Medical disasters Medical disasters The Bhopal Disaster of 1984 is claimed by many as the worst industrial disaster in history. It was caused by the accidental release of 40 tonnes of methyl isocyanate (MIC) from a Union Carbide India, Limited (UCIL, now known as Eveready Industries India, Limited) pesticide plant located in the heart of the city of Bhopal, in the Indian state of Madhya Pradesh. UCIL was a joint venture between Union Carbide and a consortium of Indian investors. ...more on Wikipedia about "Bhopal disaster"
Swine Flu is a form of Type A influenza that is normally virulent only in pigs. Type A is also known as avian influenza, because birds are asymptomatic carriers. Varieties of influenza virus A that affect swine include H1N1, H1N2 and H3N2. A H1N1 shift crossed over to humans in the early part of the 20th century, causing the Spanish Flu pandemic, which killed up to 50 million people. The death toll was particularly high among young, healthy adults. ...more on Wikipedia about "Swine flu"
Thalidomide is a drug that was sold during the late 1950s and 1960s as a sleeping aid and to pregnant women as an antiemetic to combat morning sickness and other symptoms. It was synthesized in West Germany in 1953 and marketed by the Stolberg-near- Aachen-based pharmaceutical company Grünenthal from October 1, 1957 to 1961, mainly in Germany and Britain. It was available in around fifty countries, although not in the United States, under at least forty names (such as Distaval, Talimol, Kevadon, Nibrol, Sedimide, Quietoplex, Contergan, Neurosedyn, etc.). ...more on Wikipedia about "Thalidomide"
Therac-25 was a radiation therapy machine produced by Atomic Energy of Canada Limited. It was involved with at least six known accidents between 1985 and 1987, in which patients were given massive overdoses of radiation, which were in some cases on the order of tens of thousands of rads. At least five patients died of the overdoses. These accidents highlighted the dangers of software control of safety-critical systems. ...more on Wikipedia about "Therac-25"
Times Beach, Missouri was a small town of 2,240 residents in St. Louis County, Missouri, 17 miles (27 km) southwest of St. Louis and two miles (3 km) east of Eureka, Missouri. The town was completely evacuated in the mid-1980s due to a dioxin scare that made national headlines. It was the largest civilian exposure to dioxin in the United States. ...more on Wikipedia about "Times Beach, Missouri"
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