Anthrax story update, again from 11alive

[shadesong]

"The woman and three co-workers were transported to the hospital. The co-workers were taken as a precaution while the woman suffered breathing problems and swollen hands."

This building isn't right next to yendi's or mine, but all of our mail gets sorted in the same place.

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[galateadia.livejournal.com]

Yipe!
I hope you'll be ok.
Wow I didn't know you worked at Emory, I used to have a friend that went to school there.

[m0usegrrl.livejournal.com]

fuckin' hell... that's getting serious, dude... ::worry::

[shadesong.livejournal.com]

Yeah. Channel 2 is reporting that all 4 of them developed breathing problems.

We're taking the long way home...

[voltbang.livejournal.com]

I thought anthrax had an incubation period, even if it is inhaled. Doesn't rule out some other thing though.


I saw in the news once, some woman was arrested for sending cyanide through the mail as vitamin supplements. She was arrested when someone saw her in her car in the parking lot of the post office filling plastic baggies with white powder. Turned out not to be cocaine. They didn't know at the time of the news article if any of her free samples had made it out, or been consumed by anyone.

[iroshi.livejournal.com]

I thought anthrax had an incubation period, even if it is inhaled.

It does. It's 7 days. This is clearly *not* an anthrax issue, though that doesn't rule out any other chemical or biological terrorism. It also doesn't certify that there isn't anthrax as *well* as other things at the same time, though that seems like it would be counterproductive, as if you have an initial reaction to something, they're *going* to check, in this climate, for anthrax and give you the vaccine if necessary.

[darkmattr.livejournal.com]

It hasen't broken nationally yet, but I'd seriously just leave right now if I were you.

[shadesong.livejournal.com]

I am. Bye.

[m0usegrrl.livejournal.com]

i just saw it on CourtTV...

[snowelf.livejournal.com]

Yikes...now I'm worried for you.

[mfree.livejournal.com]

It's probably not anthrax, but it's definately some type of chemical agent. The girl with the swollen hands is probably having an allergic reaction to it.

It's not something trace amounts will harm you, though; otherwise the others would be in much more serious shape.

[m0usegrrl.livejournal.com]

i agree -- it sounds more like an allergic reaction than anything, but still.

and now all four people are reported to have skin irritation and difficulty breathing...

[catalyxt.livejournal.com]

*worried frown* Keep us updated? Hope it stays the heck away from you and yendi and everyone else.

google.com

[amokk]

on the up side, a google search for emory and anthrax (searching for news items):

Emory U. testing Anthrax vaccine.

Re: google.com

[shadesong.livejournal.com]

Heh. Yay us. :)




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[auryn29a.livejournal.com]

*mew*

[voltbang.livejournal.com]

Your big chance to get on CNN?

[ga-sunshine.livejournal.com]

How are things over there today?

[shadesong.livejournal.com]

Quiet... all mail service is on hold, though.