Bird Flu Hits Florida

RedGlitter · Post by **RedGlitter** » Thu Aug 02, 2007 2:19 am

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Imladris · Post by **Imladris** » Thu Aug 02, 2007 3:01 am

You got me - saw the title and thought 'Oh no!'

:wah:

YZGI · Post by **YZGI** » Thu Aug 02, 2007 7:59 am

Oh crap...I've been had!!!:wah:

RedGlitter · Post by **RedGlitter** » Thu Aug 02, 2007 2:18 pm

...:wah:

cars · Post by **cars** » Thu Aug 02, 2007 4:34 pm

Article says Bird Flu is possible, starting in Florida! (Sure hope they're wrong!)

I really thought you were refering to article in this link below! Is it overdue? :wah:

http://www.sptimes.com/2006/02/17/State ... t_Fl.shtml

RedGlitter · Post by **RedGlitter** » Thu Aug 02, 2007 5:34 pm

:wah: Maybe just a little bit, Cars!

Seriously though, I am kind of bothered by some of this article...

Those grim observations kicked off a state summit on a pandemic outbreak. Leading national experts confessed that we can't know exactly what will happen - or when. But the world is overdue for a contagious heath disaster, whether it's bird flu or some other new strain. An outbreak as serious as the 1918 Spanish flu epidemic would sicken 90-million and kill 2-million nationally.

We're overdue? How so? We have better health, better vaccines, better knowledge than they did in 1918 or those times. Is this me spouting the Titanic Theory? They were too sure of their ship, am I too sure of our immunity?

"A pandemic, on the other hand, would be happening in Seattle and Santa Fe and Sarasota," he said, noting that it would roll out in six- to eight-week waves over a year or more. "We will not have the resources to respond to communities from East to West and North to South."

Since we don't know what kind of pandemic we're expecting, how can we know its time frame?

"One might ask, is this Y2K? Is this the little boy who cried wolf? Is this really going to happen?" he said. "Pandemics happen, and one will ultimately be with us."

The federal government has allocated $4.6-million for Florida to start preparing.

The World Health Organization reports that bird flu has killed 91 people since 2003, linked to infected poultry. Scientists worry it could trigger a pandemic if it starts passing person to person.

This guy is all doom and gloom! Then to go on later to say "don't panic." :wah:

I don't mean to be cavalier about it, but I don't think 91 people dead of bird flu in four years is that striking. Terrible yes, but does it warrant all that scary talk??

cars · Post by **cars** » Fri Aug 03, 2007 11:28 am

RedGlitter;673154 wrote: :wah: Maybe just a little bit, Cars!

Seriously though, I am kind of bothered by some of this article...

We're overdue? How so? We have better health, better vaccines, better knowledge than they did in 1918 or those times. Is this me spouting the Titanic Theory? They were too sure of their ship, am I too sure of our immunity?

Since we don't know what kind of pandemic we're expecting, how can we know its time frame?

This guy is all doom and gloom! Then to go on later to say "don't panic." :wah:

I don't mean to be cavalier about it, but I don't think 91 people dead of bird flu in four years is that striking. Terrible yes, but does it warrant all that scary talk??
Everything in perspective, "91" as you say is not that large of a number, unless you or one of your's is part of that 91! :wah:;)

Nomad · Post by **Nomad** » Fri Aug 03, 2007 1:41 pm

Im pretty sure I have the bird flu again. I keep coughing up feathers.

cars · Post by **cars** » Fri Aug 03, 2007 3:41 pm

Sorry RG, I just noticed that this in the Joke section, so I'm all wet here!!!

I don't have bird flu yet, but guess I do have bird doo in my eye! :wah:

RedGlitter · Post by **RedGlitter** » Fri Aug 03, 2007 4:50 pm

Haha!!! Cars, you're funny! :wah: You're right on the bird flu- if you're one of the 91 dead. I didn't mean to be insensitive about that.

I don't know about bird doo in your eye though! :wah: