May 2004

It is thought the airborne virus was spread by an infected person at a gig by Manchester rockers The Charlatans on Sunday.  More than 350 concert-goers fell ill after the gig. The bug is believed to be the viral infection novovirus - widely known as the winter vomiting bug.  Aberdeen, Scotland, UK.

RUSSIAN scientist dies in lab accident involving Ebola virus and somewhere in Sudan at least four killed with Ebola virus infection  - Moscow, Russia.

Experts believe the West Nile virus, which began to spread westward from New York in 1999, will likely invade Northern California sometime this summer - Sacramento, CA, USA

A simple handshake is all it takes transmit the SARS Virus.  A Chinese pathologist has found that the coronavirus which causes severe acute respiratory syndrome (SARS) may also spread through sweat, urine - GUANGZHOU, China.

The FIFTH porn actor tests positive for AIDS virus.  The adult movie performer has tested positive for the AIDS virus in an outbreak that has halted most porn production in the multibillion, and the porno industry is at a standstill because of an AIDS scare - Houston, TX, USA