Florida Fire And Police Blocked Access To Gas Station, Officials Test Sore-Covered Woman

A woman with visible sores and small, open wounds entered the store caused police and fire officials to quarantine 15 people inside a gas station. It was later found that she did not have small pox
June 8, 2004
PALM BAY -- A Sunoco gas station was sealed off Monday while a customer covered in sores was tested at a hospital. Officials feared she carried a deadly disease, such as smallpox.

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