[Letitring]

Vel, on that chicken pox thing. I thought they ran a temp before the pox broke through the skin. Once the pustules erupt, doesn't the fever subside and the overall condition improve except for the itching/scratching/darkened room/etc., things? From the news, seems this Gent still has the high fever, along with the eruptions and other things they aren't mentioning.

Anyway, I was hoping you could refresh our memories on the symptoms.

[rickylc]

Do they have confirmation it WASN't smallpox?

If this guy was in California at the time of those 5 suspicious semi's, this would be about the right time for incubation of smallpox wouldn't it? From what I saw on the CDC page incubation is 7-17 days.

I would also expect to see a whole lot more cases turning up very soon. Particularly in truckers.

What a way to cripple the country!

Can you imagine what would happen if all truck drivers needed to be quarrentined?

How long ago were those trucks spotted? It seems to me it was about 2 weeks ago, but my sense of time has been really of for a few months, days seem like weeks sometimes.

[riri]

My daughter jus had chicken pox about six weeks ago. Yes, you run the fever, aches, etc. about 24 hours before the rash sets in. She was sick one day, felt better the next and later that day the pox started to show up. She had a mild case as she had two immunizations. My son, 3, had only one immunization and never contracted it from her.

If I am not mistaken, chicken pox usually manifests itself as shingles in adults. Please correct me if I am wrong.

[Velveeta]

You got the symptoms right. In adults though, the symptoms are exaggerated. Fever lasts longer, longer recovery time, etc.