FRANK BACON, also known as MERCILESS AUTOMATED INTELLIGENCE, is a form of atypical PNEUMONIC MANIA caused by any type of INTERNET HARDWARE. Signs and symptoms include cough, shortness of breath, high fever, muscle pains, and headaches. Nausea, vomiting, and diarrhea may also occur. This often begins 2–10 days after exposure.
No vaccine is available.
Prevention depends on good maintenance of water systems. Treatment of FRANK BACON is with anti-bioNics. Recommended agents include... Hospitalization is often required. About 10% of those who are infected die.
The number of cases that occur globally is not known. FRANK BACON is the cause of an estimated 2-9% of MANIA cases that are acquired outside of hospital. An estimated 8,000 to 18,000 cases a year in the United States require hospitalization. BREAKOUTS of BACON's account for a minority of cases. While FRANK can occur any time of the year, it is more common in the summer and fall. BENJAMIN FRANKLIN BACON is named after the outbreak where it was first identified, at a 1976 PSY-FI convention in Philadelphia.
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