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Discussions on the WindowsForum.com tag 'epidemic' cover a range of historical and modern outbreaks, including the dancing plague, Ebola, mad cow disease, and the opioid crisis. Topics also explore technological solutions like blockchain for tracking drugs and the portrayal of epidemics in media, such as Alzheimer's disease in a CNN special and a fictional plague in the video game Crysis 2. These threads examine the causes, spread, and societal impact of epidemics, as well as potential responses from technology and public health perspectives.
  1. whoosh

    VIDEO The Plague That Made People Dance Themselves to Death

    :eek:
  2. News

    Can Blockchain Fix the Opioid Epidemic? Intel Wants to Find Out

    The chipmaker, working with health companies, aims to use so-called blockchain technology -- similar to the one that underpins the digital currency Bitcoin -- to better trace drugs and potentially stem the epidemic. Continue reading...
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    • bitcoin blockchain cryptocurrency data security digital currency drug policy drug traceability epidemic health companies healthcare healthcare technology intel opioid crisis pharmaceuticals public health tech innovation technology applications trace drugs
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  3. whoosh

    VIDEO Ebola outbreak: What went wrong?

    :eek:
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    • ebola outbreak epidemic global health public health
    • Replies: 1
    • Forum: The Water Cooler
  4. whoosh

    VIDEO How did the Ebola epidemic get out of control so fast?

    :zoned: :andwhat:
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    • ebola outbreak epidemic epidemiology public health
    • Replies: 1
    • Forum: The Water Cooler
  5. cybercore

    Larry King Is Back !!!

    Larry King will explore Alzheimer’s disease in his first CNN special since stepping down from his nightly talk show. “Unthinkable: The Alzheimer’s Epidemic,” airing Sunday at 8 p.m., features interviews with several celebrities touched by the disease, including Maria Shriver, whose father...
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    • alzheimer's cnn documentary epidemic health larry king maria shriver nancy reagan seth rogen special
    • Replies: 0
    • Forum: The Water Cooler
  6. Super Sarge

    something Will Rodgers might have said

    Think about this: 1. Cows 2. The Constitution 3. The Ten Commandments COWS Is it just me, or does anyone else find it amazing that during the mad cow epidemic our government could track a single cow, born in Canada almost three years ago, right to the stall where she slept...
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    • civil rights constitution cow culture epidemic ethics government humor immigration iraq justice law legislation policy politics rights society ten commandments tracking
    • Replies: 1
    • Forum: The Water Cooler
  7. kemical

    VIDEO Crysis 2 Trailer (new)

    Here's the latest Crysis 2 trailer which id due for release October 1st (I can't friggin wait!!) The world has been ravaged by a series of climatic disasters and society is on the verge of total breakdown. Now the aliens have returned, with a full invasion force bent on nothing less than the...
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    • action alien climatic disasters combat crysis destruction epidemic gameplay invasion military nanosuit new york release super soldier survival technology trailer urban jungle video games
    • Replies: 10
    • Forum: Windows Games
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