Category Archives: Infections

What To Know About Plague (Panic-Free Edition)

(This article by Joe Alton MD was first published at AmericanThinker.com.) These days, when you[Read More]

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]

Survival Medicine Podcast: Survival Medics, Boosting Immunity, Nailbed Injuries, More

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

Video: Dental Preparedness, Pt. 1

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

Dental Preparedness Off The Grid, Pt. 1

  You might be surprised to find out that an effective survival medic requires a[Read More]

Survival Medicine Podcast: Antibiotics, Thyroid Questions, OB/Newborn Supplies

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

Antibiotics For The Survival Medicine Cabinet

One of the questions I get from readers most frequently is guidance regarding which antibiotics[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]

Video: Hantavirus Without Panic

Time for a no panic viewpoint about hantavirus infections. Members of the hantavirus family (hantaviridae)[Read More]

Norovirus: The Stomach Flu

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

Survival Medicine Podcast: Fall Injuries, Hanta Panic-Free, Norovirus, More

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

Hantavirus Off The Grid

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

Vision Issues, Part 2: Eye Infections

I think that, if you asked people what sense they would least like to lose[Read More]

Pregnancy Problems In Survival Settings

It’s a rare individual that doesn’t have someone in their family or social circle of[Read More]

Sterilizing Medical Equipment Off The Grid

A significant factor in the quality of medical care given in austere settings is the[Read More]

Antiseptics, Pt. 2: Natural Options

In part 1 of this article, we reported on the tens of millions of emergency[Read More]

Antiseptics In Survival, Pt. 1

In good times or bad, families may face any number of events where trauma causes[Read More]

Survival Medicine Podcast: Lost At Sea, Road Rash, Flesh-Eating Bacteria, Shoulder Injury

In this episode of the Survival Medicine Podcast with Joe Alton MD and Amy Alton[Read More]

Video: Flesh-Eating Bacteria

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

Flesh-Eating Bacteria

Residents in Gulf Coast states are being warned by health officials to beware of the[Read More]

Off Grid Medicine: Civil War

I often talk about situations where the family medic is thrown back to an earlier[Read More]

Survival Medicine Podcast: Agroterrorism, Riot Safety, Ear Issues, More

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

Agroterrorism

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

GI Bleeding

The gastrointestinal (GI) tract in humans is an almost unbelievably long organ system averaging, in[Read More]

Survival Medicine Podcast: Ballistic Trauma, Body Armor, Giardia, More

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

Video: Hantavirus And The Hackmans

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

Giardia

Recently, we discussed the topic of infection with parasitic worms. While some of these can[Read More]

Worms

In developed countries, some disease-causing organisms such as parasites are more of historical interest than[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]

YouTube Video: Survival Medicine Podcast

In this retooled version of the Survival Medicine Podcast, Dr. Joe Alton and Nurse Amy[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]

Gall Bladder Disease On And Off The Grid

  Abdominal pain is a major concern when caused by an injury, but chronic disease[Read More]

Survival Medicine Podcast Now On YouTube, Spreaker

Looks like BlogTalkRadio is closing its doors, so we have added Spreaker to your options[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]

Tularemia

Officials from the Center For Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) report that cases of tularemia[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]

Survival Medicine Podcast: Mass Casualties, Dental Fractures, Tonsillitis, More

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

Survival Medicine Podcast: Hurricane Strategies, Migraines, Antiseptics, More

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

MPOX, aka Monkeypox

Keeping an eye out for possible future pandemic diseases is part of our mission as[Read More]

Video: Wound Treatment And Infection Control

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

Wound Infections Off The Grid

In survival scenarios, the family medic can expect to be called upon to treat various[Read More]

Sinusitis

Lately, I’ve received reports of an uptick in people suffering from something called “sinusitis.” Sinusitis[Read More]

Survival Medicine Podcast: Sinusitis, Wound infections, Listeria Food Poisoning, More

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

Listeria Food Contamination

Bacterial food contamination is a major issue that sickens people and can even become life-threatening.[Read More]

Video: West Nest Virus

It’s a hot, wet summer in many places throughout the U.S., and the mosquitoes are[Read More]

Video: Dengue Fever

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

West Nile Virus

It promises to be a hot summer and, combined with wet weather, an ideal environment[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]

Survival Medicine Podcast: Tornadoes, Tuberculosis, Early Labor, Blood, More

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

Urinary Infections Off The Grid

The group medic in survival scenarios has to be ready to deal with major injuries[Read More]

How To Deliver A Placenta After The Baby: Human Birth, Part 3

In this series on labor and delivery off the grid,  we’ve emphasized the importance that[Read More]

Tuberculosis

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

Survival Medicine Podcast: Bleeding, Biological Warfare, LifeVac, More

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

Biological Agents As Weapons

Many different disaster scenarios can lead to mass casualties. The largest in the last century,[Read More]

Call Me Crazy, But Was There A COVID Cover-Up?

The COVID pandemic is over, and the virus is now one of those that circulate[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: Internal Injuries, Bandages/Dressings, Raw Honey, Antiseptics, More…

You know, we talk a lot about medical supplies that you have to get serious[Read More]

Survival Medicine Podcast: Med Supplies, Frostbite, Essential Oils, Dakin’s, More

In this episode of the Survival Medicine Podcast, Dr. Bones and Nurse Amy discuss hard[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]

Body Lice And Other Infestations

  Last time, we talked about the curse of the overcrowded day care, the head[Read More]

Viral Antigenic Shift/Antigenic Drift: JN.1

This year’s cold and flu season is similar to every other: The latest strain is[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]

Video: A Survival Tool Lost

In this companion video to a recent article, Dr. Joe Alton discusses the FDA warning[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]

Survival Medicine Podcast: Pneumonia, Survival Barter, Prostatitis, More

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

Survival Medicine Podcast: Dental Issues, Arthritis, Yellow Fever, More

Dr. Joe and Nurse Amy Alton discuss dental issues, gouty arthritis, yellow fever, more in[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]

Survival Medicine Podcast: Headaches, RSV, Herbal Quality Issues, Protective Vests, Phenylephrine, More

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

Video: A Nasal Decongestant You Have That Doesn’t Work

In this companion video to a recent article, an FDA panel admits that one of[Read More]

A Nasal Decongestant That Doesn’t Work: Phenylephrine

  As cold and flu season approaches, families are stocking up on medications that take[Read More]

Flesh-Eating Bacteria

A national health alert has been issued for medical providers to be aware of infections[Read More]

Survival Medicine Podcast: Flesh Eating Bacteria, Hurricanes, Mudslides, Tourniquets, Jellyfish/Sting Ray Stings, More

Recent hurricanes on the West and East coast have threatened millions, and it’s important for[Read More]

Video: Malaria

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

Which Antibiotics For Your Storage?

(NOTE: The information below is only meant for circumstances where there is no functioning medical[Read More]

Survival Medicine Podcast: Dental Trauma, Herbal Remedies, Malaria, More

It’s true that a survival group needs someone with medical knowledge and supplies to treat[Read More]

Malaria

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

Survival Medicine Podcast: Herbal Remedies, Cellulitis, Heat Emergencies, Dehydration, More

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

What You Should Know About Lyme Disease

In our last article, we discussed general aspects of those tiny but problematic arachnids: ticks.[Read More]

All About Ticks

In situations where people find themselves spending a lot of time outdoors,  they’ll be exposed[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]

Video: A Compact Vehicle Medical Kit

In this video, Nurse Amy again steps in front of the camera to demonstrate what[Read More]

Medical Supplies: How Much Is Enough?

A common question that family medics ask of me is “how much”? Indeed, the state[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]

The Kraken Variant

COVID-19 continues to develop new forms of the Omicron strain, which is the predominant form[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]