Category Archives: Viruses

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]

Survival Medicine Podcast: Ballistics, Eye Trauma, Winter Car Kit, Influenza

In this episode of The Survival Medicine Podcast, Dr. Joe and Nurse Amy switch roles[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]

Video: Hantavirus And The Hackmans

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

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]

MPOX, aka Monkeypox

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

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: 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: Hypothermia, Pest Infestations, Respiratory Infections

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

This Year’s Respiratory Infection Surge

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

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]

The Kraken Variant

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

Video: Respiratory Syncytial Virus (RSV)

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

Paxlovid: Soon To Be Out Of Pocket?

In the battle to prevent severe cases of COVID, the oral medication Paxlovid has become[Read More]

Respiratory Syncytial Virus

As we enter the winter season, outbreaks of infections like flu, COVID, and respiratory syncytial[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]

Survival Medicine Podcast: Medical Corruption, Frostbite, Clove Oil, More

In this topic-filled podcast, Dr. Joe Alton and Nurse Practitioner Amy Alton discuss corruption in[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]

Video: Paxlovid As Oral COVID Therapy

The COVID-19 pandemic has been with us for a full two years now, and effective[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]

The Omicron Variant

A recent development in the COVID-19 saga is the emergence of a new strain in[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]

What Is Nipah Virus (NiV)?

In the midst of a worldwide pandemic, the last thing you want to hear about[Read More]

COVID-19 Long-Haulers

The COVID-19 pandemic hit home recently in our family when my brother, sister-in-law, and their[Read More]

Double Masking

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

Video Podcast?

After about 600 audio podcasts, Amy and I have decided to experiment with a video[Read More]

Survival Medicine Podcast: Viral News, Myths

COVID-19 was supposed to peter out around now, but cases are peaking again, with 300,000[Read More]

Video: Ivermectin for COVID-19?

In this companion video to a recent article, medical preparedness advocate Dr. Joe Alton explores[Read More]

Tonsillitis In Austere Settings

Your tonsils are glands on each side of the back of the throat. Their job[Read More]

Survival Medicine Podcast: Cyclospora, Food Contamination/Safety

The person that’s responsible for the health of their family isn’t just there to stop[Read More]

What You Might Not Know About Hand Washing

One of the simplest ways to maintain good health is washing your hands. You may[Read More]

Video: “Safe Six”?

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

Survival Medicine Podcast: Microplastics, Safe “Six”

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

Practicing Safe Six?

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

COVID-19 And Death Certificates

I recently came across a number of interesting stories that suggest that COVID-19 is less[Read More]

Video: The Problem With “Following The Science”

In this companion video to a previous article, Dr. Joe Alton discusses how we are[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: Survival Group Expert and Author Charley Hogwood, More

Today on the Survival Medicine Podcast, we welcome good friend Charley Hogwood. Charley 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]

Vitamin D Deficiency and COVID-19

Lately, we’ve been reviewing the potential for vitamin deficiencies to play a significant role in[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]

Survival Medicine Podcast: Near-Drowning, Spanish Flu Lessons, More

Many people are concerned about what appears to be a second wave of COVID-19, the[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]

Pandemic Waves

Many people are concerned about what appears to be a second wave of COVID-19, the[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: Riots, COVID, T. Blackmore of “Antigenic Shift”

The Altons are happy to welcome author Terry Blackmore of the Pandemic Series, the first[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]

Video: The Missing Zinc

In this companion video to a recent article, Joe Alton MD examines a possible reason[Read More]

The Missing Zinc

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

Video: Remdesivir in COVID-19

The race to find an effective treatment against COVID-19 is in full swing, and the[Read More]

Survival Medicine Podcast: Fractures, COVID Myths

Recently, we came across an article about coronavirus myths on, guess where, the AARP website,[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]

Video: When Hand Washing Was Controversial

In this companion video to a previous article, Dr. Joe Alton discusses a time when[Read More]

Remdesivir in COVID-19

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

Video: Post-Pandemic Predictions

In this companion video to a previous article, Joe Alton MD gives some thoughts on[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]

Survival Medicine Podcast: Chloroquine, Food and Laundry in Pandemics

The COVID-19 pandemic continues to rampage throughout the known world, killing close to 100000 and[Read More]

Grocery Shopping In Pandemic Times

In infectious disease outbreaks, mundane chores like food shopping may become much more exciting (but[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]