New disease
2008.09.28 11:44

The term E-coli or Escherichia -coli bacillus was often heard in foreign news in late 20th century, I started hearing the word o-157 in Japan's news soon after that. I hadn't realised both are the same immediately.
Mad cow disease occurred in a country first caused by prion, this disease is also known as Bovine spongeform encepalopathy, believed to be related to human disease Creutzfeldt Jacob disease. There's another disease called Hoof and mouth disease in cattles.
Bird influenza broke out first in a country and later spreaded arond the globe. Sudden acute respiratory syndrome or new type influenza is thought to be a human version of bird influenza.
At least less tha ten caseses of Ciguatera poisoning were reported here in Japan. This poison started being found in edible fish Isaki. Noro virus is found among rare oysters.