Avian Flu- Hype or A Real Threat? (single, Queen, Russian)

adidasss · 01-26-2006, 09:50 PM

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Originally Posted by PerFeCTioNThrUSileNCe

yeah...i dont think the world was supposed to end because of the y2k bug, but it would have fallen into a state of chaos. (correct me if im wrong on that one) also i thinkn that this bird flu theory is a little more conceivable than the y2k theory. again...correct me if i have my facts wrong, i dont remember too much about the y2k bug and what its effects were supposed to be.

yes, i believe you were a bit young back then, but rent y2k, the movie, that will give you an idea of what people thought was gonna happen, they thought that nuclear powerplants might go a tad crazy and kill us all......

PerFeCTioNThrUSileNCe · 01-26-2006, 09:52 PM

ahh..i see. ill rent that movie. and yes....i believe i was about 9 or 10 when y2k rolled around.

adidasss · 01-26-2006, 09:54 PM

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Originally Posted by PerFeCTioNThrUSileNCe

ahh..i see. ill rent that movie. and yes....i believe i was about 9 or 10 when y2k rolled around.

jesus, don't rent that movie, i had the misfortune of watching it on one of my sleepless nights.....and i almost lost my mind.....it's by far the stupidest thing ever put on tape.......

PerFeCTioNThrUSileNCe · 01-26-2006, 10:10 PM

but, but, you told me to?!?! im gonig to rent it regardless because youve gotten me interested.

adidasss · 01-26-2006, 10:14 PM

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Originally Posted by PerFeCTioNThrUSileNCe

but, but, you told me to?!?! im gonig to rent it regardless because youve gotten me interested.

very well, say goodbye to sanity....

**Scarlett O'Hara** · 01-27-2006, 12:09 AM

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Originally Posted by Merkaba

Living in NZ I'm pretty bloody laid back about it. Frankly it's the least of my worries but it is a scary prospect none the less.

My biggest fear for this would be if it developed into a superbug. Which if I'm correct, is one that no set cure will work for, theres variations in the DNA of a superbug that allow it to constantly evolve and get accustomed to any previous extermination attempts. Meaning it would keep the scientists on their toes for years while we all die off.

At the moment I think it's overhyped. I don't think it will spread worldwide, theres a chance, but I think we should be capable of keeping it under control for the mean time until a cure is developed.

I agree. It's all scare mongering. Frankly, if it comes here, then we can deal with it. How are you supposed to individually stop from getting it if it actually comes? Live in caves?

If it wants me, it can come and get me, I'd rather live my life without worrying about it.

Cheese · 01-27-2006, 12:36 AM

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Originally Posted by hookers with machineguns

There's actually those within the Bush administration that have a 'legitimate' fear that terrorists will try to weaponize Bird Flu. It sounds pretty crazy, but then again, terrorists (as well as many governments) have weaponized small pox and bubonic plague.

Screw that, I couldn't handle living in a country where you're to scared to look over your shoulder.But yeah it's been hyped up to hell just the SARS virus was.

MURDER JUNKIE · 01-27-2006, 12:50 AM

Here in Canada you have a far better chance of getting "Beaver Fever" from drinking the water. SARS was a joke

tdoc210 · 04-04-2006, 09:12 PM

ehh im gonna catch it and spread it to everyone to be an ass

right-track · 04-05-2006, 04:05 PM

Bird flu found in Scotland.
Swan tested positive.

Precautions involve a 3km deep "protection zone" and a "surveillance zone" a further 7km.

A Commission statement said: "In the protection zone, poultry must be kept indoors, movement of poultry is banned except directly to the slaughterhouse and the dispatch of meat outside the zone is forbidden except where products have undergone the controls provided for in EU food controls legislation, for example meat sourced from animals on registered farms, subject to ante and post mortem checks by vets in the slaughterhouse.

"In both the protection zone and the surveillance zone, on-farm biosecurity measures must be strengthened, hunting of wild birds is banned and disease awareness of poultry owners and their families must be carried out."

04-04-2006, 09:12 PM	#19 (permalink)
tdoc210 ashes against the grain Join Date: Jul 2005 Location: new hampsha Posts: 2,617	ehh im gonna catch it and spread it to everyone to be an ass __________________ We went back there and they had come and hacked off every inoculated arm. There they were in a pile. A pile of little arms. And I remember... I... I... I cried. I wept like some grandmother. I wanted to tear my teeth out. I didn't know what I wanted to do. And I want to remember it. I never want to forget it. I never want to forget. And then I realized... like I was shot... like I was shot with a diamond... a diamond bullet right through my forehead. And I thought: My God... the genius of that.

01-27-2006, 12:50 AM	#18 (permalink)
MURDER JUNKIE The Wetter The Better!! Join Date: Aug 2005 Location: SH1TTY London Ontario Canada Posts: 2,504	Here in Canada you have a far better chance of getting "Beaver Fever" from drinking the water. SARS was a joke

04-05-2006, 04:05 PM	#20 (permalink)
right-track Atchin' Akai Join Date: May 2005 Location: Unamerica Posts: 8,723	Bird flu found in Scotland. Swan tested positive. Precautions involve a 3km deep "protection zone" and a "surveillance zone" a further 7km. A Commission statement said: "In the protection zone, poultry must be kept indoors, movement of poultry is banned except directly to the slaughterhouse and the dispatch of meat outside the zone is forbidden except where products have undergone the controls provided for in EU food controls legislation, for example meat sourced from animals on registered farms, subject to ante and post mortem checks by vets in the slaughterhouse. "In both the protection zone and the surveillance zone, on-farm biosecurity measures must be strengthened, hunting of wild birds is banned and disease awareness of poultry owners and their families must be carried out."