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Title: The "flesh eating" virus
Post by: AKS\/\/ulfe on April 22, 2004, 04:02:42 PM: What ever happened to that nasty bastard?

There was a huge scare over it several years ago in the US, I remember seeing some photos of it. Seems to have disappeared?

I think it was a test by Bush for a new WMD, he used Americans as the subject. Bet if theres any WMDs in or around Iraq, we'll find that virus in a test tube.
-SW
Title: The "flesh eating" virus
Post by: mosgood on April 22, 2004, 04:08:31 PM: speaking of flesh-eating virus, anyone see the movie "Cabin Fever"?

Pretty funny B-movie horror flick
Title: The "flesh eating" virus
Post by: Ripsnort on April 22, 2004, 04:13:42 PM: According to my wife, that type of bacteria survives on your skin, it may be on you as we speak. Depending on your immune system,will determine if it gets ahold of a scratch on your body. Its simply an advanced type of strep.

http://www.dreamscape.com/morgana/amalthea.htm

She (my wife) has seen two cases of it in the past year at Harbor View, its just not headline news anymore, just like shark attacks ;)
Title: The "flesh eating" virus
Post by: Curval on April 22, 2004, 04:17:30 PM: Lucien Bouchard (Partie Quebecois leader) lost his leg to that a few years ago. Nasty stuff.
Title: The "flesh eating" virus
Post by: AKS\/\/ulfe on April 22, 2004, 04:29:21 PM: Ah, so its a bacteria. They were reporting it as a virus in the DC metro area when it was news-worthy. Thanks for the link Rip.

Mosgood, my sister told me about a part in that movie - I haven't watched it because I just can't bring myself to spend money on it... although I did rent this horrible horrid movie a few days ago. "Stranded" - the only movie where I wanted all the actors to be killed right after they began talking in the first 10 minutes. Nevar awgin!

Guess my baits been out in the sun too long, all shriveled and dried up like jerky, no one wants it.
-SW
Title: The "flesh eating" virus
Post by: Saurdaukar on April 22, 2004, 04:51:13 PM: Anti-biotics wont kill it?
Title: Re: The "flesh eating" virus
Post by: Arlo on April 22, 2004, 05:06:25 PM: Quote
Originally posted by AKS\/\/ulfe
What ever happened to that nasty bastard?

There was a huge scare over it several years ago in the US, I remember seeing some photos of it. Seems to have disappeared?

I think it was a test by Bush for a new WMD, he used Americans as the subject. Bet if theres any WMDs in or around Iraq, we'll find that virus in a test tube.
-SW

How about a flesh eating foot fungus?
Title: The "flesh eating" virus
Post by: Ripsnort on April 22, 2004, 05:18:05 PM: Quote
Originally posted by Saurdaukar
Anti-biotics wont kill it?

They pump sooooo many anti-biotics into patients to help stem the flow of the bacteria, but the area thats infected is history, they have to cut it out.

Strep bacteria is some mean stuff..it was first discovered in the 1800's.
Title: The "flesh eating" virus
Post by: RightF00T on April 22, 2004, 08:41:58 PM: PAAANNCAKES!!! PAAANCAKES

What a friggin priceless movie. If you look at it as pure entertainment and dont worry about "artistic value" and such Cabin Fever is a great movie. There is plenty of random things going on to keep anyone happy. There's plenty of mindless screwing as well which is always + :).
Title: The "flesh eating" virus
Post by: Udie on April 22, 2004, 08:51:21 PM: There's diferent kinds of strep too. There's the kind you get in your throat, then there's the flesh eating kind and then there's the one that acts like the flu but a lot worse. I got it a couple times a few years back. My bosses son got it at day care and then we bounced it back and forth between his family, the school and our office. Sux bad! Every muscle in your body aches like the flu, only about twice as bad.

Wasn't it strep that caused that plague thing they had in Europe way back when? "the black death" ?
Title: The "flesh eating" virus
Post by: lasersailor184 on April 22, 2004, 09:53:00 PM: No, the plague as in the bubonic plague was from parasites feeding off of rats then spreading it to humans.
Title: The "flesh eating" virus
Post by: mosgood on April 22, 2004, 09:58:30 PM: Quote
Originally posted by RightF00T
PAAANNCAKES!!! PAAANCAKES

What a friggin priceless movie. If you look at it as pure entertainment and dont worry about "artistic value" and such Cabin Fever is a great movie. There is plenty of random things going on to keep anyone happy. There's plenty of mindless screwing as well which is always + :).

My girlfriend and I still say "Paaaancakes! Paaaancakes!!" once a week and get a big laugh!
Title: The "flesh eating" virus
Post by: Torque on April 22, 2004, 11:35:14 PM: Quote
Originally posted by Curval
Lucien Bouchard (Partie Quebecois leader) lost his leg to that a few years ago. Nasty stuff.

And all these years i lacked faith in God.
Title: The "flesh eating" virus
Post by: Mathman on April 23, 2004, 01:32:47 AM: IIRC, Jim Henson, of Sesame Street and Muppets fame, died from this bacteria. Maybe it was an urban legend, but I thought the news reported that was the cause.
Title: The "flesh eating" virus
Post by: SaburoS on April 23, 2004, 02:42:27 AM: I thought Jim Henson died from a strain of pneumonia.
Title: The "flesh eating" virus
Post by: AKcurly on April 23, 2004, 02:55:24 AM: Quote
Originally posted by Mathman
IIRC, Jim Henson, of Sesame Street and Muppets fame, died from this bacteria. Maybe it was an urban legend, but I thought the news reported that was the cause.

Yep. It's the same bacteria that causes gangrene (a form of strep) except it does not respond to any known antibiotics (at present.)

Nasty stuff.

curly
Title: The "flesh eating" virus
Post by: Maniac on April 23, 2004, 03:05:05 AM: Ebola?
Title: The "flesh eating" virus
Post by: Shane on April 23, 2004, 03:51:30 AM: it latched onto Fatty where it resides to this day because it cannot make any progress?
Title: The "flesh eating" virus
Post by: Maniac on April 23, 2004, 03:56:57 AM: LOL! :D
Title: The "flesh eating" virus
Post by: mosgood on April 23, 2004, 08:11:55 AM: Quote
Originally posted by RightF00T
There's plenty of mindless screwing as well which is always + :).

the brunette was pretty hot in there too.... :aok