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2005-05-22 Home Front: Tech

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Posted by Anonymoose 2005-05-22 10:40|| || Front Page|| [1 views since 2007-05-07] Top

#1 Q. How many people think two confirmed cases is a small number to panic over?

A. Everyone except the people who want more funds.

Q. What is the meaning of the series 20-50 million, 1-4 million, 1 million?

A. It means that most deaths occur due to post-flu complications like bacterial infections that were not treatable in 1918 but are treatable now.

Posted by Tom 2005-05-22 21:23|| 2005-05-22 21:23|| Front Page Top

#2 Well, the Spanish Flu of 1918-1919 killed people in hours, many documented cases, and targeted the young adults, the healtiest among the populations. Neither of those are indicative of bacteria in the least. I have been fascinated by the Spanish Flu pandemic since I was a kid - and read tons about it. It was the real deal. If there had been common global air travel back then or if it were to break out again, almost no acquired immunities left in the population, as I understand it, the effects would be mind boggling. Beyond horrific. The PBS documentary on it interviewed elderly folks who had been children at the time. This was blood-curdling stuff and the facts published at the time verified their recollections. Just FYI, no dissin' intended, bro. I have no interaction with the other two outbreaks - I was esconced in the Saudi Litter Box on both occasions. Nothing survived the desert, including me... ;-)

Posted by .com 2005-05-22 21:41|| 2005-05-22 21:41|| Front Page Top

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