sunmaster14
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Looks like a lot of people on her staff had been sick --
Members of Clinton's staff have battled pneumonia bug | The Hill
"Members of Hillary Clinton's staff had pneumonia before the candidate came down with it, according to a report.
At least half a dozen senior staff members in Clinton's Brooklyn headquarters battled the illness before the Democratic presidential nominee was diagnosed with the illness on Sunday, People reported Monday.
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Everyone’s been sick,” a campaign source told the publication.
The source said pneumonia cases began popping up among Clinton's staff in late August, two weeks before the former first lady’s diagnosis. Among those affected were campaign aides who travel closely with Clinton.
Campaign manager Robby Mook was among those who were sick. Two of Clinton’s top advisers received emergency medical treatment during their illness.
One top adviser was receiving antibiotics for a respiratory infection days before Clinton’s own diagnosis for pneumonia.
Another staffer was taken by ambulance to the emergency room, People’s source added, after collapsing from what was discovered to be severe dehydration."
I'll wait until another source besides People reports this. As it is, I think it's strange that People Magazine should scoop every other media outlet if it is indeed true that pneumonia has been spread around Clinton's aides. Also, if it's spreading so fast, then it's probably a viral, not bacteriological infection. In which case, antibiotics won't help, although they could be used as a preventative measure.