Sunday, December 30, 2007

Infection Hits a California Prison Hard - Epidemic: more than 5,500 cases reported, 33 deaths


COALINGA, California — When any of the 5,300 inmates at Pleasant Valley State Prison begin coughing and running a fever, doctors do not think flu, bronchitis or even the common cold.
They think valley fever; and, more often than they would like, they are right.
In the past three years, more than 900 inmates at the prison have contracted the fever, a fungal infection that has been both widespread and lethal. Full Story - Discount Magazine Subscriptions - Discount Cigarettes & Tobacco - Nutty Nutty News Advertising