If you thought SARS was a devastating disease, just wait until you hear about the newest illness: Droopitis. In fact, Droopitis is so severe, it is shaking the medical community into a frenzy of confusion and mass hysteria. According to the North American Health Organization, the main body of health care, approximately 2700 hundred people have died from this disease in North America and another 870,000 are seriously ill from this disease. Over 15 major U.S. and Canadian cities have declared a rare medical state of emergency due to the fast-spreading nature of the disease. The U.S. Economist Board has pegged the economic loss due to Droopitis at nearly $150 Billion in lost activity, lopping 1.1% from Q3 GDP in Canada and 2.6% from Q3 GDP in the U.S.
The origination of Droopitis at this point is fuzzy. The first cases popped up in the state of North Dakota and Manitoba in July 2003. Many scientists believe that the disease was spread through the air, due to the relative proximity of the two areas. The distance from Zacks, North Dakota and Douganville, Manitoba is approximately 300 km. Within 6 weeks, another 3000 cases of Droopitis were detected in neighbouring cities around the initial outbreak epicentre. This pattern has concerned scientists, because it proves the disease is spread through the air, and can live for an extended period of time. Something in common at the time of the original breakout was the fact that the weather was abnormally cool for the particular time of year. Temperatures were hovering around the 10 degree mark (Celsius) in both Zacks and Douganville. As that cold front swept across Eastern Canada and U.S., the disease continued to spread along into cities like Toronto, New York, Boston and even far down south as Atlanta. However, as the temperatures warmed up after the passage of the cold front, Droopitis really began to explode across the general population.
