To: djf
This isn’t a flu virus. This is a mutated adenovirus. Adenoviruses cause conjunctivitis (pink eye) and upper respiratory infections, and have been commonly associated with infections of military personnel who share barracks etc. Of interest is that the adenovirus has been used recurrently as a gene therapy vector, hijacking its ability to get into cells to deliver new genetic material to those cells.
To: pieceofthepuzzle
It was called boot camp flu
commonly associated with infections of military personnel who share barracks etc.
We all had it and knew it as the “Camp Geiger Crud” during ICT.
Semper Fi.
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11/15/2007 5:28:42 PM PST by
tet68
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