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Minkoff:
Exactly.
Det. Sudler:
Okay.
Minkoff:
And she was upset also. . .I mean. . .she was. . . I’m
sure she didn’t. . .she wasn’t expecting this as well.
Det. Sudler:
Did she have any umm. . .uh. . .I guess Dr. Johnson
relayed to you that she appeared to be septic. Is
there any uh.. . you know. . . for lack of a medical
background. . .what would that appear on a person? How would you know that somebody would be septic let’s say or.. .you know...?
Minkoff:
Probably the. . .I mean. . .probably she. . .she thought
the same thing I did. . . that if you have somebody
here who’s.. .looks ill.. .who’s pale... .is
dehydrated.. .who in one day went downhill very
quickly. . .umm.. .who’s got these bruises on her that umm.. .you’re dealing with somebody who’s sick.
Det. Sudler:
Okay.
Minkoff:
Or if.. .if it’s an infectious cause, septic....
Det. Sudler:
Okay. Alright. Are there any diseases that.. .that
mimic this...ail of these symptoms or...or.. .you
. know. . . that would be narrowed down to one type of
thing? • •
Minkoff:
Well, there’s a virus like Ebola. . .you know...
Det. Sudler:
Yeah.
Minkoff:
You’ve heard this epidemic in Africa. And these
sorts of things. . .hemorrhage. . . they’re called
hemorrhagic viruses or bacterial diseases that
cause.. .where you get a lot of bacteria in the
blood. Umm.. .usually over.. .I.. .I’ve had...I
used to be in pediatric practice. . .uh.. .and I
could see a kid in the office that had a fever

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