Not trying to steer the suspicion in one direction here, but I thought this was interesting and a possible correlation:
In 1970, a train derailed within three miles of the LeRoy High School, in Genesee County, New York. 15 of the 17 kids with symptoms attend
this high school.
The train spilled cyanide and trichloroethylene. The former is a poisonous compound mainly used in the mining of gold and silver and other industries,
sadly known for its use during the Holocaust in Nazi Germany. The latter is a non-flammable chlorinated hydrocarbon that is used as an industrial
solvent. It is a clear non-flammable liquid with a sweet smell. A National Toxicology Program report says that this substance is "reasonably
anticipated to be a human carcinogen." Studies have linked it to tumors and Parkinson disease.
The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency said that one ton of cyanide crystals and 35,000 gallons of trichloroethylene were spilled on the train
derailment
gizmodo.com...
40+ years is a long time. I would begin looking for cases neighboring the school grounds, but I am sure they have done that.
The National Institute of Health is also on the case. They are going to examine the patients, looking for potential causes to this syndrome, which
was initially diagnosed by some doctors as conversion disorder, the modern name for hysteria.
So Conversion Disorder is a modern term for Hysteria, which seems to suggest psychosomatics may be at play here? I think it is more than that
though.
edit on 26-1-2012 by speculativeoptimist because: (no reason given)
