Monkeypox Outbreak: A New Pandemic
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) has received many confirmed reports in several countries, including the U.S., of an outbreak of a novel strain of the Monkeypox. The UK, Spain, Portugal, and the U.S. have confirmed a small number of growing Monkeypox cases that have caused global concern. This strain of Monkeypox, which is commonly found in Africa, was brought to Massachusetts by someone who had just travelled from the UK. And while the strain is considered rare and centralized in Africa, epidemiologists still have concerns as it is a novel strain, similar to the recent SARS-CoVID-2 strain, or COVID-19, with its many sub-variants like the Delta and Omicron, are not taking any chances and monitoring the current situation closely. What is Monkeypox? Monkeypox is a rare disease that comes from the same family of viruses as Smallpox, the pandemic outbreak that devastated more than half of the…
Twister 2022: This Ain’t No Movie
Unlike the 1996 Hollywood movie that created an internet meme of a cow flying in the air, twisters, or tornadoes, are no laughing matter. Tornadoes happen in all 50 states and they take many forms. In the West, they may be known as Dust Devils, Dust Cyclones, or Sand Devils. They can be small in nature or they could be immense. The winds of Dust Devils aren’t as strong as compared to other regions, but the fact that they blanket the skyline with dust, reduce visibility by up to 100%, and can cause inhalation problems or get in your engine, still drives a need for high concern. When mixed with water, a tornado becomes a water cyclone or water spout. But among all 50 states where tornadoes could manifest, there is one region where tornadoes are frequent. That region is known as Tornado Alley. Regardless of where you live, you…