The new SARS..

Oye99 · Post by **Oye99** » Fri Nov 04, 2005 12:18 pm

Muletang · Post by **Muletang** » Fri Nov 04, 2005 12:44 pm

kinda makes you wish (well me anyways) that when it hits it'll take all the dickheads with it. But you just know that at the other side of this, the survivors are going to be left with the same donkeys being just as stupid as before, and all the good guys will be dead.

Pvt.Zombi · Post by **Pvt.Zombi** » Fri Nov 04, 2005 1:43 pm

Depheant · Post by **Depheant** » Fri Nov 04, 2005 2:53 pm

Would that be the same SARS which has less than 10% mortality rate and the same avian influenza which can't actually be transmitted from human to human?

The same one that despite all of the reported cases only affected about 120 people world wide (though around 60 of them are playing harps)?

The same one which is actually very unlikely to mutate, but the press are making it out to be the modern day equivallent of *the* asteroid (which was a comet, by the way)?

As usual, most people are freaking out - because they're idiots and refuse to think for even a brief second.

Oye99 · Post by **Oye99** » Fri Nov 04, 2005 3:22 pm

Depheant wrote:Would that be the same SARS which has less than 10% mortality rate and the same avian influenza which can't actually be transmitted from human to human?

The same one that despite all of the reported cases only affected about 120 people world wide (though around 60 of them are playing harps)?

The same one which is actually very unlikely to mutate, but the press are making it out to be the modern day equivallent of *the* asteroid (which was a comet, by the way)?

As usual, most people are freaking out - because they're idiots and refuse to think for even a brief second.

Yup! That would be the one, hehehe.

lankycheese · Post by **lankycheese** » Fri Nov 04, 2005 6:04 pm

No, Deph, it is completely different to SARS. Bird Flu actually killed alot of people many years ago.

Of course it is being over hyped to the bullcrap and we don't need to be scared, but it does need to be watched and noted. Apparently it's heading here to Australia, awesome

It ain't panic time like the media is crapping on about, it's lets be a little bit careful time.

Depheant · Post by **Depheant** » Sat Nov 05, 2005 5:50 am

lankycheese wrote:No, Deph, it is completely different to SARS. Bird Flu actually killed alot of people many years ago.

No, it didn't. In the early part of the 20th century there was an influenza epidemic, which did kill a lot of people.

But it wasn't avian influenza. The influenza virus has many denominations, some more viral than others and more prone to mutations.

Kell · Post by **Kell** » Sat Nov 05, 2005 6:57 am

Depheant wrote:
lankycheese wrote:No, Deph, it is completely different to SARS. Bird Flu actually killed alot of people many years ago.

No, it didn't. In the early part of the 20th century there was an influenza epidemic, which did kill a lot of people.

But it wasn't avian influenza. The influenza virus has many denominations, some more viral than others and more prone to mutations.

To mention as well that influenza every year shows a new form. And you can really only get influenza once a year, because after you had it once, you'll be resistant against that type of virus. A mutated specimen, however, will make you sick again.

Redder · Post by **Redder** » Sat Nov 05, 2005 6:33 pm

Stuff you lot, what about the poor birdies huh??!!??

Why cant we just have a virus that only kills humans so the poor little animals live for a change!

Vajuras · Post by **Vajuras** » Sun Nov 06, 2005 8:31 pm

Well, humans are fearfull by nature...right eh? Well..I know sheep are, maybe the overreactors are like sheep? Anyways, you can't blame the scientists for preparing against something that MAY mutate.

Huge majority of the deaths were chicken handlers anyways.

Oye99 · Post by **Oye99** » Sun Nov 06, 2005 9:33 pm

Vajuras wrote:Well, humans are fearfull by nature...right eh? Well..I know sheep are, maybe the overreactors are like sheep? Anyways, you can't blame the scientists for preparing against something that MAY mutate.

Huge majority of the deaths were chicken handlers anyways.

Supose not, no, but that's not the case here. It's basically about people freaking out hence of lack of knowledge in the area, which is the problem, not the fact that scientists are trying to stop it. The 'Bird Flu' has been a threat for quite some time now, and there has always been studying done for it, just not centered around the virus.

Muletang · Post by **Muletang** » Mon Nov 07, 2005 1:21 am

heh heh @ PVT.Zombie's piccy

Redder · Post by **Redder** » Mon Nov 07, 2005 2:29 am

Hmmm,

If Ebola was first, AIDs was second, SARS was third, Bird Flu was 4th, guess it means theres only three more to go!

DM Agony · Post by **DM Agony** » Mon Nov 07, 2005 3:10 am

Bah. I have three birds, and I'm thinkin' about eating 'em now.