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  • Rare disease carried by rats leaves 1 dead, 2 sickened

    02/15/2017 8:13:40 AM PST · by HarleyLady27 · 14 replies
    New York Post ^ | Feb 15, 207 | Carl Campanile and Chris Perez
    A rare bacterial disease linked to rats — and normally only seen in animals — has killed one person in the Bronx and left two others fighting for their lives, city officials reported Tuesday. The three cases of leptospirosis were identified within a one-block radius of the Concourse section of the borough over the past two months, the Health Department said. “Human leptospirosis cases are very rare in New York City,” explained Demetre Daskalakis, acting deputy commissioner of the Health Department. “This is the first time a cluster of cases has been identified,” he said. “All three cases had severe...
  • Exotic Travel Can Lead to Exotic Diseases (Not Just the 'Revenge Anymore)

    02/01/2005 6:12:11 AM PST · by drt1 · 10 replies · 940+ views
    AP/MSNBC ^ | 02/01/2005 | AP
    Unusual illnesses not uncommon for adventure tourists. Kevin Keogh spent the morning doing ordinary chores. By afternoon, he was climbing out the window of his Mercedes and onto the roof as it sped down a busy street. Standing on top of the car, his arms outstretched as if he were surfing, he jumped to his death. What would make the chief financial officer for the city of Phoenix do something so bizarre? .....