Thursday, October 04, 2012

The outbreak of fungal meningitis is a fairly serious issue.

Fungal infections inside the body are extremely difficult to treat. Complicate that with this being a fungal infection in the CSF (cerebrospinal fluid) and it is a very difficult situation for physicians. This is a very dangerous set of circumstances and the federal government has to look at the possibility of this being intentional.

I sincerely doubt this occurred by accident. This type of contamination is unheard of. It will be a small miracle if people actually survive. No lie.

Meningitis cases
An outbreak of a rare and deadly form (click here) of meningitis has now sickened 26 people in five states who received steroid injections mostly for back pain, health officials said Wednesday. Four people have died, and more cases are expected.
Eighteen of the cases of fungal meningitis are in Tennessee; three cases have been reported in Virginia; two in Maryland; two in Florida, and one in North Carolina. Two of the deaths were in Tennessee; Virginia and Maryland had one each, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. Fungal meningitis is not contagious like the more common viral and bacterial meningitis.
A Massachusetts specialty pharmacy that is suspected as the source of the steroid linked to the outbreak said Wednesday that it has voluntarily suspended operations....

I would never expect a specialized pharmacy such as this to have substandard sterile conditions. It would have to be a complete breach of any protocol to have this level of contamination. This is not a minor incident.

FRAMINGHAM, Mass.
A Framingham pharmacy is under fire after it was linked to a deadly meningitis outbreak. (click here for video)


Framingham's New England Compounding Center voluntarily shut down production Wednesday after a deadly meningitis outbreak was traced to a steroid produced at the facility.
"This is very unusual -- and I stress, very unusual," said Dr. John Dreyzehner, of the Tennessee Department of Health.
The deadly form of meningitis has sickened more than two dozen people in five states. Four have died.

Eighteen of the cases are in Tennessee, where a Nashville clinic received the largest shipment of the steroid.
Three cases have been reported in Virginia, two in Maryland, two in Florida and one in North Carolina. Two of the deaths were in Tennessee, and Virginia and Maryland had one each, said officials at the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention....

There are many varieties of Aspergillus.



Aspergillus aculeatus
Aspergillus caesiellus
Aspergillus candidus
Aspergillus carneus
Aspergillus clavatus
Aspergillus deflectus
Aspergillus egyptiacus
Aspergillus fischerianus
Aspergillus flavus
Aspergillus fumigatus
Aspergillus glaucus
Aspergillus nidulans
Aspergillus niger
Aspergillus ochraceus
Aspergillus oryzae
Aspergillus parasiticus
Aspergillus penicilloides
Aspergillus restrictus
Aspergillus sojae
Aspergillus sydowii
Aspergillus tamari
Aspergillus terreus
Aspergillus ustus
Aspergillus versicolor


It is the fungus by which HEPA filters are measured in their effectiveness. Any medical filter has to be able to stop Aspergillus in order to qualify as effective, so there are many reasons why this is a strange occurrence.

It might be a problem like Legionella, but, if there is excessive moisture in their filters or filtration system that may give a clue. Massachusetts has been very, very wet from rain and severe storms this summer season and anything is possible.

One of the cardinal symptoms of the Climate Crisis is the uptick of bacteria, virus and other contagions like fungus. Aspergillis is not a designer fungus. At least not if the one involved here falls into any of these species. But, the excessive moisture in the region could present an opportunity for it's growth. BUT, filters are suppose to handle this. There is something seriously wrong here.