The ‘Silent’ spread of polio in New York and surrounding areas are driving the CDC to consider additional vaccinations for some. Polio has been identified in NYC’s sewage, and Mayor Adams is “addressing the threats as they come before us…. With the assistance of Washington, DC.” While most people in the United States are protected…
Lead Pipes are a Ticking Time Bomb for Missourians
Lead is in our tap water, and the culprit is old lead pipes! Lead levels in drinking water in SW Missouri has been spiking. While lead pipes were banned in 1986, there was little-to-no action taken on the lead pipes that were already installed in the ground. Thirty years later, an estimated 15-22 million Americans…
Flash Floods Hit St. Louis Area Hard
Did you know that St. Louis just broke its’ century-old rain record with the onset of recent flash floods? This came as a shock when water from the River Des Peres was, as the city’s fire chief said, “bone dry.” The rain hit hard drenching parts of St. Louis and other Missouri towns with up…
Deadly Bacteria Found in U.S. Soil for the First Time
A deadly bacteria has been found along the Mississippi river coast for the first time. Burkholderia pseudomallei was previously found only in Africa, Australia, and Southern Asia. Somehow, it has made its’ way into U.S. soil and water. This deadly bacteria has the ability to cause an infection called melioidosis which kills about half of…
Brain-Eating Virus Infects Missouri Resident
A Missouri resident has been hospitalized in intensive care as they battle a rare-brain-eating virus after swimming in a lake in Iowa. In Taylor County, Iowa, there is a beach at Lake of Three Fires that was closed temporarily last Friday, July 8th, as a precautionary response to a confirmed infection of Naegleria Fowleri. …
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