Cambodian Virus

[Dr Michael J Carter]

Dear netters,

The daughter of a friend was recently taken to the Doctor with
a fever, the inevitable flu-like symptoms and back pain.
The Doctor diagnosed what he referred to as "CAmbodian virus"
and said this would cause relapsing bouts of recurrent fever, each of
decreasing severity. About 3 could be expected, maybe more.
Whilst I have heard of animal viruses causeing these recurrent waves through
antigenic drift during persistence, I am not aware of a human
example cut quite so clearly.

What is this Cambodian virus? Hanta? Arena?

Any info greatly recieved


MIke Carter