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Title: Birdflu scary stuff
Post by: patrone on February 02, 2005, 12:54:16 AM: Most Europeen countries are preparing themselfs for the Birdsflu to hit. Germany counts that half their country will catch it and about 100,000-150,000 dead.

Sounds like a real disaster to me.
Title: Birdflu scary stuff
Post by: Octavius on February 02, 2005, 01:00:08 AM: Is this similar to the 1918 pandemic "spanish flu" or whatever it was called?

I know it mutates rather quickly... is this some new radical strain?
Title: Birdflu scary stuff
Post by: Saintaw on February 02, 2005, 01:08:52 AM: Its scary enough.
http://europa.eu.int/comm/health/ph_threats/com/Influenza/avian_influenza_en.htm
Title: Birdflu scary stuff
Post by: patrone on February 02, 2005, 01:19:29 AM: Quote
Originally posted by Octavius
Is this similar to the 1918 pandemic "spanish flu" or whatever it was called?

I know it mutates rather quickly... is this some new radical strain?

Right now it can only go from Bird to Human, but they are waiting for it to mutate to a human to human type in a short future, we are talking maybe weeks.

Keep your eyes out, it might become a very serious issue to us all.
Title: Birdflu scary stuff
Post by: fd ski on February 02, 2005, 02:06:13 AM: I doubt it will be weeks, maybe little longer but we might see it in our lifetime.

Death rate is around 75% which is plain f....g scary, however with current information systems and ability to package food close to forever, you'll prabably end up with a situation where EVERYONE stays home for month or three..... it will play devil with economy and way of life as we know it....
Title: Birdflu scary stuff
Post by: Saintaw on February 02, 2005, 02:08:21 AM: that means...only the nerds will survive.
Title: Birdflu scary stuff
Post by: patrone on February 02, 2005, 02:11:05 AM: Quote
Originally posted by Saintaw
that means...only the nerds will survive.

Then you are safe, Saw!!
Title: Birdflu scary stuff
Post by: Saintaw on February 02, 2005, 02:16:37 AM: I think most of us are :D

PS: Who the *** is that on your avatard?
Title: Birdflu scary stuff
Post by: patrone on February 02, 2005, 02:29:10 AM: Yes you are correct

PS, I dont know :lol

http://www.hitechcreations.com/forums/showthread.php?s=&threadid=141817
Title: Birdflu scary stuff
Post by: Chortle on February 02, 2005, 03:17:08 AM: Bah bollocks I say, I lived through the Mad Cow epidemic (named after Maggie Thatcher, who invented it) so I'll be damned if I'm gonna let a tiny weak chicken kill me.
Title: Birdflu scary stuff
Post by: Seeker on February 02, 2005, 06:03:43 AM: Quote
Originally posted by Chortle
Bah bollocks I say, I lived through the Mad Cow epidemic (named after Maggie Thatcher, who invented it) so I'll be damned if I'm gonna let a tiny weak chicken kill me.

Now THAT'S sig material!
Title: Birdflu scary stuff
Post by: Rasker on February 02, 2005, 10:34:30 AM: hmm, so we, the surviving nerds will have to mate with nubile women to repopulate the earth... hmm.....

oh well, "When Duty whispers low, Thou Must!
The Youth replies, I Can!"

Ralph Waldo Emerson
Title: Birdflu scary stuff
Post by: AKS\/\/ulfe on February 02, 2005, 10:36:57 AM: No, surviving nerds will mate with surviving nerds.
-SW
Title: Birdflu scary stuff
Post by: Rasker on February 02, 2005, 10:45:12 AM: Quick! Stockpile some nubile women in underground caves!
Title: Birdflu scary stuff
Post by: RTR on February 02, 2005, 10:52:41 AM: Stockpile women in caves?

I think not, they are far worse than WMD, and would be cause to invade.

RTR
Title: Birdflu scary stuff
Post by: AWMac on February 02, 2005, 11:01:31 AM: Think of all them poor birds!!! Nobody cares about the birds.

Is PETA aware of this?

heehee

:D
Title: Birdflu scary stuff
Post by: Saintaw on February 02, 2005, 11:24:26 AM: Quote
Originally posted by AKS\/\/ulfe
No, surviving nerds will mate with surviving nerds.
-SW

I can already picture the SOB/MiniD offspring :eek:
Title: Birdflu scary stuff
Post by: lasersailor184 on February 02, 2005, 11:46:05 AM: The problem with the Birdflu is that if you go to sleep, you go into a coma. Once you're in the coma, then your chances are shot to hell.
Title: Birdflu scary stuff
Post by: Siaf__csf on February 02, 2005, 12:48:02 PM: The real problem is that asia is a very popular country for tourism. Any outbreak there will spread within 4 to 12 hours to every part of the planet.

Jet aeroplanes are a perfect incubation platform for 100+ people at a time.

Tsunami, bird influenza.. It's almost like something wants to tell people to stay out of Asia.
Title: Birdflu scary stuff
Post by: Zulu7 on February 02, 2005, 07:05:31 PM: Oh boy how many death doom senarios have we had over the years?

Yes one day it might happen but since we can't do nowt about it why waste time worrying?

Life is short anyhow, don't waste time worrying about it just get out there and enjoy.

:rolleyes: