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Old 03-25-2008, 11:23 AM   #18 (permalink)
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Originally Posted by knot_e_lady View Post
Part of the problem was that the flu vaccine given didn't cover some of the strains we saw this flu season.

A lot of people forget that you don't get a fever with a cold. If you have a fever, it's the flu (influenza). You have many of the same symptoms, but the flu is much worse, and can lead to death.
Like I said, take a look at the AOL search in my last post. Even a soldier in Kuwait came down with the "Kuwaiti crud." Go figure.

I haven't heard any doctors talk about that.

I had to use my inhaler to help combat the mystery illness, like the soldier did in Kuwait.

Stars and Stripes: Desert sand gives Iraq-bound troops ‘Kuwaiti crud’ illness
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