ON THE NET...
http://www.cdc.gov
http://travel.state.gov/travel/tips/health/health_1185.html
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Thanks to all4one and cgk for the ping to this thread.
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http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1714435/posts
Mystery illness death toll climbs to 15 in Panama (FRepidemiologists notice)
Reuters ^ | October 4, 2006 | Reuters
Posted on 10/05/2006 12:55:28 PM PDT by LurkedLongEnough
PANAMA CITY, Oct 4 (Reuters) - The death toll from a mystery illness in Panama has risen to at least 15, with seven others still suffering but recovering from fever, diarrhea and partial paralysis, the Health Ministry said on Wednesday.
Doctors do not know the cause but say the disease progresses rapidly to the renal system and causes neurological damage.
Three suffering from the unidentified illness died late on Tuesday in Panama City and another 12 deaths over the last month were confirmed to have been caused by the same disease, the ministry said.
The ministry declared a national epidemic alert on Tuesday.
The dead were all over 60 years of age and most were already suffering from high blood pressure, diabetes and kidney problems.
The illness does not seem to be contagious and dengue fever, influenza, West Nile virus and other illnesses have been ruled out.
Read a brief snippet and listen to the interviiew here:
http://hotair.com/archives/2006/10/04/audio-michelle-vs-esam-omeish-on-the-laura-ingraham-show/
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Audio: Michelle vs. Esam Omeish on the Laura Ingraham Show
posted at 5:29 pm on October 4, 2006 by Allahpundit
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Omeish is the head of the Muslim American Society. The topic: just how much of a problem does America have with jihadis recruiting in prisons?
Things really get hopping when Ingraham asks him whether he’d prefer to live under shari’a.
Among infectious diseases, tuberculosis tops the list for some experts.
One person in the world is newly infected with the TB bacteria every second
and currently,
a third of the world's population is infected with the TB bacilli.
http://today.reuters.com/News/CrisesArticle.aspx?storyId=T63099&WTmodLoc=IntNewsHome_C4_Crises-2