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To: CathyRyan; Mother Abigail; per loin; Dog Gone; Petronski; riri; InShanghai; EternalHope; ...
Two days after her return, the 78-year-old Kwan became sick with a high fever. Her body was already weakened by diabetes and heart problems.

And the man who spread the disease to Amoy Gardens in Hong Kong was a kidney patient. I wonder if the superspreaders tend to be people with underlying health problems.

7 posted on 04/19/2003 7:48:33 AM PDT by aristeides
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And I wonder if they were taking NSAIDS. It's known that taking aspirin for the common cold increases the virus in the exudate.
18 posted on 04/19/2003 10:00:01 AM PDT by Domestic Church (AMDG...get your lysol/chlorox now)
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Or people taking steroids...
28 posted on 04/19/2003 12:07:31 PM PDT by Judith Anne
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