New species of infectious disease found in Amazon
While investigating the tropical disease leptospirosis in the Peruvian Amazon, an infectious disease specialist from the University of California, San Diego School of Medicine has uncovered new, emerging bacteria that may be responsible for up to 40 percent of cases of the disease. Patients with severe forms of leptospirosis have jaundice, renal failure and lung hemorrhage, with high fatality rates.
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Posted on April 8, 2008 8:42:13 PM PDT by jdm
How awful.
Let’s hope they found a wonder drug in the Amazon jungle they are working for the cure.