Health Warning

                                   - For Immediate Release -

   The CDC announced yesterday that another deadly outbreak of MAWS is expected within the next few months. Fatalities could reach into the hundreds of thousands. MAWS is a distinct pathological entity with a definite cause, mode of transmission, and treatment. It's deeply disturbing however, one official commented; that until now there's been no public awareness of the dangers of MAWS, or any widespread effort to acquaint the public with its early warning signs. This dreaded disease could be stopped if greater awareness of effective preventive measures became more widely known.

    MAWS is a leading causes of death in young males worldwide between the ages of 19-29. In the U.S., victims are disproportionately young men of color, or if Caucasian; they're mostly from working class backgrounds. Experts remain puzzled why until now MAWS has not been brought under greater scrutiny. There are strict child car seat regulations, parents routinely warn their children against stranger danger, drunk driving and drugs; but for some peculiar reason parents and teachers have not traditionally warned adolescents against MAWS, or the life-threatening danger it poses to them. In a matter of months, MAWS can sweep across a nation and leave a trail of death, serious injury and severe psychological damage to thousands, even hundreds of thousands in its wake.

     Until recently, worldwide outbreaks of MAWS have generally been researched individually and not viewed as part of a larger, more generalized pattern of worldwide pathology. “Each time there's a MAWS outbreak, it’s as if it's happening for the very first time” one researcher complained. At risk populations usually ignore the early warning signs until its too late to stop a full-blown outbreak. There's an odd complacency not seen in any other disease state that causes so many deaths and serious injuries. Past victims have often been too emotionally traumatized to talk about having succumbed to this disease. Recently however, there's been a greater willingness among victims to talk about how MAWS has affected their lives. In growing numbers they're coming foreward in order to increase awareness in younger generations of its devastating, sometimes life-long effects. Only through greater awareness of the early warning signs can we stop the next MAWS outbreak which some experts predict will break out somewhere in Iran.

    ... The clock is  ticking.