lawndartcatcher

One of the most significant presentations of carbon monoxide inhalation is "flu-like symptoms"; these often last 24-72 hours after the initial exposure since carbon monoxide binds both with the hemoglobin in your blood (which is what kills ya) as well as specific areas of muscle tissue. The CO in the muscle tissue isn't released until well after the initial exposure, so you are in essence being poisoned twice. So in addition to the other nasty stuff that's already been discussed it sounds like there may have been some CO poisoning going on.