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2006-11-28 Science & Technology

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Posted by Anonymoose 2006-11-28 12:41|| || Front Page|| [11136 views since 2007-05-07] Top

#1 This is why I never tongue kiss my dog.

Posted by wxjames 2006-11-28 13:11|| 2006-11-28 13:11|| Front Page Top

#2 This is why I never tongue kiss my dog.

Hey, I posted a video about that (sort of)! (Not really SFW, I report, you decide).

Posted by anonymous5089 2006-11-28 13:16|| 2006-11-28 13:16|| Front Page Top

#3 This is why I never tongue kiss my dog.

My dog uses the cat box as a snack bar! Hey! Saves having to empty, too often.

Posted by Mick Dundee 2006-11-28 13:43|| 2006-11-28 13:43|| Front Page Top

#4 There are all sorts of problems associated with animal vectors. If they can transmit to humans, but only have a mild case themselves, they are extremely dangerous. The more species that are involved, the greater the risk.

There is even a suggestion that some fish may be a vector, back and forth with birds.

And even if it never becomes H2H, the disease could wipe out a lot of the world's farm animals.

So intense interest in how it effects dogs, cats, cows, pigs, sheep, horses, rodents, and ferrets are a high priority. I mention ferrets, because in this case, their immune system is very close to the human. Ferrets are the canary in the coal mine.

Posted by Anonymoose 2006-11-28 15:51|| 2006-11-28 15:51|| Front Page Top

#5 The S Kors seem to have a thing about this type of activity. It's not the first time.

They're very good at killing dogs and cats. How about they try the NKors?

Posted by Chuck Simmins">Chuck Simmins 2006-11-28 16:58|| http://northshorejournal.org]">[http://northshorejournal.org] 2006-11-28 16:58|| Front Page Top

#6 Nah, they're just gearing up for a big ol' dogmeat BBQ.

Posted by Swamp Blondie 2006-11-28 17:10|| http://azjetsetchick.blogspot.com ]">[http://azjetsetchick.blogspot.com ] 2006-11-28 17:10|| Front Page Top

#7 Kagogi by any other means.

Pets are a luxury and rarity in Korea. The only cat I recall seeing was living on Camp Casey, American military compound.

Posted by Procopius2k 2006-11-28 17:27|| 2006-11-28 17:27|| Front Page Top

#8 are they going to ship the corpses north?

Posted by pihkalbadger 2006-11-28 18:15|| 2006-11-28 18:15|| Front Page Top

#9 Ironically, avian flu is one of the few things that terrifies the Norks. They have actually cooperated with the WHO to an amazing extent, which says to me that one of Kim Jong Il's physicians must have scared the piss out of him.

Posted by Anonymoose 2006-11-28 19:29|| 2006-11-28 19:29|| Front Page Top

#10 The key word in this is "mutate" - a sudden change in the behavior of the virus so that it more easily goes from animal to human, and then from human to human. Could happen at any time. The threat is indeterminate because the flu virus can suddenly change character, and this won't be known until after it happens. Killing off animals in an area of infection is kind of like spraying for mosquitoes.

Posted by Anguper Hupomosing9418 2006-11-28 19:48|| 2006-11-28 19:48|| Front Page Top

#11 Planet of the Apes.

Posted by anonymous2u 2006-11-28 22:46|| 2006-11-28 22:46|| Front Page Top

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