Historians R Us

This blog is the property of the AP US History class at Pope John XXIII High School in Everett, MA, USA. Here students explore current events in America, while seeking to understand the historical roots of those events. At the same time, students are able to carry on classroom discussions in the cyber world.

Thursday, December 06, 2007

Not Your Average Cold


Sure, it seems like the average cold symptoms. Patients come in with the usual cough, runny nose, and sore throat. But, some of the doctors have been dead wrong. Now, patients are arriving with all of the above symptoms and cannot breathe. Adenovirus, the deadly cold, has infected at least 1, 035 in four states. As many as 10 have already died from the this virus. The odd thing is that the young and healthy are mostly infected.
Starting in 1966, military recruits were giving a shot to protect against adenovirus strands and infections. Most people come down with a case of an advenovirus infection through out their lifespan. Since there are fifty-one strands, a person is guaranteed to have had at least one. Common infections include conjunctivitis, croup, and pneumonia.

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