Anthrax found in Florida
James B. DiGriz
jbdigriz at dragonsweb.org
Fri Oct 5 14:39:41 PDT 2001
Tim May wrote:
> On Friday, October 5, 2001, at 12:51 PM, Anonymous wrote:
>
>> A man in Florida has been infected with anthrax, according to the CDC.
>>
>> <http://www.hhs.gov/news/press/2001pres/20011004b.html>
>>
>> But don't freak out, they say. Don't buy a gas mask or antibiotics.
>> Don't panic. Get back in your cubicle. Keep working. Stay at your
>> desk.
>>
>> Under no circumstances should you try to find some ciprofloxacin, an
>> antibiotic which might be useful in treating inhalational anthrax.
>>
>> <http://www.fda.gov/bbs/topics/ANSWERS/ANS01030.html>
>>
>
> First case of inhalational anthrax reported in the U.S. in over 25
> years, CNN reported, and yet it is happening NOW?
>
> The news reports are that the man may have been exposed during a visit
> to North Carolina...they're checking on it. However, consider the
> _SECOND_ odd coincidence: the man is from the same part of Florida
> (Lantana, or somesuch) that the WTC pilots were training at.
>
> One coincidence is just that. Two...
>
>
It is peculiar timing, but they are looking harder for stuff like this
now, too. Probably some mis- or undiagnosed cases have gone unreported.
The CDC bulletin does mention a case in Texas earlier in the year.
I'm just outside the largest military installation on the East Coast. It
went on a major security tightening a month or so before the WTC attack,
so it looks like somebody had reason to expect something..
Still don't feel the need for a gas mask.
jbdigriz
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