2015 Event A continued rise in cases of dengue fever has alarmed officials in the Dominican Republic and in Delhi, India; Delhi is requiring suspension of all surgeries to make 1,000 additional beds available for victims of the disease 2015 Event An outbreak of an unknown disease in Nigeria has so far resulted in 17 deaths, each occurring within 24 hours of the onset of symptoms; while tests show that the disease is not viral, the cause has not yet been identified 2015 Event Actor, director, photographer and writer Leonard Nimoy, most popularly known as Dr. Spock on 'Star Trek,' dies at age 83 from chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD); Nimoy had been suffering from the illness for about a year 2014 Event A live Ebola sample is mistakenly sent to a U.S. Centers for Disease Control laboratory that does not meet safety and security standards for handling the virus; a laboratory worker is being monitored for 21 days due to potential exposure 2014 Event A second Dallas nurse, Amber Vinson, is diagnosed with Ebola a day after flying from Cleveland to Dallas; the Centers for Disease Control gave her approval to fly despite her symptoms 2014 Event A Dallas hospital worker who treated deceased Ebola victim Thomas Eric Duncan has herself contracted the virus despite wearing protective gear; the Centers for Disease Control states that her infection results from a breach in protocol 2014 Event The U.S. Centers for Disease Control (CDC) project that Ebola cases could reach between 550,000 and 1.4 million by January if more isn't done to control spread of the disease; infections are doubling about every 3 weeks in Liberia and Sierra Leone 2014 Event Thomas Frieden, Director of the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, cautions that the Ebola epidemic will soon be uncontrollable unless more workers are found to aid in treatment of victims and burial of contagious bodies 2014 Event Dr. Sheik Umar Khan, the key Sierra Leone doctor fighting the Ebola virus, dies after succumbing to the disease 2014 Event A case of bubonic plague in the Chinese province of Gansu prompts quarantines in parts of the city of Yumen; while outbreaks are rare, the disease can be contracted by contact with fleas from wild rodents 2013 Event American comedian Don Rickles receives treatment for a flesh-eating disease, necrotizing fasciitis, he contracted in his leg; the 87-year old is expected to make a full recovery 2013 Event The war-torn city of Deir Ezzor, Syria experiences the first outbreak of polio in 14 years, with 22 people suspected of having the viral disease 2013 Event Scientists in Spain publish a study in the 'New England Journal of Medicine' that claims a Mediterranean diets, high in olive oil, nuts, fish and fresh fruits, reduce the risk of heart disease 2012 Event A study conducted at the University of Rochester Medical Center in Rochester, New York, announces the a harmful type of space radiation may accelerate the development of Alzheimer's disease 2012 Event Russia lifts a ban imposed in 1996 on the import of British beef and lamb; the ban, imposed when Britain suffered from mad cow disease (BSE) had been lifted worldwide in 2006 2012 Event At least 20 people due from the Ebola virus disease in the Democratic Republic of Congo 2012 Event BMP7 (Bone Morphogenetic Protein 7), a potential therapeutic utility for recurrent metastatic disease, is announced as the Molecule of the Year 2011 2012 Event After a case of mad cow disease is reported in South Korea, retailers cease selling U.S. beef 2012 Event The Vietnamese government asks for help from the World Health Organization after an outbreak of an unidentified fatal disease occurs in Quang Ngai Province 2012 Event Evidence of citrus greening, a disease that has killed millions of citrus trees in Brazil and Florida, is found in a residential area of Los Angeles County, California 2011 Event According to the WHO, leading causes of death in the world include chronic illnesses such as heart disease, cancer and diabetes 2011 Event In South Korea, 1.4 million domestic pigs are buried alive to combat an outbreak of foot-and-mouth disease 2010 Event If trends in diet and exercise continue, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention project estimate 1 in 3 adult Americans will have diabetes by 2050 2009 Death Claiborne Pell, dies in Newport, Rhode Island, of Parkinson's disease, at 90 2008 Death Matthew John Rinaldo, Representative-R-New Jersey 1973 - 1993, died from Parkinson's disease 2008 Death Carl Karcher, dies in Fullerton, California, of Parkinson's disease, at 90 2007 Death Robert A. Young, Representative-D-Missouri 1977 - 1987, died from liver disease 2005 Death William Proxmire, Senator-D-Wisconsin, 1957 - 1989, Golden Fleece Awards, died of Alzheimer's disease 2001 Death Harrison A. Williams, Senator-D-New Jersey 1959 - 1982, died of heart disease 2001 Death Frank Annunzio, Representative-D-Illinois 1965 - 1973 and 1973 - 1993, died from Parkinson's disease 1998 Death Mo Udall, born in St. Johns, Arizona, Representative-D-Arizona 1961 - 1991, died of Parkinson disease 1996 Event U.K. admits humans can catch CJD (Mad Cow Disease) 1995 Event Attorney General Janet Reno announces she has Parkinson disease 1994 Death John McLiam, dies of Parkinson's disease at 75 1994 Death Jim Moloney, dies of Parkinson's disease 1993 Death Cyril Cusack, actor (Fahrenheit 451), dies of neuron disease at 82 1993 Event Doctors announce Pitts Penguin Mario Limeux has Hodgkin's disease 1993 Death Felix Grucci, fireworks expert, dies of Alzheimer's disease at 87 1992 Death M F K Fisher, cook book author, dies of Parkinson Disease at 83 1991 Death Daniel Simon Scott, dies of Alzheimer's disease at 71 1991 Death Tennessee Ernie Ford, country singer, dies of liver disease at 72 1991 Event Mo Udall, Representative-D-Arizona, resigns due to Parkinson disease 1990 Death Delphine Seyrig, dies of lung disease at 58 1990 Death Bernard Cowan, TV announcer, dies of kidney disease at 68 1990 Death Terry Thomas, English comic (Heroes), dies of Parkinson's disease at 78 1987 Death Rita Hayworth, actress (Gilda), dies of Alzheimer's disease at 68 1986 Death Jacob K. Javits, New York, Senator-R-New York 1957 - 1981, Representative-R-New York 1947 - 1954, died of Lou Gehrig's disease at 81 1985 Death George Chandler, actor (Lassie), dies of Alzheimer's disease at 87 1984 Death George Matthews, actor (Chick-Glynis), dies at 73 of heart disease 1984 Event Centers for Disease Control says virus discovered in France causes AIDS 1984 Death Paul Frances Webster, lyricist, dies of Parkinson's disease at 76 1983 Death Howard Deitz, MGM executive, dies at 86 of Parkinson's disease 1982 Death Henry Fonda, actor (On Golden Pond), dies of heart disease at 77 1982 Death Kenneth More, British actor (Genevieve), dies of Parkinson disease at 67 1981 Event National Centers for Disease Control announces high incidence of Pneumocystis and Kaposi's sarcoma in gay men 1981 Event Vaccine to prevent hoof and mouth disease announced 1981 Event Center of Disease Control reports of a pneumonia affecting gays, AIDS 1978 Event Legionnaire's disease bacteria isolated in Atlanta 1976 Death Ray Brennan, becomes 1st to, die of "Legionnaire's Disease" 1976 Event 1st outbreak of "Legionnaire's Disease" kills 29 in Philadelphia 1927 Death Ross Youngs, Hall of Fame baseballer, dies of Bright's disease at 30 1924 Death Pat Moran, manager (Cincinnati Reds), dies of Bright's Disease 1919 Birthday Dorothy Kirsten, opera singer/Alzheimer disease activist 1915 Death Alvis Alzheimer, German neurologist (Alzheimer Disease), dies at 51 1901 Birthday Rene Jules Dubos, France, U.S. microbiologist/author, Health and Disease 1899 Death James Paget, English surgeon (disease of Paget), dies at 85 1864 Birthday Alois Alzheimer, born in Germany, psychiatrist/pathologist, Alzheimer Disease 1860 Death Thomas Addison, English physician (A-Biermer Disease), dies at 67 1858 Death Richard Bright, British Dr. (Bright's disease/nephritis), dies at 69 1822 Birthday Adolf Kuszmaul, German physician, stomach pump, Kuszmaul disease 1814 Birthday James Paget, English surgeon, disease of Paget 1789 Birthday Richard Bright, England, physician, Bright's Disease/nephritis 1756 Birthday Willem Bilderdijk, Dutch poet/literature, Disease of Scientists
