Dr. Ramakanta

The 5th Plague and The Building 470

Where is this “building 470″ ? What is the 5th Plague described in the Bible ? -1- Many scholars think that among the 10 plagues of Egypt, in Moses’ time, anthrax was known as the fifth plague: described as a sickness affecting horses, cattle, sheep, camels and oxen….. ….. -2- The infamous Building 470 isContinue reading “The 5th Plague and The Building 470”

The Wheat Story- an account of Zoonoses.

( Wheat is the staple food of millions of people. Although rice is the second largest produced cereal in the world, its production is localised only to Asia. The cultivation of wheat was started some 10,000 years ago, with its origin being traced back to south east Turkey. Along with agriculture, we became a mammalContinue reading “The Wheat Story- an account of Zoonoses.”

Changing faces of a Pandemic.

A total of 188.9 million cases have been reported worldwide as on July 15, driven in most countries by the highly transmissive Delta variant. _WHO On 16th September, we, in India were logging 90k new covid cases per day. We simply had no Clue about what to do.We were told, “Look at South Korea an iconContinue reading “Changing faces of a Pandemic.”

The Pandemic Of Unvaccinated.

The pandemic may be infecting both vaccinated and not-vaccinated, but the number of Death, Seriously ill and the burden on health care resources are minimal among the fully vaccinated nations. Only the poor nations of Africa and South East Asia who cannot afford vaccination are suffering more in the new wave. The rich and poorContinue reading “The Pandemic Of Unvaccinated.”

The Two Pandemics

The pandemic may be infecting both vaccinated and not-vaccinated, but number of Death, Seriously ill and use of health care resources are negligible among the fully vaccnated nations. Thus the poor nations of Africa and South East Asia who cannot afford vaccination are suffering more. The rich and poor divide has never been more visible.Continue reading “The Two Pandemics”