I doubt very seriously it has anything to do with the reptiles and think colin is probably right. However, every season there are new bugs floating around. I have spend the better part of a month now, trying to recover from H1N1. It literally kicked my rear end into the dirt. Since I'm an R.N. I get hit with all sorts of bugs and after 21 years of it, my immune system usually functions pretty well, and knocks most things out. This however, was BIG, BAD and extremely UGLY