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Mysterious Disease May Be Carried by the Wind

Posted by samzenpus on from the blowing-in-the-wind dept.

bmahersciwriter (2955569) writes "Kawasaki disease is a mysterious condition that results in alarming rashes, inflammation and sometimes early death. It sickens 12,000 children a year in Japan and is suspected to arrive there and elsewhere by the wind. Now, researchers have narrowed the source to croplands in northern China and offered some possible explanations as to its cause."

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  1. Kawasaki disease by nitehawk214 · · Score: 5, Funny

    Travels by motorcycle.

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    I'm a good cook. I'm a fantastic eater. - Steven Brust
  2. Stay inside by jonyen · · Score: 3, Funny

    "Come now, young lad, stay out of the wind or you'll catch Kawasaki disease."

    "Aw...but I wanted to go fly my kite today!"

  3. Good, Night. by rmdingler · · Score: 4, Funny

    It's Happening... the plants have finally recognized us for the enemy that we are.

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    Happiness in intelligent people is the rarest thing I know.

    Ernest Hemingway

  4. Re:Uhh summary might as well include this. by funwithBSD · · Score: 3, Funny

    Does it cause sudden and unusual growth in lizards?

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