Cold virus variant blamed in 10 deaths
No precautions urged, but agency tracking US cases
By Mike Stobbe
November 16, 2007

ATLANTA - A mutated version of a common cold virus has caused 10 deaths in the last 18 months, US health officials said yesterday.

Adenoviruses usually cause respiratory infections that aren't considered lethal. But a new variant has caused at least 140 illnesses in New York, Oregon, Washington, and Texas, according to a report issued yesterday by the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. the rest