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== Symptoms == [[File:Distribution of symptoms in the 1956 Punta Gorda, Florida outbreak.png|thumb|Distribution of symptoms in the 1956 Punta Gorda, Florida outbreak<ref name="Poskanzer, 1957" />]] Symptoms differed slightly from patient-to-patient. They included but were not limited to: [[fatigue]], [[headache]], [[nuchal]] (nape or back of the neck) [[pain]], muscle aches and pain, [[paresthesia]], paresis, fever, nausea and vomiting, [[diarrhea]], [[loss of appetite]], [[Dysphagia|difficulty in swallowing,]] [[Cognitive dysfunction|cognitive]] and emotional changes, such as [[confusion]], [[memory problems|memory impairments]], especially in short term memory, [[Dyscalculia|difficulty with math calculations]], [[depression]], [[episodic crying]], "tension," nightmares, [[hyperventilation]], [[Visual dysfunction | visual disturbances]], such as [[Blurred vision|blurred]] and /or [[double vision]], [[dizziness]], and [[unsteadiness]].<ref name="Poskanzer, 1957" />
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