{"article":{"id":211485,"heading":"Mutant version of common cold killing Americans, CDC reports","author":"Infection Protection","created":"2007-12-12 16:23:47","modified":"2013-11-11 00:50:32","last_modified":"Mon, 11 Nov 2013 07:50:32","article":"<p>Officials of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) are saying that a mutant version of a common cold virus &mdash; the adenovirus &mdash; has caused 10 deaths in the last 18 months. Generally, adenoviruses cause respiratory infections that aren&rsquo;t considered deadly. But a new variant is, and has caused at least 1,035 illnesses in New York, Oregon, Washington and Texas. Dozens of patients have been hospitalized thus far. &ldquo;It&rsquo;s an uncommon infection,&rdquo; says Dr. Larry Anderson, a CDC epidemiologist. Presenting systems of the virus include a high fever and difficulty breathing. <br><br> By Gene J. Koprowski, Editor-in-Chief <br>  <br> <\/p>\n","contact":"","link":"http:\/\/care-mates.com\/blog\/?p=27","address":"","phone":"","parent_id":0,"mime_type":"text\/plain","summary":"Officials of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) are saying that a mutant version of a common cold virus \u2014 the adenovirus \u2014 has caused 10 deaths in the last 18 months.","numcomment":0,"fileurl":"\/uploads\/","filesize":null,"article_url":"\/news\/2007\/12\/211485.php"},"attachments":[],"comments":[]}