around the globe have been rather "Biblical" in nature. No, it isn't the end of the world as we know it just yet, but there has been a rash of really bizarre plagues all over the world in recent days. There have been reports of massive outbreaks of frogs, locusts and rats. Famine and drought are...
What in the world is going on out there? Is somebody trying to tell us something? In 2010, there have been more plagues of "Biblical proportions" than during any other year in recent memory. It is not quite the end of the world as we know it yet, but things are getting quite creepy out there. So is there a pattern to all of this, or do we just happen to be in a very bad year? Whatever the explanation is, the truth is that 2010 is one of...
An Official World Health Organization press release contains an ominous warning about the potential for a deadly "reassortment" in which the H1N1 swine flu virus combines with the H5N1 bird flu virus to produce a completely new strain. According to the press release, a reassortment of that nature could potentially produce a flu virus that is as devastating to human life as the H5N1 bird flu and that is as highly contagious as the H1N1 swine flu. Considering the fact that the H5N1 bird flu virus has killed over...
What in the world is happening in Ukraine? A mystery plague that is directly attacking the respiratory systems of its victims, filling the lungs with blood before ultimately disintegrating them is causing panic not only in Ukraine but across central Europe. Some health experts in the region believe that parainfluenza is the cause of this outbreak. Others believe that a virus similar to the 1918 Spanish flu is on the loose. Still others fear that the H1N1 swine flu has mutated and become more virulent. Whatever is causing the mystery plague in Ukraine,...