600 sickened after eating at N.Y. bar

[AssMan]

At least 600 people came down with a gastrointestinal illness after eating at a popular biker bar and restaurant, health officials said Friday.

Bacteria have been ruled out as the cause, meaning last weekend's outbreak linked to the Dinosaur Bar-B-Que is probably viral and could have spread through air particles, said Cynthia Morrow, health commissioner of Onondaga County.

The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention were notified because the people who may have been affected were from across the country, Morrow said. Patrons from as far away as Massachusetts, New Jersey, Vermont and California have reported symptoms.

Some were sickened after eating at the restaurant, while others became ill after being exposed to those who had, health officials said.
The most common symptoms include nausea, vomiting, diarrhea, abdominal cramps and chills lasting 12 to 48 hours.

The county health department on Thursday ordered the restaurant closed for at least 72 hours. Workers threw away hundreds of pounds of prepared foods.

No specific foods have been implicated. Restaurant owner John Stage said he plans to reopen Monday.



http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20061202/ap_on_he_me/restaurant_sickness

 

[Equint77]

that's in syracuse.. I don't consider that "N.Y.".... that's upstate where the non cool people choose to live..

 

[Colossal Spoons]

Yeah, NY really should be split in two cuz all that Albany-Buffalo crap doesn't count.

 

[Addendum]

At least 600 people came down with a gastrointestinal illness after eating at a popular biker bar and restaurant, health officials said Friday.

Bacteria have been ruled out as the cause, meaning last weekend's outbreak linked to the Dinosaur Bar-B-Que is probably viral and could have spread through air particles, said Cynthia Morrow, health commissioner of Onondaga County.

The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention were notified because the people who may have been affected were from across the country, Morrow said. Patrons from as far away as Massachusetts, New Jersey, Vermont and California have reported symptoms.

Some were sickened after eating at the restaurant, while others became ill after being exposed to those who had, health officials said.
The most common symptoms include nausea, vomiting, diarrhea, abdominal cramps and chills lasting 12 to 48 hours.

The county health department on Thursday ordered the restaurant closed for at least 72 hours. Workers threw away hundreds of pounds of prepared foods.

No specific foods have been implicated. Restaurant owner John Stage said he plans to reopen Monday.



http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20061202/ap_on_he_me/restaurant_sickness

 

[Babs Gordon]

that's in syracuse.. I don't consider that "N.Y.".... that's upstate where the non cool people choose to live..

you're going to try to tell me that only city-slickers are cool? Upstate rocks.

 

[Equint77]

you're going to try to tell me that only city-slickers are cool? Upstate rocks.

not according to those 600 people puking up and down the interstate.

 

[Holly Goodhead]

That's NY for you, dirty dirty.

 

[Equint77]

That's NY for you, dirty dirty.

yeah I didn't see this one coming a mile away.

 

[Holly Goodhead]

Shut up needledick. No one ever gets sick from Chicago restaurants. We're perfect.

 

[Colossal Spoons]

That's NY for you, dirty dirty.

It's cuz NY is too close to NJ.

 

[Equint77]

Shut up needledick. No one ever gets sick from Chicago restaurants. We're perfect.

shut the **** up pancake ass... the reason why you people don't get sick is cause you're used to eating roadkill..

 

[Holly Goodhead]

God damnit I want Giordanos now.

 

[Equint77]

God damnit I want Giordanos now.

uh huh

 

[Holly Goodhead]

I could have sex with pizza from Giordanos. I've thought about it before

 

[Equint77]

only in illinois is it normal to have sex with food.

 

[Holly Goodhead]

I actually have a cheeseburger up my ass right now. Is that weird?

 

[Equint77]

yeah.. considering you don't like cheeseburgers.

 

[Babs Gordon]

uh huh

whoa they don't splatter!

 

[Equint77]

chicagoians like their roadkill fresh..

 

[Kyalesyin]

Thats why I never eat out. My kitchen is dirty enough that I won't catch anything.

 

[Babs Gordon]

wonder if it was something like giardia. we need to be pretty careful about what we drink around here the mountains otherwise beaver fever will set in rapidly.

 

[Kyalesyin]

wonder if it was something like giardia. we need to be pretty careful about what we drink around here the mountains otherwise beaver fever will set in rapidly.

Beaver fever? Isn't that an STI?

 

[Equint77]

wonder if it was something like giardia. we need to be pretty careful about what we drink around here the mountains otherwise beaver fever will set in rapidly.

I :heart: Beaver Fever

 

[GunBlade]

I don't like when people ask about places upstate. I just look at them with a vacant expression.

 

[Babs Gordon]

nope giardia infections are called beaver fever because giardia is commonly found in places where beavers have dammed up lakes and streams. beavers and giardia are closely associated. hence... beaver fever.