Shine [China]
24 December 2018
Man detained for spreading
'HIV' rumors
A man has been detained for allegedly spreading a
rumor about “an AIDS patient selling blood to spread the HIV virus” over the
Internet, Shanghai police said on Monday. The 25-year-old, surnamed Gong, made
up the rumor and posted it on his public WeChat account in October this year,
and it soon went viral, police said. […] He has allegedly confessed and said he
made the story up to draw more readers to his WeChat account. […]
The Standard [Kenya]
18 December 2018
Fear as new STI nicknamed
‘Jakadala’ hits Migori County
Fear has gripped locals following claims of an
outbreak of a strange Sexually Transmitted Infection (STI) nicknamed
"Jakadala". […] Some villagers claimed the infection is lethal and
can kill someone in one week - if not managed in time. […]
Tuko [Kenya]
20 December 2018
Famous Ohangla singer Musa Jakadala
laughs off links to rumoured deadly STI in Migori county
Renowned Luo Ohangla musician Moses Odhimbo alias Musa
Jakadala has said he is unmoved by Migori residents decision to christen a
debunked deadly Sexually Transmitted Infection (STI) with his stage name. […] “In
Luo culture a popular people who trend are often named after unknown a natural
phenomenon like famine or ailment. I am honoured as it shows I am a hit maker,”
Jakadala said. […]
Hivisasa [Kenya]
21 December 2018
Why University students in
Eldoret are more afraid of 'Jakadala' than HIV
[…] The disease is believed to be deadly with the
ability to kill its victims within 5 days of infection. Allegations that the
disease can be contracted despite using protection has thrown most Kenyan
youths especially university students into a panic. […]
Nairobi News [Kenya]
19 December 2018
Ministry of Health probing
claims of ‘Jakadala’ outbreak
[…] Horrific video clips and pictures of alleged
victims of the STI have been doing rounds on social media and has raised panic
over the possibility of its spread across the country. The victims in the
trending photos and clips appear to be in pain and have sores on their
genitals. […] Reports of the disease emerged after a man who had accompanied a
music band to Uganda returned and developed lacerations on his genitals.
Nairobi News [Kenya]
20 December 2018
‘Jakadala’ STI is
non-existent, findings by health officials reveal
Medics in Migori say claims of an emergence of a new
Sexually Transmitted Infection (STI) in the area is a hoax. Health teams
dispatched to the eight sub-counties to investigate the reports of the disease
nicknamed ‘Jakadala’ found out that there was no such STI in all the public and
private health facilities. […]
Al Feldstein
(script), Graham Ingels (art), “Death Suited Him!,” Tales from the Crypt #21, Dec. 1950-Jan. 1951. In this sex-switched
version of “The Poisoned Dress,” a jealous man kills a woman’s husband so he
can marry her. As a final act of revenge on his rival, he digs up his corpse, removes
the tuxedo he was buried in, and wears it to the wedding ceremony. Just before
the priest can marry the couple, the man drops dead, killed by exposure to the embalming fluid absorbed by the tuxedo.
Al Feldstein
(script), Graham Ingels (art), “Dying to Lose Weight!,” Vault of Horror # 18, April-May 1951. Four fat people given diet pills containing tapeworm larvae
become emaciated and die. The crank doctor who supplied the pills is attacked and eaten by one of the tapeworms.
