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dweller

(27,859 posts)
2. combined arbovirus
Sat Jan 10, 2026, 12:16 PM
Yesterday

COMBINED arbovirus is not a single disease, but a category of infections that share similar traits, symptoms, and methods of transmission.
The term describes a patient’s condition that fits the profile of an insect-borne viral infection before a specific virus has been officially identified.
Most arboviral illnesses follow a standard “incubation” period. After being bitten by an infected mosquito or tick, symptoms usually appear within 3 to 14 days.
Doctors treat these as a “combined” group because they are clinically indistinguishable at the start.
Arboviral illnesses typically present in one of three ways:
Systemic/Febrile (Most Common): A sudden flu-like illness.
High fever and chills.
Severe headache (often behind the eyes).
Muscle aches (myalgia) and joint pain (arthralgia).
Skin rash and fatigue that can last for weeks.
Neuroinvasive (Most Serious): The virus crosses into the central nervous system.
Meningitis: Stiff neck, fever, and light sensitivity.
Encephalitis: Confusion, altered mental state, seizures, or tremors.
Paralysis: Sudden weakness in limbs, similar to polio.
Hemorrhagic (Specific Viruses): Seen in diseases like Dengue or Yellow Fever.
Unexplained bruising, bleeding gums, or internal bleeding.


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mwmisses4289

(3,266 posts)
3. The Sun is not the most reliable of sources.
Sat Jan 10, 2026, 12:57 PM
Yesterday

However, does make me wonder if it could be a more virulent form of measles.

Igel

(37,390 posts)
4. Yes, there's been a severe outbreak.
Sat Jan 10, 2026, 12:58 PM
Yesterday
https://www.usnews.com/news/health-news/articles/2025-12-03/chikungunya-and-dengue-outbreak-in-cuba-has-left-33-dead-officials-say

But it's a Putin-thing to declare any bad virus, from HIV right on down the the flu, on either Ukraine (you know, run by them Jewish Fascists) or the US.

Please don't.

Note that this also started in November, and the only reason to notice it now is Venezuela. Oddly, it doesn't seem to be spreading very much. Perhaps because it's not really spread person to person nor is it airborne?

DV1

(141 posts)
5. Biological threats
Sat Jan 10, 2026, 01:14 PM
Yesterday

"Without question, the biological threats of the future are increasingly severe. The individual threats are often incomprehensible for nonexperts, as biological warfare can be carried out by using viruses, bacteria, fungi, insects, or plants. Almost all animals are possible vectors, and in the far future, even mechanical products or highly manipulated organisms could also be possible vectors. In addition, synthetic biology, nanotechnology, and DNA manipulation open up a whole new range of possibilities for modifying or even completely rebuilding or recreating viruses and bacteria."


And if that isn't enough: "The latter (personalized biological weapons) spread approximately asymptomatically in the population and only have an effect on certain genetic characteristics of a person or group of people."

Better wake up, folks. There are some out there that want more than just 'deportation'.

Future Bioterror and Biowarfare Threats for NATO's Armed Forces until 2030.

Bayard

(28,636 posts)
6. trump imported disease to flatten opposition in the citizenry,
Sat Jan 10, 2026, 03:36 PM
Yesterday

And prepare the way for our troops? I'm betting they will wear gas masks when taking over.

I suspect him of any nefarious deed now.

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