Yes! That was exactly the point I was trying to get across. Thanks for
stating it so clearly. This is often what happens when people have a cold
and develop bronchitis, but are not aware of it. Their animals become ill
and they assume they have caught the cold, but it is actually the bacterial
infection that is affecting them.
Jill
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> From: Kathleen DiMaggio <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
> To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
> Subject: Re: Viruses
> Date: Sunday, February 11, 2001 11:05 AM
>
> So perhaps someone infected with a cold virus can unknowingly develop a
> secondary bacterial infection, while their immune system is vulnerable.
This
> could make it appear that the gerbil has caught their cold, when in fact
the
> gerbil actually caught their secondary bacterial infection.
>
>
> Kathleen
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