described, but they're worth mentioning:
A bacterial infection resembling the
"flesh-eating disease" of several years
ago will arrive in 2010, transmitted to
humans by almost microscopic mites
undetectably imported on exotic
birds. Known medications and
antibiotics will be completely
ineffective against this funguslike,
extremely contagious disease, and its
victims will be quarantined until
it's discovered that the bacteria can
be destroyed through some
combination of electrical currents and
extreme heat.
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quickly as it arrived, attack again ten
years later, and then disappear
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