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...easily treatable disease--rickettsial pox--is transmitted from tiny parasitic mites that dwell in the nests of mice, Alpert said. Even after an effective extermination program removes or kills many mice, these mites often leave the nests and bite students, he said...
...squamous cell carcinomas, which have high cure rates. But solar radiation may be a cause of melanoma, which can be fatal. Ultraviolet light apparently weakens the immune system; after a severe sunburn, some people suffer outbreaks of oral herpes or other disorders. Excessive exposure aggravates cases of chicken pox and can be especially dangerous, even fatal, to victims of lupus...
...Crimson's chances were hurt when sophomore Peri Wallace came down with chicken pox a day before the tournament...
Sophomore Peri Wallace, who has been a force for the Crimson at the net all year, missed last night's game because of the chicken pox and is doubtful for the rest of the tourney...
...student before dropping out of high school after his junior year, Scott spent long hours preparing for the statewide police exam. He was sick with chicken pox when he took the test. A few weeks after the exam, he received a letter on official letterhead from deputy superintendent Zalas telling him that he had failed. "I was heartbroken," said Scott. The next day he went to Zalas and asked if he could take the exam again. When Zalas asked why, Scott handed him the letter. Zalas said he never wrote the letter. "Someone was just clowning around with him," says...