You need to act fast! Cindy, the 7-year-old girl, has been in intensive care for several days and is now on a breathing tube because her throat is so inflamed. There area total of 6 people in the hospital now, 4 of whom are in critical condition. What's worse, 3 new cases have just been reported. And the scary thing is, there may be more cases out there. the starts out fairly mild with and exhaustion, there's no telling how many others may besick. as the rash doesn't appear until 1-3 days after the fever.