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To: Will88

“And it does exist in Central American? A study found it in 3% of children tested”

That’s not what that study said. The study looked at children in Central America who presented with flu-like symptoms, and found that 3% of them had AN enterovirus, not that they had Enterovirus D-68 (indeed, most of the 3% had an Enterovirus A or B strain). That is not at all surprising, since enteroviruses in general are very common (here, in Central America, and pretty much everywhere else) and most strains cause flu-like symptoms. So, the fact that 3% of kids with flu-like symptoms had an enterovirus doesn’t tell us much of anything.


20 posted on 10/31/2014 8:49:11 AM PDT by Conscience of a Conservative
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To: Conscience of a Conservative
The disproves nothing. Kids from CA were found to be infected with Enterovirus 68.

For the third time, since you have chosen to defend the CDC on this issue.

Again, are you aware of any effort by our government's health agencies to determine why this sudden and widespread outbreak?

People here are mostly asking questions and want those government agencies responsible to actually investigate the reasons a rarely seen virus is suddenly in 46 states. What's your problem with that?

21 posted on 10/31/2014 8:59:24 AM PDT by Will88
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