CDC called in to investigate.
OK, so its it Bird Flu, SARS, bioterror or none of the above?
But, but, but.....Canadian healthcare is so superior to ours... Hildebeast sez so!
Flashbacks of SARS
Obviously it's the food in Canada. Duh.
Well let me be the 1st............Drum Roll please...
It's Bush's fault!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Thank You Thank You
Tin Foil moment overtakes me: Any relation to the President's sudden plan for Avian Bird Flu?
That said, I hasten to recall the prominent position of Toronto in the SARS outbreak.
Lemme guess... Ummmmm, it's in the Asian community of Toronto? My money's on that, anyway.
The liberals' solution to the social security insolvency problem is now in motion.
from Science Daily
http://www.sciencedaily.com/upi/?feed=TopNews&article=UPI-1-20051005-06514600-bc-canada-infection.xml
Toronto mystery illness kills four more
TORONTO, Oct. 5 (UPI) -- A mysterious respiratory illness has killed four more residents of a Toronto nursing home, bringing the total number of deaths to 10.
Two new cases of the illness were discovered at the Seven Oaks Home for the Aged on Monday, but the city's medical officer of health, Dr. David McKeown, said the outbreak appears to be subsiding.
"We're confident the outbreak is under control," he said. "As far as we can tell, there's nothing unusual about an outbreak of respiratory illness in a long-term care facility."
The four new fatalities include three women, aged 82, 92 and 94, as well as a 92-year-old man.
Since the illness was discovered Sept. 25 at the facility, 70 residents, 12 employees and two visitors have been affected by the outbreak, and 40 residents have been hospitalized, the Toronto Star reported. The home is not accepting new patients and is closed to visitors.
Doctors have ruled out influenza, avian flu and SARS and say it's possible they may never be able to identify the exact bug that caused the illnesses.
Copyright 2005 by United Press International. All Rights Reserved.
Thoughts?
Even the regular flu can cause this many fatalities in nursing homes. There have been flu seasons where we were losing a patient every other day. But, this may be different.
Do not rely on MSM for especially 'professional grade' news. Use specialized professional sources like, in this case, Pro-MED Monitoring Emerging Diseases http://www.promedmail.org/pls/promed/f?p=2400:1000
To do otherwise is to promulgate the MSM hysteria. See my dot.sig
Well, I've had a pretty bad case of the creepin' crud here in the states the past few days. I do think I'll live though.
Sounds like whatever this was has been isolated and is winding down.
One more reason not to go to Canada.... as if there weren't enough already.
Yikes!
After listening to the President talking about the bird flu yesterday at the presser, I'm taking it a lot more seriously than I did before.
Yep, the Chinese scientists are good at spreading their disease.