5/22/2006

Japan’s plague of Pharyngoconjunctival pool fever? Gee, I wonder why?

Biggest outbreak of ’swimming pool fever’ in decade feared
Crisscross News – Monday, May 22, 2006 at 11:42 EDT
TOKYO — The National Institute of Infectious Diseases is warning of the biggest outbreak in a decade toward summer of a virus-caused fever that primarily hits toddlers sharing swimming pools and towels…Since the start of this year, the average number of patients with pharyngoconjunctival fever, commonly called “pool fever” in Japan….more…