Has the BIRD FLU come to North America???

YouthInAsia

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Mon Oct-03-05 02:38 PM
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Has the BIRD FLU come to North America???

PLease read this short piece from website devoted to study of viruses. If this is the Bird Flu, which so far has a 55% mortality rate, would the government tell us??? Or would they fear the public would panic.

http://www.recombinomics.com/News/10010504/Toronto_Illness_Deaths_4.html

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SaveElmer

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Mon Oct-03-05 02:39 PM
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1. Fear Mongering!!!!

The article specifically says they have ruled that out!

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YouthInAsia

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Mon Oct-03-05 02:40 PM
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2. sure they have. the question is, do you believe them?

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muriel_volestrangler

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Mon Oct-03-05 02:49 PM
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6. Do you think the home residents has contact with infected birds?

If not, how do you explain they were the first to get ill? If you do, how did the birds turn up in Toronto?

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YouthInAsia

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Mon Oct-03-05 03:36 PM
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8. and so the mystery deepens (insert scary music here)

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SaveElmer

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Mon Oct-03-05 02:42 PM
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4. No reason not too...

It is up to those who question it prove otherwise...otherwise it's just inciting unnecessary worry

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phantom power

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Mon Oct-03-05 02:41 PM
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3. Unless they can demonstrate the vector, I'd doubt it.

I'm not sure what to make of this guy's site. I think he's a bit alarmist, and I say that as a guy who is unabashedly worried about avian flu. Then again, I still read his stuff.

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gkhouston

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Mon Oct-03-05 02:45 PM
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5. not yet. Wouldn't be surprised if it made it here sometime

Edited on Mon Oct-03-05 02:46 PM by gkhouston

over the winter. That particular site does seem prone to fearmongering, IMO. The bird flu has made it as far as Indonesia and Russia.

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lady lib

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Mon Oct-03-05 03:13 PM
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7. Consider the source.

I would wait and see if this gets picked up by anybody more reliable, IMO.

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triguy46

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Mon Oct-03-05 03:37 PM
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9. No. take a deep breath and think 'blue' n/t

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