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Prairie Dog Illness Resembles Smallpox...

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echelon

posted on Jun, 8 2003 @ 02:14 PM
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[stolen from aol for ats viewers
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MADISON, Wis. (June 8) - Doctors initially feared a smallpox outbreak as they began seeing cases of a mysterious disease that has spread to at least 19 people who came into contact with pet prairie dogs in the Midwest, health officials said Sunday.

The symptoms were alarmingly similar - fever, chills, rashes and swollen lymph nodes, said Milwaukee's health commissioner, Dr. Seth Foldy. It was when the prairie dog connection surfaced that they knew it must be something else....

entire article src: mig.lathwood.co.uk...

[Edited on 6-8-2003 by echelon]


MorningtonCrescent

posted on Jun, 9 2003 @ 06:31 PM
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I saw something about this on the news, and was terrifically amused to find that the people with the first cases of the disease had a prairie dog as a...wait for it...pet. who the hell keeps a prairie dog as a pet?! goofballs.


ADVISOR

posted on Jun, 10 2003 @ 08:08 PM
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I saw something abou this also, it seems SARS has sparked a new treand among the media.

Heres a Link


Netchicken

posted on Jun, 10 2003 @ 09:28 PM
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My goodness!!
I have been feeling the urge to run in and out of my house recently and sit on the roof watching people.
I think my teeth are starting to grow as well ...

Have I caught the Praire dog illness?


Ocelot

posted on Jun, 10 2003 @ 09:30 PM
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Have I caught the Praire dog illness?


I dont know but you should get yourself checked out before you start spreading it here on ATS!!




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