...meningococcal meningitis, which is fatal in approximately one in ten cases.I thought it was more deadly than that. I didn't know some people are immune.
1 posted on
08/08/2010 10:45:37 AM PDT by
decimon
To: neverdem; DvdMom; grey_whiskers
2 posted on
08/08/2010 10:46:24 AM PDT by
decimon
To: decimon
Genetics, the root of all evil......disease, etc.
Next they will reveal that genetic differences make some people more susceptaible to cancer, aids, etc. /sarcasm off =.=
3 posted on
08/08/2010 10:47:32 AM PDT by
cranked
To: decimon
There is that amoeba that eats people’s brains up. Funny thing is it is very rare and that amoeba is everywhere. It mostly strikes children. Typically, the victim is healthy and suddenly gets ill. I have wondered if genetics plays a role too.
5 posted on
08/08/2010 11:35:29 AM PDT by
Ptarmigan
(Remember The Great Ptarmigan/Rabbit War!)
To: decimon; martin_fierro
meningococcal... it doesn’t sound like something found in the throat, but there are some things I just don’t want to think about. ;’)
7 posted on
08/08/2010 6:00:09 PM PDT by
SunkenCiv
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