"When many cures are offered for a disease, it means the disease is not curable" -Anton Chekhov
''Once you tell people there's a cure for something, the more likely they are to pressure doctors to prescribe it.'' -Robert Ehrlich, drug advertising executive.
"Opinions are like sphincters, everyone has one." - Chris Rangel
West Nile Virus: There appears to be a minor outbreak of West Nile virus in Louisiana. The mosquito-borne virus can be deadly, but it’s important to keep its contagiousness in perspective. Less than 1% of mosquitoes in virus-infested areas carry the virus. Among people who become infected by those mosquitoes, less than 1% develop a serious illness. Of those who develop a serious illness, only 3% to 15% die. Most of the time, it just causes a flu-like illness of very little consequence. Still, it’s a good idea to wear mosquito repellant. (For more information about West Nile virus, click here.) posted by Sydney on
7/18/2002 07:46:00 AM
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