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2003-09-10 Iraq

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Posted by Steve White 2003-09-10 12:45:02 AM|| || Front Page|| [2 views since 2007-05-07] Top

#1 We're on the right track with the white blood cells. I'll bet it was allergies.

It's true that these people may not have had problems before, but you CAN be allergic to something on the other side of the planet. When you take into account the low numbers, and how severe the cases were, it make sense.

The soldiers had a high-level allergic reaction to something specifically in that part of the world. It takes trial and error to find allergy medicine's that work here in the US, but to identify the allergy AND administer the correct medication for that person in time. It's just not possible to do.

The fluid filling the lungs part sounds almost like what my allergies give me. And without my allergy medicine and anti-biotics, I'm sure I would be hard pressed to breathe myself. Hell, I know I'd be hard pressed to breathe, since I have been caught without my Allergy medicine before.

So my guess at this is severe allergic reaction. Anyone else want to put in a guess?

Posted by Charles 2003-9-10 2:23:53 AM|| 2003-9-10 2:23:53 AM|| Front Page Top

#2 Fourth-hand smoke? Somebody nearby was thinking of having a cigarette...

Posted by mojo 2003-9-10 11:35:40 AM|| 2003-9-10 11:35:40 AM|| Front Page Top

#3 They left out the most important part - they're smoking funky Iraqi/local cigarettes.

Posted by Anonymous 2003-9-10 12:04:56 PM|| 2003-9-10 12:04:56 PM|| Front Page Top

#4 So, what? There's an outbreak of smoking in the army? Better get the CDC right on that.

Posted by Chuck Simmins 2003-9-10 12:06:34 PM|| [http://blog.simmins.org] 2003-9-10 12:06:34 PM|| Front Page Top

#5 I blame Joe Camel.

Posted by tu3031 2003-9-11 12:02:05 AM|| 2003-9-11 12:02:05 AM|| Front Page Top

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