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sick person



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As Sylvia Karasu told me, losing your hair for a lot of us is a "marker of being a sick person".

From BBC Jun. 3, 2026

The 2018-19 Andes virus outbreak in Argentina also showed that close contact is needed for transmission, including “being seated very close” to the sick person, Chin-Hong said.

From Los Angeles Times May 14, 2026

Additionally, “recent illnesses may not yet be reported as it usually takes 3 to 4 weeks to determine if a sick person is part of an outbreak,” the agency specified.

From Salon Aug. 25, 2024

It typically takes three to four weeks to determine whether a sick person is part of an outbreak.

From Seattle Times Nov. 17, 2023

Lazear’s early attempts to show that mosquitoes could transmit the disease from a sick person to a healthy one failed in all but one case.

From "An American Plague: The True and Terrifying Story of the Yellow Fever Epidemic of 1793" by Jim Murphy




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