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[hobglobin]

H1N1-news: The human Canadians strike back....now it's again a swine flu.

[casandra]

hobglobin, on May 4 2009, 01:09 PM, said:

H1N1-news: The human Canadians strike back....now it's again a swine flu.

we can't have all them pigs enjoy all that notoriety for nothing......now we can all wait for the revenge of the porkies......seriously, what's the probability that it will jump back to humans...mutated into a more virulent form?

[GeorgeWolff]

That is the question cassandra.

With the WHO and CDC senationalizing the oprev swine flu, SARS, mad cow, bird flu - alot of folks, inclduing alot of scientists, have trouble seeing tis one as the real wolf. And we can't forget to follow the money. FDA's funding will certainly increase and nothing substantial has been promised the CDC so far. Nothing like a good "pandemic" to get funding going.

[casandra]

GeorgeWolff, on May 4 2009, 05:16 PM, said:

That is the question cassandra.

With the WHO and CDC senationalizing the oprev swine flu, SARS, mad cow, bird flu - alot of folks, inclduing alot of scientists, have trouble seeing tis one as the real wolf. And we can't forget to follow the money. FDA's funding will certainly increase and nothing substantial has been promised the CDC so far. Nothing like a good "pandemic" to get funding going.

oh yeah, we can all be paranoid and cynical....what with all the funding/grant money that will be involved..but shouldn't we be on the side of caution here? The virus can go either way- become mild or more virulent....and perhaps this is the one after all the mere hype of the others...

[gfischer]

casandra, on May 4 2009, 03:17 PM, said:

seriously, what's the probability that it will jump back to humans...mutated into a more virulent form?

Obviously, I can't say anything about the probablility of it happening, but let us not forget that the 1917-18 swine flu started as a mild spring flu, disappeared over the summer, and returned in the winter in a more virulent form and killed millions.

[casandra]

gfischer, on May 5 2009, 12:14 PM, said:

casandra, on May 4 2009, 03:17 PM, said:

seriously, what's the probability that it will jump back to humans...mutated into a more virulent form?

Obviously, I can't say anything about the probablility of it happening, but let us not forget that the 1917-18 swine flu started as a mild spring flu, disappeared over the summer, and returned in the winter in a more virulent form and killed millions.

this is what we're most concerned about but then we should also consider that we're in so much better condition now than the people were at that time in terms of health care and quality of life, we've got better tools for monitoring etc, more medical expertise, better drugs, and hopefully no corpses strewn in the streets contaminating land and water supplies...

and for some artistic comic business-as-usual relief, check THIS AD out...

Edited by casandra, 06 May 2009 - 07:51 PM.

[Telomerase]

I'm calm about my own place. Our first case would go unnoticed as a common cold if the lady wouldn't tell the hospital staff that she was in the US. It seems to be mild on Europeans. I don't know if that's because in Mexico there's a lot of underfed, poor people, or are there genetic factors.
I hope nothing mutates further.

[Doki]

While all are discussing about the virus, few cases hit the land of the rising sun. While all the other manga superheros are discussing the name and how much it will affect . . our dearest kitty-chan is out on a rescue mission already..

[hobglobin]

A nice clock (actually not that new, but nice to watch and with a nifty mechanism from a mix of mechanic and electronic parts). It's located at the library building of the Corpus Christi College Cambridge.

Webpage
Youtube-video how it looks and works.


The moving eye of the chronophage (the big weird creature that is also the escapement of the clock) you can see in my profile.

Edited by hobglobin, 22 May 2009 - 06:12 AM.

[Doki]

that grasshopper looks so sick.

[toejam]

Nabi, on May 23 2009, 08:28 AM, said:

that grasshopper looks so sick.

it's not that impressive, too shiny imo

[casandra]

toejam, on May 26 2009, 11:04 AM, said:

Nabi, on May 23 2009, 08:28 AM, said:

that grasshopper looks so sick.

it's not that impressive, too shiny imo

for a million pounds, it's gotta shine... ...

[toejam]

not everything that shines is gold my dear casandrita....

[casandra]

toejam, on May 26 2009, 04:59 PM, said:

not everything that shines is gold my dear casandrita....

was there a poke in there somewhere ...but of course, you're right tjcito....I forgot the diamonds...they not only shine but can also blind... ...so, have you seen this thing on top of that glowing thing which eats that thing called time?.........

[Doki]

But it is an ugly feeling to know that the time I needed to finish my report (which I could not) was eaten up by that $&%$ creature