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A New Virus Hits Sun Microsystems
It's a new kind of virus for Sun Microsystems Inc.At the company's JavaOne conference this week in San Francisco, 70 people came down with what officials believe is norovirus, a type of medical virus easily spread by touching dirty surfaces. The city's Department of Public Health started receiving reports on Wednesday. On Thursday and Friday, the department warned people who felt they had been infected to stay home. Wow. Whotta concept! David Perry, spokesman for the Moscone Center, said 67 of people infected were staff working at the weeklong conference and 3 were attendees. He said the facility had been fully cleaned Norovirus causes nausea, vomiting and diarrhea and lasts 24 to 48 hours. Posted by: Bobby 2008-05-10 |
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