Antibiotics don't work against viruses. If it is a paramyxovirus, it probably jumped species from swine. From:Mandel's Principles and Practice of Infectious Disease:
Recently, Hendra and Hendra-like (Nipah) viruses, which are newly recognized viruses of the family Paramyxoviridae, have been implicated as causes of serious respiratory and encephalitic diseases in humans
65 posted on 03/18/2003 10:30:19 AM PST by CholeraJoe
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