The Bourbon Virus

[Luddly Neddite]

Kansas man dies from virus never before seen in America... and it's potentially spread by ticks

• Man was previously healthy before falling ill after a tick bite and dying 11 days later after organ failure
• The CDC has called the new virus 'Bourbon' after the man's county
• The virus belongs to the thogotovirus group, which has only caused symptoms in humans eight times - in Africa, Asia and Europe
• This is first time the CDC has seen a strain of thogotovirus affect blood cells

Read more: Kansas man dies from Bourbon virus spread by ticks Daily Mail Online
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Not with a bang but with a wimper.

 

[Mr. H.]

Next time you put the word Bourbon in a thread title, it better be about booze.

 

[Agit8r]

The only cure for Bourbons is guillotines...