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Hollywood ER reopens after smallpox scare (False Alarm)
Miami Herald ^
| October 20
| Kathleen McGrory
Posted on 10/21/2006 3:25:00 PM PDT by PghBaldy
The emergency room at Memorial Regional Hospital in Hollywood has been reopened after part of the ER was briefly closed this morning, hospital officials said.
Earlier today, a man entered the ER with a high fever and a rash -- symptoms that resembled smallpox, a potentially fatal infectious disease. Following standard procedure, hospital officials quarantined one area of the ER.
Doctors later said the man did not have smallpox. They have not said what he had.
(Excerpt) Read more at miami.com ...
TOPICS: Local News
KEYWORDS: 2006; 200610; chickenpox; disease; er; fever; fl; isolatedincidents; rash; smallpox
I am glad they took no chances.
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posted on
10/21/2006 3:25:01 PM PDT
by
PghBaldy
To: PghBaldy
They have not said what he had. Well, does anyone know yet?
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posted on
10/21/2006 6:28:26 PM PDT
by
GOPJ
(Death Cult Alert: Every Muslim hero since Mohammed, has been a mass murderer.)
To: GOPJ
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posted on
10/22/2006 11:23:26 AM PDT
by
PghBaldy
(Depose Nancy! What did she know and when did she know it?)
To: PghBaldy
Memorial Regional Hospital infectious disease experts confirmed Friday that a patient complaining of a high fever and a skin rash was not suffering from smallpox, instead it turned out to be a severe case of chicken pox. Thanks for the link.
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10/22/2006 1:18:55 PM PDT
by
GOPJ
(:Every Muslim hero, including Mohammed, has been a mass murderer.)
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