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To: FaultLine who wrote (203)	4/22/2003 9:08:03 PM
From: mistermj	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 1070

Scientists find there is no quick cure for Sars >>SCIENTISTS searching for a cure for severe acute respiratory syndrome (Sars) have suffered a setback after finding that the virus blamed for the potentially fatal disease was not present in most patients taken ill.<< >>Only 40 per cent of the people with what we call Sars have the corona virus. We have found no other virus but the connection between Sars and corona is actually very weak,” he said.<< timesonline.co.uk

To: FaultLine who wrote (203)	4/23/2003 1:36:52 AM
From: KLP	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 1070

Speaking of symptoms, has anyone any more update on 80 ill in Reno?? Phttp://the.honoluluadvertiser.com/article/2003/Apr/22/ln/ln28a.htmlosted on: Tuesday, April 22, 2003 Local athletes fell ill at Reno hotel By Robbie Dingeman Advertiser Health Writer About half a dozen people from Hawai'i who went to Reno, Nev., for a girls club volleyball tournament were among about 80 people who became ill over the weekend, one of the players said yesterday. Alicia Arnott, a 17-year-old from Maunalani Heights who plays with the Maunalani Volleyball Club, said she and her father, Tom, became sick early Sunday morning and were treated at a local emergency room. She said she was vomiting and her dad had a 103-degree fever. Arnott said she knew of another Hawai'i player who was taken to an emergency room and two or three other girls felt sick but didn't seek medical attention. Officials yesterday were trying to determine the cause of the illness, Tracie Douglas, spokeswoman for the Washoe County District Health Department, told the Reno Gazette-Journal. Arnott said department officials took samples from those who became ill and said they would notify them if a cause is determined. Arnott said she missed a day of play because of the illness. "Some teams had to forfeit their games," she said. Many, but not all, of the people who became ill stayed at the Reno Hilton, officials said. Workers at the Hilton yesterday sanitized guest rooms and ice machines. Initially, Arnott said, they thought they had food poisoning but now don't know what to think. "I had body aches and the chills," Arnott said. Arnott said three club teams from Hawai'i participated in the Reno Far Western Junior National qualifiers. A total of 2,160 players on 360 teams took part. 8888888888888888888 Posted on: Monday, April 21, 2003 the.honoluluadvertiser.com Island residents among 80 Nevada hotel guests to fall ill Associated Press RENO, Nev. — Health officials are investigating an illness that affected dozens of players, coaches and parents — including some from Hawai'i — at a four-day girls' regional volleyball tournament that ended yesterday. Eighty tournament participants staying at the Reno Hilton reported flulike symptoms yesterday, said Bob Sack, director of environmental health at the Washoe County District Health Department. Of those, about 25 sought treatment at the Washoe Medical Center emergency room and "a few" were admitted overnight, said hospital spokeswoman Judy Davis. "We aren't even close to having a guess on the cause," Sack said. "The only commonality is they stayed at the Hilton and are associated with a large volleyball tournament." Tom Arnott, 52, of Honolulu, said he, his daughter and three of her teammates became ill yesterday. He spent most of the day at the hospital with a 103-degree fever. "I started feeling a queasy stomach at 3 this morning. One of my daughter's teammates then joined us and it went from bad to worse," he said outside the hospital emergency room in the evening. "I still feel terrible. I just want to go back to the hotel room and sleep." The tournament attracted hundreds of teenage girls from across the West. The girls play for clubs. Sack said the girls and others began experiencing nausea, diarrhea and other symptoms early yesterday morning. Past outbreaks at Reno casinos were caused by restaurant employees who either showed up sick or failed to wash their hands, Sack said. Health officials plan to inspect the Hilton's kitchen and water systems today