Biological weapons, also known as germ warfare, involve the use of biological toxins or infectious agents. This can include bacteria, viruses, or fungi. Biological warfare uses non-human life to disrupt or end human life. But did you know how the Japanese Army infected Chinese and Korean civilians with the Plague? In the 1940s, the Japanese […]
According to the Food and Drug Administration (FDA), a rare disease is classified as one that affects 200,000 people or less. When you think about it, that can cover such a broad number of diseases. The Kuru disease is on the top three of the list, but what is it exactly, and how does one
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Dr. Donald Hopkins helped wipe smallpox from the planet. He won’t rest until he’s done the same for Guinea worm disease. Hopkins has been fighting the parasite for 37 years. Health officials believe that, with vigilance, the disease will soon be eradicated globally. Photograph by Melissa Golden At an open-air hospital in northern Ghana, Donald
