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egbertowillies

(4,058 posts) Wed Dec 18, 2013, 05:18 PM Dec 2013

Deadly Mystery Flu-like Health Scare In The Houston Area

Eight people in the Houston area have contracted a mysterious disease exhibiting flu-like symptoms. Four of them have died so far. Similar cases seem to be popping up throughout the area.

http://egbertowillies.com/2013/12/18/flu-like-mystery-illness-houston-area/

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Deadly Mystery Flu-like Health Scare In The Houston Area (Original Post) egbertowillies Dec 2013 OP

Why hasn't this made national news? Do birds and Asia need to be involved before we take notice? LonePirate Dec 2013 #1

Scary stuff Warpy Dec 2013 #2

"Flu -like" because it was the flu? hedgehog Dec 2013 #3

It's December. Isn't this the right time of year for flu? SheilaT Dec 2013 #4

LonePirate

(13,420 posts)

1. Why hasn't this made national news? Do birds and Asia need to be involved before we take notice?

Reply to egbertowillies (Original post)

Wed Dec 18, 2013, 05:52 PM

Dec 2013

Warpy

(111,255 posts)

2. Scary stuff

Reply to egbertowillies (Original post)

Wed Dec 18, 2013, 06:31 PM

Dec 2013

I hope they've sent swabs and tissue samples here as well as to the CDC. Hantavirus was isolated here ahead of the CDC. The more institutions involved, the better.

hedgehog

(36,286 posts)

3. "Flu -like" because it was the flu?

Reply to egbertowillies (Original post)

Fri Dec 20, 2013, 01:38 PM

Dec 2013

http://www.khou.com/community/Health-officials-Conroe-patient-with-mystery-illness-diagnosed-with-H1N1--236459811.html

SheilaT

(23,156 posts)

4. It's December. Isn't this the right time of year for flu?

Reply to hedgehog (Reply #3)

Fri Dec 20, 2013, 06:13 PM

Dec 2013

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