Minutus

Interesting - see Hilary Butler's paper on this VERY issue

http://www.nccn.net/~wwithin/SIDS.pdf
this is a PDF file and need adobe acrobat to read
This the final version

POSITION PAPER on THE ROLE OF VACCINES IN SIDS (DRAFT VERSION)
compiled by Hilary Butler.
25 Harrisville Road, Tuakau 1982, NEW ZEALAND.
also brings in the issue of breastfeeding; ecoli in babies in more

If you can't read PDF, here is the preliminary version on John's site
http://www.whale.to/m/butler14.html

Here is the information Hilary Butler referenced in her position paper above
http://users.erols.com/drrobert.sids/Endotox.html

ENDOTOXIN SHOCK AND ITS RELATIONSHIP TO SUDDEN DEATH AND OTHER CLINICAL
SYNDROMES OF YOUNG MAMMALS: A UNIFYING CONCEPT
BY ROBERT C. REISINGER, D.V.M., M.S.
1971

SUDDEN DEATH SYNDROME

There are striking similarities between the Sudden Death Syndrome (SDS) of
the human infant and the young of other mammalian species. The young calf,
piglet, foal, rabbit and monkey are similarly afflicted, (17, 33, 34, 45,
66, 67, 92, 98) as are the young of other, perhaps all, mammalian species.
It is postulated, that the final cause of death, an endotoxemia, is the
same in all. This endotoxemia may be precipitated by a variety of adverse
contributing factors, including viruses and various environmental
stressors.