Were these teens a target? Is this an environmental issue? School officials are saying no and have ruled out any violent acts or bio-hazardous chemical use against the girls. Is this a side effect from popular vaccines such as Gardasil? That has been ruled out also. These students come from all walks of life. Some of them do know each other but not all and all are in a similar age groups. So what happened to these ladies?
The Health Department for the state of New York has called in the authorities from the CDC and a assemblage of doctors from the nearby Columbia University to deal with the matter at hand. Officials have reduced the probabilities down to these possible causes Drugs (both recreational & prescription), Environment, Infectious Dis-ease, and Genetics. How are some of these possible? Genetics for example, none of these women are related so that rules that one out. The school's environment has been ruled out due to testing. There were no traces of infectious disease through food born illness found. Yet, the teens still have only one thing noticeably in common and that is the school. Is it drugs? Well some of these girls have been hospitalized or have gone to their physician to seek some sort of medical treatment. So, automatically a blood test was conducted and no drug abuse have been reported or neither found.
What and where does that leave doctors in this diagnosis? Dr. Laszlo Mechtler, neurologist, told the TODAY show "It's happened before, all around the world, in different parts of the world. It's a rare phenomena. Physicians are intrigued by it." In other words, "we have no idea what this is, don't know what to do with it, and your daughters will be "subjected" to many "tests" (experiments) until we do or if we can figure this one out." Think about it..
Now, and on more of a recent update. These young women have been diagnosed with "Conversion Disorder." also known as "hysteria." Since it's so many of them with this diagnosis it is now unfortunately called "mass hysteria." This dis-ease (conversion disorder) that they were diagnosed with has similar side effects but is brought on by a traumatic event(s) or stress. The teens were asked questions about their stress levels and daily lives, but nothings accommodates the "root" of the problem. Stress? How can stress react in the same way to different people who have different lives and different stress levels? It just doesn't add up and seems as if that diagnosis is more to calm people down and prevent them from worrying.
What about the girls and there medical privacy? Apparently, since this story has hit mainstream media the parents of the teens are infuriated that the state refuses to conceal the information about the illness. I know for a fact the when the CDC comes in there is no privacy for the individual infected, but, let there be an "outbreak" and the public will be the last to know. Does this sound like the movie, "Contagion?" or is the public over reacting off of nothing? Only time will tell. In the mean time, several of the girls have been treated but not cured and some still experience verbal outbursts. The teens parents aren't buying what these doctors are selling them at all. They know that there is more to this illness called parental intuition (if I may) and want answers and a cure. I hope that these young women become better, back to a full recovery, and back to their daily teenage lives. I will keep you updated on any more developments in this story.
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