ABPA - San Antonio Chapter

NEW LIFE FOR AN OLD CONTEST

The ABPA-SA Board of Directors voted to allow the $10 prize for the “Out of Place Word Contest” to accumulate from the months that did not have a winner.  For those who have not been following the contest, the prize this month will be $50.  This should be enough reason to read the information below.  Many of you might think you don’t have a chance against the “Movers and Shakers”, the Board of Directors, but that is not true.  There is a plan for you.  The plan will be:  If anyone who is NOT a member of the Board e-mails the correct answer within 8 hours after a first correct answer from a Board member, the non-Board member wins, otherwise first correct answer is the winner.  If you are not sure about the rules, refer to a January thru May 2010 Newsletter for a set of rules.

August 2010 Newsletter

HEPATITIS E VIRUS - USA: (TEXAS) FATAL

A ProMED-mail post  http://www.promedmail.org ProMED-mail is a program of the International Society for Infectious Diseases

Source: UPI (United Press International), US News [edited] <http://www.upi.com/Top_News/US/2010/06/22/Fatal-hepatitis-E-reported-in-Texas/UPI-86981277232652/>

Fatal hepatitis E reported in Texas
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Health officials say 2 cases of hepatitis E, thought rare in the United States, have been reported in Texas and blamed for one death.  The San Antonio, Texas, cases of hepatitis E, a viral liver infection, usually considered a problem mostly in developing countries, have gotten the attention of state and local health officials, the San Antonio Express-News reported Tuesday [22 Jun 2010]. One of the cases was a 21-year-old woman who died during a liver transplant, the other a 44-year-old nurse's aide who suffered some liver damage from the disease, the newspaper said.

July 2010 Newsletter