European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - October 25, 1990, Darmstadt, Hesse Page 4 a a the stars and stripes thursday october 25,1990dangerous Strain of Strep reported Cousin of toxic Shock syndrome on the Rise Atlanta apr a potentially deadly bacterial a a Cousin of toxic Shock syndrome is being increasingly reported targeting both children and adults scientists say. Researchers at a National microbiology conference said tuesday that the illness is a severe streptococcal infection. Strep is frequently thought of As the cause of Strep Throat. But in rare cases it can cause extremely serious infections such As the pneumonia that killed puppets creator Jim Henson in May. Three years ago researchers began to talk of toxic Shock caused by Strep not the staph bacteria linked to tampon use. Toxic Shock is characterized by Low blood pressure rash peeling skin and Multi Organ infections. Researchers at the centers for disease control in Atlanta and researchers in Pima county ariz., studied 128 cases of group a Strep infections in 10 hospitals in the Tucson area from 1985 to 1990. None of the 54 cases from 1985 to 1987 resembled toxic Shock syndrome. But six of the 74 infections studied from 1988 to 1990 did. The pattern is Clear or. Charles Hoge of the cd reported at the inter science conference on antimicrobial agents and chemotherapy a streptococcal toxic Shock syndrome was significantly More Likely to occur after 1988. One of the six patients died for All the group a Strep infection patients in the study the death rate was 20 percent. Toxic Shock syndrome gets its name from the toxins produced by the bacteria at fault. Lab findings from the Arizona study suggest a toxin May also be the culprit in the serious Strep infections Hoge said. Three of the Arizona toxic Shock like cases occurred in children and other researchers also reported Waves of serious Strep infections in youngsters. Doctors at children a mercy Hospital in Kansas City mo., reported that eight of their 29 cases of group a Strep from 1971 to 1990 had symptoms resembling toxic Shock syndrome. The Hospital has seen four cases this year. A we have not had four children previously in one year with Multi systemic streptococcal san drum or. Maty Anne Jackson. A a we re trying to draw th31? Tention of clinicians to this entity. Tell them to think doctors make a diagnosis based on blood tests Shn ing a group a streptococcal bacteria accompanied syndrome of symptoms including Low blood Tresz and Shock skin rash flaking or inflamed skin Andt spread of infection to organs such As the kidney m heart. Y or doctors at Dalhousie University in Halifax nov Scotia reported 16 such cases Over 10 years. A Strep was once the frequent cause of serious illness such As Scarlet fever and rheumatic fever but the dangerous strains for the most part faded from via around the 1940s. View Henson was the most famous recent victim of severe streptococcal illness he died of a rapidly spreading pneumonia. When group a Strep infections proceed to the bloodstream the fatality rate is 20 percent to in percent. Fuel test clears Atlantis for november Blastoff Cape canaveral Fla. A Atlantis passed a fueling test wednesday that found the space shuttle free of dangerous Hydrogen leaks Clearing the Way for a november liftoff. A we have a very tight vehicle at the pad a Nasa spokesman Bruce Buckingham said. A there Are no indications of any excess leakage of liquid a Small amount of Hydrogen escaped into Atlantis engine compartment but was Well within allowable limits Buckingham said. No leakage was evident in fuel lines Between the orbiter and external tank the site of previous problems. A we feel the leaks have been fixed a Buckingham said. A the engineers Are very Nasa began pumping liquid Hydrogen into Atlantis new external tank Early wednesday afternoon six hours later than planned. Engineers needed extra time to evaluate a broken fuel line sensor and a Small Dent in another line which they decided would not affect the hour Long test. Atlantis like Columbia has been grounded by Hydrogen leaks All summer. Nasa plans to Send Atlantis on a classified Pentagon Mission around nov. 9 or 10. A launch Date will be set following a flight readiness review that begins monday. Since Atlantis leaks were detected in june Nasa has replaced the external tank fuel lines and valve seals. Columbia whose flight has been postponed four times will undergo a fueling test monday. Nasa officials said they will try to launch Columbia by the end of the year. The shuttle was to have lifted off in May with an Observatory. A i done to think anybody around Here feels we re on track until Columbia flies after Atlantis a said Keith Hudkins chief of the shuttle orbiter program. The space Agency is counting on a successful outcome of mondays test to maintain the momentum from discovery a smooth flight earlier this month and reduce mistakes by workers. Several mishaps occurred during the 5>/-month Gap Between shuttle missions that ended when discovery lifted off oct. 6 with a Sun exploring satellite. For example technicians left a beam to bang around in Atlantis engine compartment when the shuttle was hoisted to an upright position oct. 3. Two Days later another beam crashed to the floor while being moved by a forklift. A i hate to say it but i think some of it has to do with the fact we re not flying and we re not paying As close attention As we should be a said Conrad Nagel an official in charge of Atlantis pre launch operations. A when you have delays and problems and people Are not in their Normal routine of processing i think it has an . Kump spokesman for Lockheed space operations co., nasal a prime contractor for shuttle processing said disciplinary action is being taken against workers in both cases. La trial Date set Christian Brando son of actor Marlon judge at the hearing ordered Prospect Brando leans to talk with his attorney Tive jurors to court for a nov. 5 Start of Kichard l. Shapiro during a hearing Brando a trial on charges of murdering tuesday m Santa Monica Calif. The his Sisters Boyfriend. Hallelujah they re bums a no Yuppie hobos in Edt v ump a Lif an a a Beverly Hills Calif. A Barry a Brake shoes Schwartz got the bumps Rush when he tried to catch a bus from the los Angeles freight Yard to the Hobo club meeting. A the buses pick us up because we were too dirty a Schwartz explained. So he took a $21 cab ride to the bar where the club meets each month in Beverly Hills. Schwartz a video maker from Oakland represents a new Breed of Hobo part time wanderers with jobs credit cards and gasp automobiles. The 4,000 members nationwide of the Hobo club share their freight car forefathers Grimy fashion and yen for unauthorized rail travel but Little else. A phobos Are known As people without very much Money a said Sheri a a Hometown Doyel 23, who did her thesis on rail riders while attending the University of California at los Angeles. A and Here we Are in Beverly Hills drinking $3 and $4 Beers its there is a something very american about Hobo culture a the stuff that serious anthropological study is made of Doyel said. A people think Hobo they think homeless a she said a a it a not the same the first hobos were said to have been unemployed men who Rode the rails seeking work after the civil War. Hobo lore has it that the originals carried hoes for Field work hence the name a shoe a flu 5? do in was need and desperation a said Garth Bishop of los Angeles publisher of the Hobo times newsletter. A most of the Young people now do it Tor a weekend a for a vacation the use of monikers such As a freight train George and Minneapolis jewel became part of the subculture. The nicknames precursors to truckers citizens band radio a handles a were intended to obscure a Hobo s background. But they have come to describe characteristics of the hobos themselves. Done to make the mistake of calling them tramps or worse bums. Hobos claim they Are honest folks who work when they can not like the Petty criminals Thev Call tramps. Bums Are Well bums. The railroads say some of their ranks Are transient and All of their wanderlust is illegal. A a it a hardly glamorous a said Cathy Westphal spokeswoman for the Atchison Topeka amp san a f railway co. A your equipment was not meant for the transport of human Westphal said the world of illegal rail travel also populated by people who would a just As soon Slit Yoi Throat As look at she added that a Yuppie hobos set a poor exam nil u a Daren. A i can to Tell you How Many children Glt their legs Cut off trying to hop moving trains she said. Hobo club members agreed there May be some Dai Ger a they refer to train wheels As a Salami slicers but not enough to Stop them. And few were unfazed by the groups Ever so Chi meeting place on Wilshire Boulevard hardly the hour of the Downtrodden. A it makes perfect sense a said to Santa be boy Hopkins an actor and writer. A eth wealthiest and the poorest Are those that done to work 91 5. We re Here to make a life not make a
