The whole thing is compounded by the holidays — with doctors' offices closed, staffs short, and travelers and snowbirds here now.

But young children with high fevers and elderly people with multiple illnesses should be evaluated in the ER or a doctor's office.

This makes it almost impossible for new doctors from India [to get a job] and even the 800 and odd unemployed Indian doctors who are already here hoping to get a training assignment will now have to pack up and go once their visa expires.

The doctors were responding to that first stroke properly with the use of blood thinners. It is unfair to critique them based on the information we have.

We have notified doctors of this outbreak and urged them to be on the lookout for additional cases. It's important that they voluntarily report any suspected illnesses to their local health department.

Our goal is to give doctors an up-to-date statement about what we really know about mold exposure, that they can use to answer their patients' questions.