Category Archives: epidemics

Video: Cyclospora Parasites In Produce

In this companion video to a recent article, Dr. Joe Alton gives his thoughts on[Read More]

The Parasite In Your Produce

Note: This article was first published at AmericanThinker.com as “Cyclosporiasis: A doctor answers questions about[Read More]

Video: Which Antibiotics For Your Storage?

In a SHTF setting, bacterial diseases might run rampant among the members of a survival[Read More]

How Cultural Practices In Africa Are Spreading Ebola

Note: This article was originally published at AmericanThinker.com Anyone who’s read the news over the[Read More]

Norovirus: The Stomach Flu

Most people expect to have a great time when they book a cruise. Some viral[Read More]

Hantavirus Off The Grid

  You’re been hearing a lot of scary stuff coming from the media about hantavirus,[Read More]

This Year’s Influenza

Infectious disease is a serious medical issue in good times or bad, and the family[Read More]

Survival Medicine Podcast: Near-Drowning, Ticks, Sharks, Chikungunya, More

In this topic-packed episode of the Survival Medicine Podcast, Dr. Joe Alton and Nurse Practitioner[Read More]

Agroterrorism

  Mass destruction doesn’t always require a nuclear weapon. Chinese operatives recently smuggled a devastating[Read More]

Hantavirus

We’ve all heard about the strange end of actor Gene Hackman and his wife: The[Read More]

Survival Medicine Podcast: Hantavirus, Hepatitis, Gallstones, Pokemon Cheeto, More

In this new podcast format, you’ll hear interesting news stories as well as the usual[Read More]

Survival Medicine Podcast: 38 Dogs, The Corpse Flower, Parasitic Worms, Measles, More

In this episode of The Survival Medicine Podcast with Joe Alton MD and Nurse Practitioner[Read More]

Texas Measles Outbreak

The number of measles cases linked to an outbreak in Western Texas has grown to[Read More]

Survival Medicine Podcast: Hypothermia, “Rabbit Fever,” Vehicular Terror, Biochar, More

In this episode of the Survival Medicine Podcast, Dr. Joe Alton and Nurse Amy Alton[Read More]

Survival Medicine Podcast: Victim Transport, Mass Casualties, pt.2, Bird Flu Update, More

In this episode of the Survival Medicine Podcast, Joe and Amy discuss how to evaluate[Read More]

H5N1 Bird Flu Update

Earlier this year, I wrote that the experts are sounding the alarm on the H5N1[Read More]

Video: Monkeypox (Mpox) Update

n this companion video to a previous article, Dr. Joe Alton updates you on the[Read More]

Survival Medicine Podcast: MPox, Epidemic Sick Rooms, Suturing, More

In this far-ranging episode of the Survival Medicine Podcast, Dr. Joe and Nurse Amy Alton[Read More]

Video: Dengue Fever

In this companion video to a previous article, Dr. Joe Alton tells you about an[Read More]

Dengue Fever On The Rise

Tropical diseases are on the rise in the United States and worldwide, including the mosquito-borne[Read More]

Tuberculosis

A disease that has existed since prehistoric times is making news in today’s West Coast.[Read More]

Bird Flu: The Next Viral Outbreak?

Experts are waving the red flag on the bird flu virus that has infected wild[Read More]

Survival Medicine Podcast: Hypothermia, Pest Infestations, Respiratory Infections

In this episode of the Survival Medicine Podcast, Dr. Joe and Nurse Amy Alton discuss[Read More]

Survival Medicine Podcast: Antibiotic News, Winter Car Survival, Natural Remedies, More

  In this episode of the Survival Medicine Podcast, Dr. Joe Alton and Nurse Practitioner[Read More]

We’ve Lost Another Survival Tool

If you know of me, it’s probably because of my writings and videos over the[Read More]

This Year’s Respiratory Infection Surge

Cold and flu season is in full swing with months to go before cases abate.[Read More]

Salmonella Contamination

The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) has issued an alert to consumers about[Read More]

A Virus Affecting Kids Re-Emerges: Enterovirus D68

There was an increase in acute respiratory illnesses in children last summer Now, the Centers[Read More]

Yellow Fever: Epidemics Past and Future

Tropical disease experts are predicting a return of the historically devastating disease yellow fever to[Read More]

Video: NYC Says Carry Narcan(R): Would YOU?

In this video companion to a recent article, Dr. Joe Alton discusses the recent request[Read More]

Malaria

Infectious diseases are a problem in every part of the world, and a common, yet[Read More]

Survival Medicine Podcast: Water Disinfection, Marburg, Strokes

Water. You can’t live without it, but in a survival scenario, bad water could be[Read More]

Video: Marburg Virus

The last thing people want to hear about is a viral outbreak these days, but[Read More]

Marburg Virus

  A pandemic-weary nation probably wants to hear about a viral outbreak as much as[Read More]

Survival Medicine Podcast: Earthquakes, Listeria, Allergy Prevention, More

Recently, a 7.8 magnitude earthquake caused massive damage and loss of life in parts of[Read More]

Survival Medicine Podcast: Dog Flu, Winter Car Survival, Dental Extraction, Chestnuts

Winter storms like “bomb cyclones” can be life-threatening, so it’s important to know how to[Read More]

Video: Future of Fish Antibiotics In Survival

In this companion video to a previous article, Dr. Joe Alton discusses changes in regulations[Read More]

Survival Medicine Podcast: Brain Trauma, Bee Stings, Paxlovid, Wound Care

Joe Alton MD, aka Dr. Bones, covers a broad range of topic in this episode,[Read More]

Video: Respiratory Syncytial Virus (RSV)

In this companion video to a recent article, Dr. Joe Alton tells you what you[Read More]

Noroviruses

Many of us have heard of the “stomach flu” but not the actual virus that[Read More]

Survival Medicine Podcast: Floods, Constipation, Monkeypox

A world weary of one viral pandemic is now experiencing the early stages of another:[Read More]

An Omicron Subvariant: What It Means

As if you weren’t sick of hearing about COVID-19, a new subvariant of omicron has[Read More]

Paxlovid: Oral Therapy For COVID

The SARS-CoV2 virus has been the scourge of the modern world for the last two[Read More]

Survival Medicine Podcast: Antivirals

Although science has made great progress against bacterial disease, our advances against viruses are primitive.[Read More]

All About Molnupiravir

Although science has made great progress against bacterial disease, our advances against viruses are still[Read More]

Video: Medical Gloves With Demo

We’ve talked a lot on this channel about face masks, how to properly fit, place,[Read More]

Ticks

It’s the time of year when, whether you’re a hiker, camper, or survivalist, you’ll be[Read More]

Nursing Care Off The Grid

Providing emergency care for an injury or other medical issue is important. In normal times,[Read More]

Double Masking

Joe Alton MD gives his thoughts on the latest CDC recommendation: double masking to increase[Read More]

How Many Antibiotics?

It stands to reason that infection will be a big issue confronting the survival medic.[Read More]

Video: “Safe Six”?

In this video companion to a previous article, Dr. Joe Alton discusses social distancing guidelines[Read More]

Practicing Safe Six?

The CDC has recommended that Americans wear masks “in public”, but are vague on what[Read More]

Video: Vitamin D Deficiency and COVID-19

Vitamin D deficiency is seen in 42% of Americans, and the worse it is, the[Read More]

Survival Medicine Podcast: Alzheimer’s, Trials, Russian Vaccine

The podcast is not going to talk just about COVID today, but  it’s a good[Read More]

Survival Medicine Podcast COVID Q & A

You know, we get dozens of questions from folks every week, and we do our[Read More]

Video: Pandemic Waves

In this companion video to a recent article, Dr. Joe Alton explains pandemic waves in[Read More]

Survival Medicine Podcast: Visits During COVID, Heat Waves, Kazakhstan Virus?

Man, it’s hot. Summer is here with a vengeance and parts of the Midwest and[Read More]

Visiting Family During A Pandemic

I recently saw an article on CNN where a number of medical experts were asked[Read More]

A New Virus In Kazakhstan?

Over the years, I have made it my mission to notify the public (those that[Read More]

Video: The Spanish Flu

In this companion video to a previous article, Dr. Joe Alton recounts the history of[Read More]

A Brief History of the Spanish Flu Pandemic

We’ve spent a lot of time discussing the COVID-19 pandemic on this channel, but we[Read More]

Survival Medicine Podcast: Tear Gas, Suture Needles, Second Waves, More

If you’re reading the headlines, you’re probably hearing that, as the country slowly reopens, we’re[Read More]

Survival Medicine Podcast: Second Waves, COVID Fatigue

In the news, COVID-19 cases are again on the rise as a second wave of[Read More]

Survival Medicine Podcast: Zinc, Societal Changes, More

As we reopen, some words will have permanently entered our vocabulary: Social distancing. Telemedicine. Self-quarantine.[Read More]

The Missing Zinc

THE MISSING ZINC Recently I wrote an article about the drug remdesivir and the fact[Read More]

Reopening After A Pandemic

The COVID-19 pandemic has rampaged throughout the planet, but a few encouraging signs are giving[Read More]

Survival Medicine Podcast: Vit D, Remdesivir, and Antibody Tests

The COVID-19 pandemic continues to steamroll populations of many countries, and drive efforts to find[Read More]

Remdesivir in COVID-19

The COVID-19 pandemic continues to steamroll populations of many countries, and drive efforts to find[Read More]

Survival Medicine Podcast: COVID-19 Origin Theories, Reinfection

SURVIVAL MEDICINE PODCAST The daily headlines are chock-full of stories about the COVID-19 pandemic. If[Read More]

Six New Symptoms of COVID-19

Coronavirus The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention have added six new symptoms to the[Read More]

What The Post-Pandemic World May Look Like

The COVID-19 pandemic is still the big story in the news, but there are signs[Read More]

Survival Medicine Podcast: UVC as Disinfectant, Tornadoes, more

In the 2020 COVID-19 pandemic, extreme shortages of personal protection equipment (PPE) have been a[Read More]

Acute Respiratory Distress Syndrome (ARDS)

On January 7th, 2020, I wrote an article about pneumonia that described a mysterious new[Read More]

Survival Medicine Podcast: Social Distancing, Lab Accidents, More

Survival Medicine Podcast Are you going to survive this pandemic? If I asked America this question[Read More]

Video: Food Shopping In Pandemic Times

In pandemic times, mundane chores like food shopping can be more exciting (in a bad[Read More]

How Much Social Distancing Is Enough?

The CDC has recommended social distancing that keeps six feet between individuals in an effort[Read More]

New: Alton’s Pandemic Preparedness Guide

We published our latest book “Alton’s Pandemic Preparedness Guide: Dealing with Emerging and Current Viral[Read More]

Video: Face Coverings and Social Responsibility

In this video, Joe Alton MD reiterates his urgent call for everyone to wear face[Read More]

Fever

COVID-19 is running rampant throughout the globe. Contagious and sometimes deadly, it’s likely to cause[Read More]

Video: Put On A Face Mask

In this video, medical preparedness advocate Dr. Joe Alton strongly urges people to put on[Read More]

Can You Get Re-Infected With COVID-19?

A number of reports have brought up the possibility of re-infection with COVID-19. Unlike some[Read More]

Cleaning Clothes of COVID-19 Patients

The COVID-19 pandemic is overwhelming hospitals and overworked medical staff, leading the CDC to recommend[Read More]

Survival Medicine Podcast: Home Care For COVID-19 Patients

COVID-19 tests are now available in larger numbers in the U.S. and the numbers of[Read More]

Video: Can N95 Masks Be Reused?

A question I’m asked often is can you reuse a face mask? In normal times,[Read More]

Video: Are COVID-19 Statistics Reliable?

The COVID-19 pandemic has spread to scores of countries in all continents except for Antarctica[Read More]

Video: Face Masks, Part 3

In this video, Dr. Joe Alton explains the difference between an N95 respirator and a[Read More]

Do Bats Play A Role In The Coronavirus Epidemic?

Coronavirus and Bats If you were in Wuhan, China and wanted some nice fresh seafood,[Read More]

Coronavirus in Dogs and Cats

CORONAVIRUS AND PETS There have a been a lot of articles that tell you what[Read More]

Epidemic Personal Protection Gear

PERSONAL PROTECTION GEAR Having knowledge of infectious diseases and how to treat them is very[Read More]

Coronavirus: A Cure?

Promising Case Study in Thailand For many, the specter of infectious disease has always seemed[Read More]

Video: Coronavirus 2019-nCoV: Preventing Infection

Video: Strategies to avoid infection with 2019-nCoV The coronavirus outbreak in China has spread to[Read More]

Video: Things You Should Know About 2019-nCoV

Coronavirus video There’s a lot to know about epidemics, including the latest virus, 2019-nCoV, a[Read More]

Coronavirus Update

Latest news on 2019-nCoV Unless you just got back from a trip to Mars, you[Read More]

The New Coronavirus: Future Pandemic or Not?

Is The New Coronavirus outbreak a Pandemic? Over the years, I’ve written about different infectious[Read More]

Video: Face Masks, Part 2: Placing, Fitting, Removal

Video: Face Masks, Part 2 Recently, we discussed some important basics about face masks, part[Read More]

Coronavirus: The Next Pandemic?

Last week, we reported on a mysterious ailment first reported Dec. 8th, 2019, in Wuhan,[Read More]

Norovirus

Norovirus: What you should know Reports from Yosemite National Park in California reveal that at[Read More]

Survival Medicine Podcast: Pneumonia in Austere Settings

Health authorities in China are reporting 60-70 cases of a previously unknown viral pneumonia that[Read More]

A New Pneumonia

Health authorities in China are reporting 60 cases or more of a previously unknown viral[Read More]

Survival Medicine Podcast: Dengue Fever, Permethrin

Survival Medicine Podcast #379 Today, we talk about a mosquito-borne illness. What? It’s freezing out there,[Read More]