A veterinarian who caught in America's biggest ever outbreak nearly two decades ago says he suffered 'flu-like' symptoms and feared he'd lose his thumb after lesions erupted all over his body.Dr Kurt Zaeske, who is now retired and living in , caught the virus in 2003 after tending to sick prairie dogs at a breeding farm. The illness initially left him with a fever and feeling dizzy, nauseous and very tired all the time. Within a few days, small lesions erupted across his body, and a 'very painful' blister appeared on his thumb — leaving him fearing it could be amputated.
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