Mystery surrounds Yushchenko ailment

[seriousstan]

As Ukraine's popular pro-Western opposition leader claimed victory Tuesday in hotly contested presidential elections, the mystery surrounding an appearance-altering illness that twice prompted him to check into a Vienna hospital persisted.

Yushchenko accused the Ukrainian authorities of poisoning him. His detractors suggested he'd eaten some bad sushi.

Adding to the intrigue, the Austrian doctors who treated him have asked foreign experts to help determine if his symptoms may have been caused by toxins found in biological weapons.

Medical experts said they may never know for sure what befell Yushchenko.

http://cnn.worldnews.printthis.clickability.com/pt/cpt?action=cpt&title=CNN.com+-+Mystery+surrounds+Yushchenko+ailment+-+Nov+25%2C+2004&expire=12%2F25%2F2004&urlID=12397363&fb=Y&url=http%3A%2F%2Fedition.cnn.com%2F2004%2FWORLD%2Feurope%2F11%2F25%2Fyushchenko.ailment.ap%2Findex.html&partnerID=2006

[cavanaghjam]

1. Maybe he got

one of those bad "flu vaccines".

[TahitiNut]

2. Creepy

Yushchenko pictured left in July 2004 and in November, after his illness.

[glitch]

3. My God.. some kind of small pox derivative?

http://edition.cnn.com/2004/WORLD/europe/11/25/yushchenko.ailment.ap/index.html

[sally343434]

4. "The Hundred Days of the Dragon"

"Appearance-altering illness"?

That makes me think of the "The Hundred Days of the Dragon" episode of The Outer Limits.

[ooglymoogly]

5. must have gotten the sushi from the Israelis

just who was that Palestinian leader who got sick on the same sushi

[Moderator]

6. Duplicate

from Nov 25th

http://www.democraticunderground.com/discuss/duboard.php?az=show_topic&forum=102&topic_id=1021241