Measles outbreak tracker

[Mr. Blue Sky]

CDC expects measles outbreak in west Texas to ‘expand rapidly’

Two people have died in outbreak in Gaines county, and doctors fear the spread of the extremely contagious disease

www.theguardian.com

Wait, we still have a CDC ? That entity still exists ??

 

[HoustonGold]

Jesus Christ , I mean if this is true

RFK Jr. Reminds Everyone He's Not a Huge Fan of Vaccines in Bonkers Fox Interview

Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. spread a confusing message about the measles vaccine during an interview on Fox News.

www.rollingstone.com

Kennedy touted the vaccine — but also suggested that the best way to get lifetime immunity from the measles is to simply become infected with measles, and that the measles vaccine is dangerous to those who take it.

 

[saintmdterps]

That guy probably smokes too. Wonder when leeches and bloodletting comes back into fashion.

Well we do use maggots for wounds in certain situations. However, these are very specially-trained Rehab Maggots, and not your run-of-the-mill eaters of dead stuff.

 

[DaveXA]

Well we do use maggots for wounds in certain situations. However, these are very specially-trained Rehab Maggots, and not your run-of-the-mill eaters of dead stuff.

TIL, rehab maggots are a thing. Lol.

 

[Optimus Prime]

Well we do use maggots for wounds in certain situations. However, these are very specially-trained Rehab Maggots, and not your run-of-the-mill eaters of dead stuff.

How do patients react when they hear you say, "bring out the maggots?"

 

[saintmdterps]

How do patients react when they hear you say, "bring out the maggots?"

They have to sign a "special" consent form...

Actually I don't do much wound care, and the medical maggots would be found in a wound center.

 

[TheRealJRad]

TIL, rehab maggots are a thing. Lol.

I legit thought we were being trolled for a bit there

 

[DaveXA]

I legit thought we were being trolled for a bit there

Same, same. Lol.

 

[Optimus Prime]

They have to sign a "special" consent form...

Actually I don't do much wound care, and the medical maggots would be found in a wound center.

I would fork with the patients from time to time

"We've reached the limits of modern medicine. We need to kick this up a notch. Get the maggots, the sage incense and that quartz crystal the size of a baseball. Let's do this!"

 

[saintmdterps]

Same, same. Lol.

Nope, it's for real. Not used all that often, but is effective though patients sometimes complain that it's painful. They can feel the nipping as the maggots eat the dead flesh. Additional painkillers are then prescribed.

 

[Optimus Prime]

A deadly West Texas measles outbreak that has so far been linked to two fatalities and hundreds of sick patients could be much more widespread than originally feared, according to health experts.

If that is the case, authorities would need to act quickly and decisively to halt its continuing spread, which could potentially prove fatal in additional largely unvaccinated communities…….

Health experts are wondering if the measles outbreak is a lot larger than it seems

The highly contagious virus has been tied to the deaths of two unvaccinated people and the infections of hundreds in West Texas

www.independent.co.uk

 

[Tapxe]

Nope, it's for real. Not used all that often, but is effective though patients sometimes complain that it's painful. They can feel the nipping as the maggots eat the dead flesh. Additional painkillers are then prescribed.

Probably not worth study, but it would not surprise me to find out it was like a phantom limb syndrome.

 

[Eeyore]

I'm Ill but I don't have any freedom spots.

 

[0rion]

How do patients react when they hear you say, "bring out the maggots?"

I would think of you're down to the maggot option in the medical field you're probably pretty open to anything.