To: Jim Noble
re: high-mortality
there are probably tons of people with the infection, but only a few are getting this ill.
This is commonly seen in initial waves of infection.
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03/16/2003 5:29:40 PM PST by
bonesmccoy
(Defeat the terrorists... Vaccinate!)
To: bonesmccoy
Yes, agree.
If you remember, the Legionnaire's mortality from the Bellevue-Stratford outbreak in 1979 was very high-because a) no one knew that erythromycin and tetracycline were the drugs of choice; and b) the ultra-strict case definition excluded all the mild cases.
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