Ninth person dies of mystery disease as WHO warns world heath threat spread by air travel

The Star (Malaysia) / AP ^ | 3/16/2003 | Margie Wilson

[blondee123]

Original thread here with more info: original link

[stuck_in_new_orleans]

is that a short wave radio? does it pick up overseas? (I have no idea how they work and what they pick up)

Is it good for picking up info...is the info good as in CNN and FOX cable news info or Debka news aka crap?

[chance33_98]

Yep, it's shortwave. Here is a good book to get started:

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[happygrl]

BTW what kind of vector could involve dogs?

I'm not sure there are many, if any, common diseases spread from dogs to human, outside of rabies. There is some species bridge between humans and pigs, however, especially respiratory illnesses. Perhaps this is one of the reasons for prohibition of pork in some religions: pigs shouldn't be in close proximity to humans.

[graycamel]

Oh. I would have used silicone.

[Terridan]

What about all the kids who died, posted somewhere on free republic recently, of some kind of pnuemonia... are they related? Anyone?

[graycamel]

Woe, I didn't hear about that!

[metesky]

150 cases and 9 deaths out of, what, 6 billion?

Just the kind of thing to get WHO's panties all wadded up.

Maybe they'll lay off the phoney 2nd hand smoke for a while until they handle this "crisis".

[Terridan]

Here is the article that was posted here on Freerepublic...
you would think SOMEONE at the CDC would make the damn connection!!! Best wishes and God Bless,
Terri

"Parents Should Be Alert To Flu Signs; eighth child in Michigan to die in the last month
Jackson Citizen Patriot ^


Posted on 03/03/2003 7:46 AM PST by RCW2001


By Bradley Flory
Staff Writer






Parents began calling Frost Elementary School and the Jackson County Health Department as word spread of the death of 9-year-old Natalie H. Emmons.

They wanted to know one thing: Should we worry about our children?

Emmons, a fourth-grader at Frost, died Thursday after being sick with flu-like symptoms. She had a seizure and then cardiac arrest.

She is at least the eighth child in Michigan to die in the last month after a flu-like illness. Her death comes as Jackson County is at the peak of flu season.

"We don't want parents to panic, but we want them to be alert for signs of severe illness," said Geralyn Lasher, spokeswoman for the Michigan Department of Community Health.

"Key signs that you should seek medical attention are stiffness and soreness in the neck, very sudden and persistent headaches, sudden high fever, disorientation or difficulty breathing."

Seven cases of influenza are confirmed this year in Jackson County, said Ronald Grimes, head of the Health Department. Many more cases may be undiagnosed because the definitive test, a nasal swab, is rarely given.

Dr. John Maino, county medical examiner, said it will take several days to determine if Emmons had the flu.

Around the state, other suspicious deaths were reported in Washtenaw, Oakland, Kent and Newaygo counties, Lasher said. Three deaths were conclusively linked to influenza and the rest are still being studied.

"There is nothing to suggest that any of the Michigan cases are related to each other or any cases in other states, like Virginia," Lasher said.

"Sadly, this is not out of the ordinary."

Children and adults can increase their chances of staying healthy by taking good preventative measures, Lasher said. She advised getting plenty of rest, good nutrition, exercise and frequent and thorough hand-washing.

Grimes said it is not too late to get a flu shot, although few doses remain at the Health Department. It takes 10 to 15 days for the shot to do any good.

"Getting a shot won't protect you right now," he said. "It's not an immediate thing."

Emmons is survived by her parents, Sandra and Todd Emmons; two sisters, Alexandra and Dayna; and grandparents Richard and Evelyn Horn.

-- Reach reporter Bradley Flory at bflory@citpat.com or 768-4925."

[Mother Abigail]

Sarcoptic mange and worms would be the only other zoonotic diseases where dogs are the vector

You come and see me child...

[not-an-ostrich]

It sounds like "worst" or best medical treatment makes no difference.

[SheLion]

Maybe they'll (THE WHO), will lay off the phoney 2nd hand smoke for a while until they handle this "crisis".

Just what "I" was thinking, metesky! The WHO is killing off EVERYbody and they have us ALL dead. My goodness!

[bwteim]

The Star (Malaysia) / AP: "Ninth person dies of mystery disease as WHO warns world heath threat spread by air travel "

Is that the lowland heath variety?

[RepubMommy]

SARS also may be associated with headache, muscle stiffness, loss of appetite, confusion, rash and diarrhea.

I am interested to know what the Chest Xrays look like of these individuals and how quickly from one xray to the next they "white out". I know one has nothing to do with the other, but this is reminding me alot of the Hanta virus. The respiratory system deteriorates pretty quickly with that disease also and hardly responds any meds. We saw a documentary on it while I was in school and it scared me to death.

[Amelia]

Being paranoid, I wonder if there is any chance that this is some escaped bio warfare agent out of North Korea, since it seems to have originated in Asia...

Why would it not be an escaped biowarfare agent out of China, since it seems to have originated in China?

[Leisler]

Dog panties

[4Freedom]

Cute little monsters.

[4Freedom]

Flu 'Ping'!

The ping even sounds Chinese. ;^)

[NMC EXP]

The Spanish Flu Pandemic of 1918 apparently started in China. It killed 30 to 40 million in a year. Cause of death was severe pneumonia.

Regards

J.R.

[elfman2]

I don't know how bad this will get. But I expect Free Republic will look like a panic room very soon.

It's something about the medium. Allowing a few unbalanced but otherwise fairly good people to write a small essay on "stuff they've discovered on the net", and then repost it to every thread on the subject. (And if small town papers start picking up on this, there will be many threads on the subject.) The chicken littles were out with the Anthrax attack a year ago October, and there was a hint of them in the early smallpox preparations so this should "give them reason to live" again.