Comments on: Is Wind Spreading a Mysterious Disease Across the Pacific?

By: Lorane

Lorane — Tue, 10 Apr 2012 15:15:41 +0000

They should stop trying to find the spread and find the epicenter. Sure, finding where it spread is important, but the best way to stop it is at its source.

By: Teresa

Teresa — Tue, 10 Apr 2012 01:47:37 +0000

It doesn’t make sence that Kawasaki’s Disease could make it accross the Pacific Ocean and all the way to Bryan, Ohio were my 3 year old became ill with it in 1995. At that time the only thing we had in common with the children in the hospital with Kawasaki’s was useing a commercial carpet cleaner and having cats that might have had fleas. It was a terrifying experience that still brings me to tears. We were lucky, our childrens pediatrician was a Japanese doctor and she knew immediatley when I described the high fever, sunken eyes, swelled tounge and rashes over the phone that my daughter had Kawasaki’s disease. She survived, but it left her with a lifetime of problems. I hope they find answers soon.

By: Jolene

Jolene — Mon, 09 Apr 2012 13:09:42 +0000

My daughter was very sick about two years ago, with Kawaski’s disease. She was very sick for about 15 days, before being treated at Children’s Hospital, we live in Minnesota. So this article is very interesting to me , that it may have come from the wind. They did not have too much to tell us about kawaski’s, but they did know how to treat it and she was better about a month later. It was very scary at the time, I just kept thinking where did she get this, and why?? She was five at the time and so sick, I would cry, not knowing how to help her or what to do. We got turned away by many doctors, telling us it was just a rash and to not worry. After the IVIG at childrens she shed completely, like a snake and her new skin was very delicate, they were like baby hands, red and soft. It would be great to have some answers to this strange disease.

By: Loren

Loren — Sat, 07 Apr 2012 16:38:39 +0000

When bio material freezes slowly it creates crystal-structures that can puncture the cellular wall and destroy it. Viruses are different than that of bacteria, and may not be applicable to such a scenario.