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China-Japan-Koreas
NORKS lack antibiotics to counter nationwide scarlet fever outbreak
2007-01-19
From East Asia Intel, subscription.
North Korea is facing a nationwide outbreak of scarlet fever. The Daily NK newsletter reported last week that the epidemic had spread to northern and eastern areas of the country. “North Korean authorities are currently taking steps to blockade those regions where scarlet fever has broken out,” the newsletter stated.

One North Korean told the newsletter in a telephone interview on Dec. 14 that “the spread of scarlet fever in the large cities on the east coast of North Korea has become quite severe," and that "neither merchants nor people traveling for personal reasons can enter or leave the area and people are extremely frustrated.
and extremely sick.
“Scarlet fever is spreading in Wonsan in Kangwon Province, Hamheung in South Hamgyong Province, Sinpo, Tanchon, Kilchu in North Hamgyong Province, Hyesan in Yanggan Province, the north and almost all of the eastern regions and it has also recently broken out in Hoeryong in North Hamgyong Province," the person stated.

"With the exception of the military and people conducting business related to the military, the People's Security Agency, etc., travel is restricted for all citizens," the report said.
Also saw another article about electricity shortages severely crippling railway transportation.
“As scarlet fever spreads on the east coast, the railway stations in the large cities are blockaded. Trains that are passing through do not open the doors to the platform,” the report stated.

North Korea lacks sufficient supplies of antibiotics to treat the disease, the report said.
The Army-First policy probably provides any antibiotics for the Army, with nothing left for the civvies, except the Party muckity-mucks.
“While North Korean authorities are boasting of both their status as a powerful nation and military-first politics, the citizens are suffering from scarlet fever and a severely cold winter,” the report said.
So what is your answer to this humanitarian problem, Jimmah and Madame Halfbright? Or Speaker Pelosi, or the rest of the mindless.
Posted by:Alaska Paul

#6  I had this as a kid. It sucks. With a dedicated intelligence effort America has the power to remove the entire Nork leadership in a single B-1 load of SDBs, how can failing to do so be a good thing?
Posted by: rammer   2007-01-19 22:11  

#5  Another Commie "Going Back to the Future", back to the 21st Century future that is the early 1900's. Sad thing is even wid proper anti-biotics, for many ordinary Norkies their body's natural immune systems may already be detrimented due to pervasive hunger. STRATEGYPAGE > unless something changes, mainstream = ordinary North Koreans are looking at PERMANENT HUNGER/
STARVATION + NATIONAL DEVELOPMENT. * Can be ascribed as NK being destroyed by South Korea, USA, Japan, andor even by Radical islam IS A GOOD THING = EVENT TO CELEBRATE. CLINTONISM > they demand Demand DEMAND D-E-M-A-N-D, D *** YOU, THEIR RIGHT TO BE DESTROYED.
Posted by: JosephMendiola   2007-01-19 21:59  

#4  Scarlet Fever is strep. In the 1800's and first half of the 1900's there were no antibiotics. The first sulfa drugs were not available until the 1930's. So it probably wasn't a different disease, it just went untreated in an effective way.

The Muppet guy died of basically scarlet fever. It is basically strep throat gone systemic.
Posted by: crosspatch   2007-01-19 20:32  

#3  NorKs blame yankee imperialistic running dogs for starting scarlet fever outbreak in 3, 2, 1...

NorKs say scarlet fever epidemic result of blankets sold to them by USA...

Posted by: FOTSGreg   2007-01-19 15:52  

#2  Mortality from scarlet fever among children under 2 years was 55% in 1840. Even as late as 1915, mortality from scarlet fever among children under 5 years was around 30%.

(Some experts believe that the scarlet fever of this period was a different disease, with a different etiology, than the illness we call scarlet fever today.)
Posted by: Anonymoose   2007-01-19 10:57  

#1  
Norklandavia Alert: Runaway Scarlet Fever Outbreak

Here Kimmy, We have a plan for YOU, Hillary Rodham's Health Care Plan!


/thanks al-Alaska Paul
Posted by: Jimmah and Madame Halfbright   2007-01-19 06:21  

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