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Alaskapox, a newly discovered viral disease, has claimed its first known victim - an elderly man from Alaska. This rare and potentially lethal illness has raised concerns about its spread, symptoms, and severity. Alaskapox, also known as AKPV, is a double-stranded DNA virus that primarily circulates among small mammals in the state of Alaska. It is classified as a zoonotic disease, meaning it can be transmitted from animals to humans. Alaskapox belongs to the orthopoxvirus family, which also includes well-known viruses like smallpox, camelpox, cowpox, horsepox, and mpox (formerly known as monkeypox). The first documented case of Alaskapox occurred in 2015 when a woman living near Fairbanks, Alaska, presented with a localized rash and swollen lymph nodes. Since then, a total of seven ...

A woman's theft of a digital memory card from a truck has led to a shocking murder trial in Alaska. The gruesome footage found on the stolen card is now key evidence in the trial of Brian Steven Smith, a South Africa native accused of killing two Alaska Native women. It all began when a woman with a history of criminal activity, including theft and assault, entered a truck with a man who had picked her up for a "date" near downtown Anchorage. Seizing an opportunity, she stole a digital memory card from the center console of the vehicle while the man momentarily left her alone. Little did she know that the content of that memory card would expose a series of heinous crimes. More than four years after the theft, the woman turned the memory card over to the police. On it, they found dis...

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Old Man Becomes First Death From Alaskapox

Woman Thief of Memory Card Leads to Explosive Alaska Murder Trial