 1541, Spanish explorer Francisco Vasquez de Coronado (1510 - 1554) crosses the plains of Kansas on his expedition to conquer the legendary Seven Cities of Cibola, accompanied by a Native American guide. Original Artwork: A painting by Remington. (Photo by MPI/Getty Images) - artwork dated 1754 |
The First Flu Pandemic
In the summer of 1580, the first unmistakable influenza pandemic, or worldwide outbreak, arose in Asia. It spread to Africa and then northward, infecting the whole of Europe over a period of six months. Sea explorers and early colonists then spread the influenza plague to the Americas. Today, annual influenza outbreaks occur in fall and winter, with serious illness and death largely restricted to the very young, very old and the medically fragile. By contrast, global pandemics settle into a pattern of appearing every 10 to 50 years, often striking younger and previously healthy persons with sometimes fatal results. |
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Oxygen Therapy Program
This fundamental cause of all disease, according to Forest, is a lack of oxygen. This is made evident by the fact that the body is "composed mostly of water, which is eight-ninths oxygen," and "only oxygen is in such a constant demand that it's absence brings death in minutes".
