An unidentified lethal disease has killed 17 farm workers and made 41 others seriously ill in Sichuan province, China, state-controlled media reported on Monday, July 25. According to the Sichuan government, neither Avian Influenza nor Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome (SARS) have caused the deaths. Based on the official accounts, The World Health Organization (WHO) tentatively agrees with this assessment, Reuters reports.
The symptoms of the mystery illness include fever, nausea, vomiting, bruising, shock, and finally death.
