Infants account for most cases of botulism reported in the United States. Although the ratio of infant / food-borne cases was fairly constant prior to 1999, subsequent trends appear to signal a parallel increase in infant and decrease in food-borne botulism. [1,2] See graph [3] References: 1. Berger SA. Infectious Diseases of the United States, [...]
The following background data are abstracted from Gideon www.GideonOnline.com and the Gideon e-book series. [1,2] Time and Place: The first indigenous case of Crimean-Congo hemorrhagic fever (CCHF) in South Africa was reported in 1981 – fatal infection acquired in Transvaal. - At the time of the report, 7% of persons in the area were found [...]
I took pictures of the food we had lying around the house last January 11, 2013. Let’s play a game and try to guess what the pictures are. Name those food items. The fruits, the vegetables, the animal foods. Let’s me try out the new capabilities of this upgraded wordpress website. Will update this post … Continue reading