Free Republic
Browse · Search
News/Activism
Topics · Post Article

Skip to comments.

7 more cases of mystery illness (soldiers in Iraq)
Lake Sun Leader ^ | Marsha Paxson

Posted on 07/30/2003 5:34:12 PM PDT by FairOpinion

click here to read article


Navigation: use the links below to view more comments.
first 1-2021-4041-6061-8081-91 next last
Hmmm. There was an earlier thread about the first publicly knows case: death of a Missouri Soldier.

Mystery Illness Kills Missouri Soldier

1 posted on 07/30/2003 5:34:13 PM PDT by FairOpinion
[ Post Reply | Private Reply | View Replies]

To: FairOpinion
pray for the family
2 posted on 07/30/2003 5:36:02 PM PDT by MatthewViti
[ Post Reply | Private Reply | To 1 | View Replies]

To: FairOpinion
Our adopted Marine is coming for dinner tomorrow. He is complaining of insomnia and inability to hold down food.
3 posted on 07/30/2003 5:38:07 PM PDT by AppyPappy (If You're Not A Part Of The Solution, There's Good Money To Be Made In Prolonging The Problem.)
[ Post Reply | Private Reply | To 1 | View Replies]

To: SpeakLittle_ThinkMuch; flutters; aristeides; CholeraJoe; Doc On The Bay; Fred Mertz; ...
Ping

Thought you'd be interested. We were wondering on the thread about the one soldier who died of some "mysterious illness", whether there are any more, unfortunately, looks like there are.
4 posted on 07/30/2003 5:38:22 PM PDT by FairOpinion
[ Post Reply | Private Reply | To 1 | View Replies]

To: AppyPappy
"He is complaining of insomnia and inability to hold down food. "

--

I hope it's just a result of the long hard duty in the heat and sand. But if it persists, encourage him to see a military doctor, who hopefully has more info about this mystery illness so they can rule it out.
5 posted on 07/30/2003 5:40:48 PM PDT by FairOpinion
[ Post Reply | Private Reply | To 3 | View Replies]

To: FairOpinion
Not good. God bless them all.

One has to be suspicious of "mystery" illnesses striking healthy GI's in Iraq that defy diagnosis.

6 posted on 07/30/2003 5:40:52 PM PDT by jwalsh07
[ Post Reply | Private Reply | To 1 | View Replies]

To: FairOpinion; hchutch; Ernest_at_the_Beach; Shermy; Grampa Dave; section9; Miss Marple; MJY1288
Bio weapon??
7 posted on 07/30/2003 5:42:00 PM PDT by Dog (Drove my Jagwire to the Quagmire but the Quagmire was DRY!!!)
[ Post Reply | Private Reply | To 1 | View Replies]

To: Dog; Princeton; Battle Axe
Q Fever?
8 posted on 07/30/2003 5:43:03 PM PDT by Shermy
[ Post Reply | Private Reply | To 7 | View Replies]

To: Shermy
?
9 posted on 07/30/2003 5:43:37 PM PDT by Dog (Drove my Jagwire to the Quagmire but the Quagmire was DRY!!!)
[ Post Reply | Private Reply | To 8 | View Replies]

To: Dog
"Bio weapon??"

---

Could be they came across one of the places Saddam buried his bioweapons.

"The Army Surgeon General confirmed that three or four of the soldier's in Josh's unit are among those who got sick," Sen. Ike Skelton told the Lake Sun Tuesday.
10 posted on 07/30/2003 5:43:49 PM PDT by FairOpinion
[ Post Reply | Private Reply | To 7 | View Replies]

To: Shermy
I thought Q Fever is incapacitating, but not deadly.
11 posted on 07/30/2003 5:44:19 PM PDT by FairOpinion
[ Post Reply | Private Reply | To 8 | View Replies]

To: AppyPappy
My 22 year old son has insomnia and can't keep any food or liquid down, 24 hours now. He is not a soldier and has not been out of the country. I have never seen him this sick. All these articles are really scaring me. he has a high temp. too.
12 posted on 07/30/2003 5:44:21 PM PDT by buffyt (Can you say President Hillary, the Hildabeast, Mistress of ALL Darkness? Me Neither!!!!!!!!!!!!!)
[ Post Reply | Private Reply | To 3 | View Replies]

To: Shermy
It breaks down the organs......doesn't Eboli do that also??
13 posted on 07/30/2003 5:44:27 PM PDT by Dog (Drove my Jagwire to the Quagmire but the Quagmire was DRY!!!)
[ Post Reply | Private Reply | To 8 | View Replies]

To: Dog; All
I guess this is one more thing I have to worry about!
14 posted on 07/30/2003 5:44:49 PM PDT by mystery-ak (The War is not over for me until my hubby's boots hit U.S. soil.)
[ Post Reply | Private Reply | To 7 | View Replies]

To: FairOpinion
Is this the Gulf War Syndrome starting up again?
15 posted on 07/30/2003 5:44:50 PM PDT by RightWhale (Destroy the dark; restore the light)
[ Post Reply | Private Reply | To 1 | View Replies]

To: Dog
Ricin Poisoning???
16 posted on 07/30/2003 5:45:43 PM PDT by Shermy
[ Post Reply | Private Reply | To 7 | View Replies]

To: FairOpinion
Neusche's family could not afford to make the trip to Germany and was told he was in a coma, dying of a flu-like ailment.

This pisses me off more than I can describe. Billions of our tax dollars are being squandered on services for illegal immigrants and our homegrown deadbeat welfare addicts, but there's no government funding available to get a dying soldier's next of kin to his side. I want a new government!

17 posted on 07/30/2003 5:45:51 PM PDT by GovernmentShrinker
[ Post Reply | Private Reply | To 1 | View Replies]

To: RightWhale
Nah...
18 posted on 07/30/2003 5:46:15 PM PDT by Dog (Drove my Jagwire to the Quagmire but the Quagmire was DRY!!!)
[ Post Reply | Private Reply | To 15 | View Replies]

To: FairOpinion
He goes back to Jacksonville NC this week to see a doctor. Before he goes back to Iraq.
19 posted on 07/30/2003 5:48:48 PM PDT by AppyPappy (If You're Not A Part Of The Solution, There's Good Money To Be Made In Prolonging The Problem.)
[ Post Reply | Private Reply | To 5 | View Replies]

To: buffyt
I suggest you take him to the doctor right away and have them start running some tests. Could it be West Nile?

But in any case, don't let the doctor send him home with aspirin, have them do a battery of tests. Any disease diagnosed early has a better chance of being treated successfully.
20 posted on 07/30/2003 5:49:02 PM PDT by FairOpinion
[ Post Reply | Private Reply | To 12 | View Replies]


Navigation: use the links below to view more comments.
first 1-2021-4041-6061-8081-91 next last

Disclaimer: Opinions posted on Free Republic are those of the individual posters and do not necessarily represent the opinion of Free Republic or its management. All materials posted herein are protected by copyright law and the exemption for fair use of copyrighted works.

Free Republic
Browse · Search
News/Activism
Topics · Post Article

FreeRepublic, LLC, PO BOX 9771, FRESNO, CA 93794
FreeRepublic.com is powered by software copyright 2000-2008 John Robinson