edspilot Posted May 4, 2011 Report Share Posted May 4, 2011 You made have receiived your e-mail from the CDC if you were officially at the Heli-Expo. If not, here is the info. ______ If you brought something home from Heli-Expo other than a nifty swag bag and a latent desire to hang a machine gun on your chopper, then the Center for Disease Control wants to know about it. The CDC has sent an e-mail letter (PDF) to everyone who registered for the event in early March to tell them that at least five of their fellow show-goers came down with measles. Since they were all at the show, the CDC is presuming that someone at the Orange County Convention Center with an unrecognized case of the disease was the source of the outbreak. It's already too late for those who picked up a dose of the highly contagious illness at the show but since measles can be serious for some, the CDC wants to try and prevent further spread, something that might be a challenge given that attendees came from all over the world. Anyone who got sick after getting home from Orlando should see his or her doctor so the local health authorities can be notified. That way, those who might have been in contact with an infected show-goer can be vaccinated. U.S. residents with questions about the notice can contact the Orange County Health Department at 407-858-1400. Visitors from outside the U.S. can call the CDC at 800-232-4636.__________ edspilot Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
helonorth Posted May 4, 2011 Report Share Posted May 4, 2011 (edited) Off topic, but why would Heli-Expo give you a desire to put a machine gun on your helicopter? Edited May 4, 2011 by helonorth Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Karl Posted May 4, 2011 Report Share Posted May 4, 2011 Off topic, but why would Heli-Expo give you a desire to put a machine gun on your helicopter? Yes. Shouldn't you have already wanted one? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
helonorth Posted May 5, 2011 Report Share Posted May 5, 2011 I didn't go to Heli Expo, but I did talk to a guy that brought something else home, but it wasn't measles. I don't think the Center for Disease Control would be interested, though. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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