Virus Starts Like a Cold But Can Turn Into a Killer
"Infectious-disease expert David N. Gilbert:
"What was so striking was to see patients who were otherwise healthy be just devastated."
Within a day or two of developing a cough and high fever, some were so sick they would arrive at the emergency room gasping for air.
The emergence of the virus is the latest example of how new, potentially dangerous pathogens can suddenly appear."... especially when they drop a test tube over at the bioweapons plant!" -- Mike Rivero of What Really Happened
A genetic analysis of the microbe at the CDC revealed that the currently circulating version of the virus is slightly different from the original 1955 strain, suggesting the microbe had mutated in some way to make it more virulent.
Dean D. Erdman, who is studying the virus at CDC headquarters in Atlanta:
"There are some suspicious changes in certain genes. What we're trying to do now is link those changes to behavioral changes in the virus."
Virus starts like a cold — but can be a killer
"This virus has the capability of causing severe respiratory illness in people of all ages, regardless of their medical condition."
Other outbreaks have been reported in Washington state and South Carolina, along with a single case in an infant in New York City."
"It's interesting to note that the largest outbreak documented took place at an Air Force base in Texas. This is reminiscent of the outbreak of the "Spanish" flu, which despite the name actually appeared first on US military bases." -- Mike Rivero of What Really Happened
You see, I wouldn't know these things if it weren't for the blogs!
This is eerily reminiscent of "The Stand."
