ROANOKE TIMES
Copyright (c) 1996, Roanoke Times
DATE: Friday, July 5, 1996 TAG: 9607050102
SECTION: VIRGINIA PAGE: B-2 EDITION: METRO
Woman has close call with fever
MARTINSVILLE - A Henry County woman diagnosed with Rocky Mountain spotted fever spent the Fourth of July recovering at her mother's home after a five-day stay in a North Carolina hospital.
Anita Davis, 32, of Martinsville was released Wednesday from Baptist Memorial Hospital in Winston-Salem.
Davis had a severe case of the tick-borne disease, which can be fatal. By the time she was diagnosed Saturday, she was in her fourth day with temperatures in excess of 100 degrees, her mother said.
More than 20 percent of people with Rocky Mountain spotted fever who are untreated die of shock and kidney failure, according to Mosby's Dictionary of Medical, Nursing and Allied Health.
- Associated Press
Job Corps crash kills 1, injures 13
PEDLAR MILLS - A van carrying 14 members of the Old Dominion Job Corps crashed on Virginia 635 in western Amherst County on Thursday, killing a teen-age passenger and injuring 13 others, police said.
The accident occurred about 3 p.m., two miles north of Virginia 130 near Pedlar Mills.
``It appears there was some excessive speed involved,'' said Virginia State Trooper John W. Ratliff. He said charges will be filed against driver Harry Johnson of Bedford after a consultation with prosecutors.
Linel Miller of Alexandria was killed. His age was not available.
Two passengers were taken to Lynchburg General Hospital in serious but stable condition with head injuries, and another was admitted with broken bones, a hospital spokeswoman said. The identities of the injured were not available.
- Associated Press
Eastern Shore hit hardest by rabies
RICHMOND - A rabies epidemic continues in Virginia with 263 cases reported so far this year.
Last year at this time, 199 cases had been documented.
The area hit hardest is the Eastern Shore, where Northampton County has reported 39 cases and Accomack County has reported 13. In other parts of the state, Fairfax County leads with 18 cases.
Of animals tested and found rabid, 85 percent are raccoons.
Suzanne Jenkins, assistant state epidemiologist, said people should stay away from all wild animals and any strange dogs or cats.
- Associated Press
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