Killer Cold Virus Appears in US


	Killer Cold Virus Appears in US

wurdzgurl

11-18-2007 9:04 PM

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cold, illness, pneumonia, children

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11-19-2007 6:15 PM

kmcolo

Interesting. Also interesting that it primarily affects the young and strong. Similar to how the 1918 and bird flus also hit the young.

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