Looks like New York is still in the thick of it.  I previously reported on the stomach flu that was ripping through the shelters, and in a similar vein, there is a new affliction that is plaguing New Yorkers:  The Far Rockaway Cough.  This isn’t a normal cough caused by a virus.  All the mold, and various crap that has been, and continues to be, stirred up by Sandy and the cleanup is going into people’s lungs and causing various respiratory illnesses.

Due to the flooding, the wood structures are rotting.  Those spores, even if you are not usually allergic, will get into your lungs and cause a myriad of problems.

The real downside is there isn’t a cure besides getting out of the situation.