The mystery of the mucus rain brought the disease that sent the whole town to the hospital

From time immemorial, mysteries have always caused scientists to have a "headache" to find answers. Even to this day, despite the most advanced techniques and machines, humans still cannot explain some supernatural phenomena. Typically, it is necessary to mention the medical mystery of the mucus rain in the US that once caused a stir.

Paniced because I thought it was raining but it turned out to be… mucus

This bizarre incident happened on August 7, 1994 in the town of Oakville, Washington (USA). Around 3 a.m., some people suddenly heard a crackling sound outside, so they thought it was a small shower, because a storm had passed before. However, they found it unusual that the "rainwater" this time flowed very slowly on the window glass, feeling more like glue than water.

Mucus "raindrops" are collected in the hands of people.

Opening the door outside, the people in the town knew that it was not water but a viscous substance, everyone shook their heads in confusion because they had never seen it before. They are about half the size of a grain of rice. Over the next 3 weeks, this strange rain appeared a total of 6 times.

"When I was driving that night, the wipers couldn't wipe off the mucus, so I had to pull over at the gas station. To the touch, they were very soft, it felt like the jellies we eat." - David Lacey , the police officer shared about this rain.

Thought this was just a rare event and did not leave any incident, but on the evening of the same day, David and hundreds of residents in the town of Oakville suddenly found it difficult to breathe. Symptoms of this disease are similar to flu but more severe, patients often nausea and dizziness for unknown reasons, taking any medicine can not go away.

This mucus rain has brought an unknown disease, even the doctor "cannot help". Nearly everyone in Oakville has been diagnosed with an illness that lasts from 7 weeks to 3 months, police said.

No one can explain what this mucus is, only know that it brings disease.

The peak of this epidemic was that dozens of cats and dogs suddenly fell dead. It was initially thought to be a coincidence, but a resident of the town, Dotty Hearn, confirmed her pet cat died after being exposed to the rain for a few hours.

"I myself suffered from this strange disease. I went to the hospital to see a severe inner ear infection. My cat died shortly after. If it wasn't for the rain, what other explanation would be? more," said Mrs. Dotty sadly.

There is evidence and evidence, but it is still a medical mystery

Before the strange happenings in the town, Mrs. Dotty's daughter, Sunny Barcliff, collected and brought the liquid sample for testing. Scientists were amazed to discover that this mucus contains… human white blood cells.

After various studies, they discovered another surprise: The mucus contained two types of bacteria, one of which is normally found in the human digestive system. However, no one can determine what these "raindrops" are, how they cause the flu for the entire town.

The town of Oakville, where a rain of mucus brought an inexplicable flu epidemic.

Dr. David Little - the discoverer of mucus containing human white blood cells, brought the specimen to the Department of Toxic Fluid Incident Response at the Central Department of Ecology in Washington (USA) for close examination. than. The staff here said that this white blood cell is different in that it does not have a nucleus like humans.

Head of Incident Response, Mike Osweiler, speculated that the mucus could be waste from the plane's toilets. However, this idea was immediately rejected by the Aviation Administration, because the liquid waste from civil aircraft is dyed blue, while the other mucus is white.

Some other theories suggest that this strange phenomenon came from testing a new biological weapon, or a biological attack by the military. Residents doubt this because they see military planes appearing every day in the sky over the town of Oakville, shortly before the rain.

There are many theories about this mucus, but not completely elucidated.

There is a more convincing theory, this mucus rain originated from military bombings 80km offshore from Oakville. This causes a swarm of jellyfish to explode and fall like rain. This phenomenon is known as Star Jelly.

Although there are many speculations, this incident is still left open, no one can explain it exactly. Later, the incident in Oakville was also "discarded" on the program Unsolved Mysteries on May 9, 1997. Until now, this is still a mystery in human history.