Posted on 05/29/2009 8:29:44 AM PDT by null and void
By AP Medical Writer ATLANTA (AP) - Scientists have identified a lethal new virus in Africa that causes bleeding like the dreaded Ebola virus. The so-called "Lujo" virus infected five people in Zambia and South Africa last fall. Four of them died, but a fifth survived, perhaps helped by a medicine recommended by the scientists.
It's not clear how the first person became infected, but the bug comes from a family of viruses found in rodents,
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"This one is really, really aggressive" he said of the virus.
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A paramedic in Lusaka who treated her also became sick, was transported to Johannesburg and died. The three others infected were health care workers in Johannesburg.
Investigators believe the virus spread from person to person through contact with infected body fluids.
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Not to worry, only an 80% mortality rate.
I just got back from a 7 day cruise in the Caribbean ( Jamaica and Grand Carmen Islands and Cozumel (a gift from my Tom for my Birthday) today and I used this as a hedge of protection and I feel fine. Just a suggestion.
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