Tuesday 30 December 2014

Mysterious Virus That Killed a Farmer in Kansas Is Identified

Mysterious Virus That Killed a Farmer in Kansas Is Identified


Researchers have identified a previously unknown virus, thought to be transmitted by ticks or mosquitoes, that led to the death of a farmer in Kansas last summer. The illness was fast-moving and severe, causing lung and kidney failure, and shock. The man, previously healthy, died after about only 10 days in the hospital, according to Dr. Dana Hawkinson, an infectious disease specialist who treated the patient at the...

Read more: http://snapzu.com/TNY/mysterious-virus-that-killed-a-farmer-in-kansas-is-identified

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