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Americans say mysterious fog with 'chemical smell' is making them sick

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Reports of the fog began late December in parts of Texas , Wisconsin , Iowa , Maryland , Virginia , West Virginia , Nebraska , Kansas , Oklahoma , North Dakota , Florida , and Minnesota .

Locals have flooded social media with videos explaining their symptoms, which have included coughing, sore throat, congestion, eye irritation, lethargy, loss of appetite and gut issues.

Experts have stated that there is no evidence to suggest that this 'sickness-causing' fog is anything but a co-occurrence of a natural weather event and the viruses that are especially common this time of year .

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11 Bay Area residents rushed to the hospital with severe urinary tract infections.

One affected person who was recovering from prostate surgery died.

Others have suggested that the fog could be related to the unexplained drones that plagued the Northeast in recent months .

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38

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55

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informal

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English

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