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Travelers, campers, tourists and vacationers alike can be at risk for getting Lyme disease, a serious, debilitating condition caused by being bitten by an infected tick.

What are the symptoms of Lyme disease?

Salmonella contaminated tomatoes have been associated with 228 illnesses in 23 states. The Center for Disease Control and Prevention still does not know the source of the contaminated tomatoes.

Selling turtles in the Unites States has been prohibited since 1975 because they carry salmonella. The Center for Disease Control has reported that “no reliable methods are available to guarantee that a turtle is free of salmonella”. In fact recently a Florida infant died from salmonella she caught from a pet turtle.

Methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) has been in the news lately. MRSA is a form of a common bacteria that has evolved an ability to survive treatment with antibiotics. This ability to overcome antibiotic treatment is why Methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus is often referred to as a superbug.

I just finished reading The Epidemic “a global history of aids” by Jonathan Engel. In his book Mr. Engel discusses the emergence of Aids during the early 1980’s and how the Aids virus has spread around the world. He also looks at the American governments failed attempts to stop Aids from spreading.

The Bird Flu virus has mutated into a form that allows it to spread more easily among humans. Apparently the mutation allows the virus to multiply in the cooler regions of the noise and throat. Which is a crucial step towards a pandemic. Thankfully this mutation alone is not enough to spark a epidemic however one scientist called the mutation “scary”.

There is a brain-eating amoeba that has killed 6 people this year in the United States. The amoeba is called Naegleria fowleri and is found around the world. It lives in lake water and soil.