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Illness With an Unusual Cause

Christoph Renninger (Coliquio) August 08, 2022

In 2021, in US states far removed from one another, numerous cases of melioidosis (Whitmore's disease) sprung up, some with a fatal outcome. What is the common factor linking all of those affected? 

Between March and July 2021, cases of the bacterial infectious disease sprung up in Georgia, Kansas, Minnesota, and Texas, with the disease being fatal for two of those affected. Usually, cases of melioidosis occur in the United States after traveling to regions where the pathogen is prevalent. However, none of the patients had undertaken any previous international travel.
When the genomes of the bacterial strains (Burkholderia pseudomallei) were sequenced, they showed a high level of concordance, suggesting a common source of infection. The bacterial strain is similar to those that are found in Southeast Asia above all. An imported product from there was taken into consideration as the trigger./.../

Aroma Spray as a Trigger

In October, the cause of the melioidosis was finally identified in the house of the patient from Georgia: an aromatherapy spray. The genetic fingerprint of the bacterial strain matched with that from the other patients. The common trigger was thus discovered./.../

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Does drinking coffee help you live longer?

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Americans drink an estimated 517 million cups of coffee every day, according to the National Coffee Association, making it the most popular beverage in the U.S. other than water.

Drinking coffee has been associated with a wide range of health benefits. But will it help you live longer?

 Full Story: Live Science (8/14) 

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Beyond the Blues: Poet Mary Ruefle’s Stunning Color Spectrum of Sadnesses

“Pink sadness… is the sadness of shame when you have done nothing wrong, pink sadness is not your fault, and though even the littlest twinge may cause it, it is the vast bushy top on the family tree of sadness, whose faraway roots resemble a colossal squid with eyes the size of soccer balls.”

Goethe’s color wheel, from his 1809 theory of color and emotion.

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