Bornholm disease
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Bornholm disease is a disease caused by the Coxsackie virus. It is named after the Danish island Bornholm where the first documented cases occurred.
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Other names
It is also known as the devil's grip, epidemic myalgia, epidemic pleurodynia or The Grasp of the Phantom
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Transmission
It is spread by contact and epidemics usually occur during warm weather in temperate regions and at any time in the tropics.
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Symptoms
Symptoms include:
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Prognosis
The illness lasts about a week and is rarely fatal. There is no specific treatment.
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External links
- PersonalMD (http://www.personalmd.com/healthtopics/crs/pleuro.shtml)
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