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Feb. 19th, 2002 11:04 pmGood thing the Center for Disease Control is in Atlanta. I may have been a vector for the Atlanta version of the head-cold that is sweeping through New England.
Symptoms:
*A bout of sneezing, with no other symptoms, around 48-72 hours after exposure. Patient feels perfectly fine, but sneezes many times in a few hours. At this point, patient is probably contagious.
*12 hours later, a bad sore throat kicks in, with mild fever (99-100F), light coughing, and heavy sniffles. Body aches common with degree of fever.
*Symptoms last for 48 hours, followed by more strenuous coughing for the next week during recovery
I brought it from Boston two weeks ago, I'm guessing from a person on the same airplane (all that recycled air.) I had it over a weekend, though -- my contact with humanity was very limited. I don't think it took hold in Atlanta, though fellow passengers were probably co-vectors. When I went back up to Boston a week ago with one of my engineers, I noticed the driver for the rental car shuttle bus had it. He described the same symptoms. 72 hours later, my engineer had it upon our return to Atlanta. 72 hours later, another one of my engineers had it. 72 hours after that, my remaining two engineers have it. All of the same symptoms and what seems like an airborne contagion (but fairly close proximity is needed.) It's scary watching this thing go through my company, and my client's company.
This should be studied by beginning epidemiologists, the vector and symptoms are textbook.
Symptoms:
*A bout of sneezing, with no other symptoms, around 48-72 hours after exposure. Patient feels perfectly fine, but sneezes many times in a few hours. At this point, patient is probably contagious.
*12 hours later, a bad sore throat kicks in, with mild fever (99-100F), light coughing, and heavy sniffles. Body aches common with degree of fever.
*Symptoms last for 48 hours, followed by more strenuous coughing for the next week during recovery
I brought it from Boston two weeks ago, I'm guessing from a person on the same airplane (all that recycled air.) I had it over a weekend, though -- my contact with humanity was very limited. I don't think it took hold in Atlanta, though fellow passengers were probably co-vectors. When I went back up to Boston a week ago with one of my engineers, I noticed the driver for the rental car shuttle bus had it. He described the same symptoms. 72 hours later, my engineer had it upon our return to Atlanta. 72 hours later, another one of my engineers had it. 72 hours after that, my remaining two engineers have it. All of the same symptoms and what seems like an airborne contagion (but fairly close proximity is needed.) It's scary watching this thing go through my company, and my client's company.
This should be studied by beginning epidemiologists, the vector and symptoms are textbook.
