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-Signs, Portents, and the Weather-

Polio-like illness claims fifth life in U.S.

2014-10-06

[SHARYLATTKISSON] At least five children infected with the respiratory illness known enterovirus D68 (EV-D68) have died in the U.S. in the past month.

The lastest confirmed victim was a four-year-old New Jersey boy, Eli Waller. He died at home on September 25. The Centers for Disease Control (CDC) confirmed the cause of death Friday night. But health officials say they have no idea how he contracted the virus. A health official says Eli was "asymptomatic and fine" when he went to bed but died overnight. He had no known preexisting immune weakness.

A 10-year girl Rhode Island girl infected with EV-D68, Emily Otrando, died less than 24 hours after being rushed to the hospital with breathing problems. Three other patients with EV-D68 also died in September.

The CDC reports that in the past month and a half, at least 538 people in 43 states and the District of Columbia have become ill with EV-D68. Most of them are children and some developed limb paralysis. Polio, which can cause paralysis and death, is a type of enterovirus. EV-D68 is one of more than a hundred "non-polio" enteroviruses.

The actual number of EV-D68 infections is likely significantly higher than reported since some state health officials are not testing every suspected case.

Posted by:Fred

#8 P2K. There may be something to that. It seems that EV-D68 is not very prevalent along our southern border. It is thought that people who live along the border have acquired an immunity as the result of previous exposures to the virus. I do recall reading about a border patrol agent showing some symptoms after exposure to the children coming across the border.

Until now, this virus has been showing up mostly in children. Recently, there have been a few cases reported in adults. The children's cases might be linked to the illegal children who were dumped into schools across the country. The adult case could be health care workers, teachers or parents of children who developed the virus due to school contact--much like other diseases which are contracted at school and then brought home. This is somewhat speculative as there is not much public data on specific cases. This lack of available data is due in part to HIPAA laws to protect privacy.

Posted by: JohnQC 2014-10-06 23:47

#7 Well P2k, perhaps this is the ONLY way Obamacare will eventually work.

Posted by: Besoeker 2014-10-06 13:55

#6 Those who've live (and survive) in a population pool tend to have developed immunities that those who have not been in that same pool would not have. Mix the pools together and, voila, get a die off.

Posted by: Procopius2k 2014-10-06 13:46

#5 Somebody is conducting a covert war on American People. The means range from economic- to biowarfare. And that somebody is...

Posted by: g(r)omgoru 2014-10-06 13:22

#4 Keep you sick kids away from the school grounds and isolated at home where they can be properly treated and not spread germs, unless of course they are commuting from Libaria, or any other central African republics.

Posted by: Besoeker 2014-10-06 13:05

#3 The spike in cases of TB, Whooping Cough, Measels, and now D68 are almost certainly related to the spike in illegal immigration.

Posted by: mossomo 2014-10-06 13:00

#2 'Pay no attention to the dead bodies behind the curtain...'

Posted by: ed in texas 2014-10-06 11:41

#1 At least one epidemiologist has suggested that Enterovirus D68 may come from illegal kids from Central America being placed in American cities. Epidemiologist. There are several things about this virus that would suggest this possibility:

1. The virus has been rare in the U.S. until now and has occurred only in small localized clusters previous to this year.
2. The country-wide epidemic of this virus parallels the arrival of some 50,000 unaccompanied Central American kids and the placement of those kiddies in cities across the country.
3. The fact that it is difficult to obtain case distribution numbers across the country and also where the kids were placed to do relationship analyses raises suspicions.
4. 500 cases have been reported to the CDC. However, the numbers of cases appears to be much higher.
5. It would seem that it would be easy enough to perform a DNA analysis of the virus in Central American children and also in children with the virus in the U.S. to determine whether or not the virus is the same. I've not seen any reports on this analysis.

Posted by: JohnQC 2014-10-06 10:54

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