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Though the southeast African region of Mozambique is quickly becoming a progressive tourist destination, boasting picturesque beaches and a rich cultural history, potential travelers may be growing weary, due to a mysterious illness that has claimed 20 lives since May, out of a 142 reported cases.

Africa is no stranger to disease, most notably AIDS/HIV, which took 1.5 million lives just in the last year alone; now it’s citizens are fighting an additional health battle, in the form of this nameless epidemic that attacks the central nervous system and whose symptoms range from abdominal pain (early stage) to loss of voice (later stage). Researchers believe the disease may have originated in the nearby region of Tsangano, where there are no health clinics. Samples have been sent to South Africa for analysis, while some patients have been taken to a Malawi hospital.

Africa did not appear to be a top priority in foreign policy discussions during the 2008 Presidential Race, as concern fell on Afghanistan, Iran, and other Middle Eastern countries. No doubt that Iraq is on that list, where the eerie theme of mystery ailments has been a problem in the past and unfortunately, continues to thrive. In 2003, US Officials conducted an investigation into an outbreak of an illness that was called pneumonia, though two deaths occurred out of the one hundred soldiers who were afflicted with it. Fifteen cases were severe enough that patients were hooked up to ventilators and eventually evacuated from the area; of those, ten recovered while the rest remained hospitalized.

Concern over this sickness continued to linger, as military officials agreed on Good Morning America that it is not typical for a young man to die from a bout of pneumonia. The Pentagon ruled out the idea that a biological weapon was to blame; they stated that they looked into that possibility and it was not the case, nor was any one infectious agent common in these cases. SARS and Legionnaire’s Disease were also excluded as potential causes.

Fast forward six years: American troops in Baghdad have reportedly been exhibiting symptoms of an unidentified fever, including itching, scars and dark brown spots on the skin. The soldiers did not respond to treatment in Iraqi hospitals, and were flown to Washington for further treatment. Hopefully, our country’s heroes are resting and recuperating and well on their way to a full recovery. Our product may be the answer — http://www.GXLTeam.com. This is not medical advice; we don’t treat or cure diseases or conditions. We support the structure and function of the body so it can heal itself.