Slog - Comments on Avian Flu http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/01/avian_flu Yeah, it's a hopeless cause, but isn't it odd how ECB has somehow overlooked her pet issue when deciding which candidate to support? When we think of the major threats to our national security, the first to come to mind are nuclear proliferation, rogue states and global terrorism. But another kind of threat lurks beyond our shores, one from nature, not humans - an avian flu pandemic. -- Barack Obama, 2005 Floor speeches, successful legislation—what's a guy gotta do to buy a flu-fearer's love? (Yes, of course I know about the faux scandal. Blind trust, he lost money, etc.) H5N1... Copyright 2008 Wed, 23 Jan 2008 15:03:09 -0800 Thu, 24 Jan 2008 09:54:54 -0800 http://www.movabletype.org/?v=3.34 http://blogs.law.harvard.edu/tech/rss Comment by tsm LOL!

]]> tsm http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/01/avian_flu#c907044 http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/01/avian_flu#c907044 2008 Wed, 23 Jan 2008 15:11:55 -0800 Comment by Will in Seattle H5N1 is actually now being transmitted from Human to Human in India and starting to spread.

But, hey, stick your heads in the sand if you must ...

]]> Will in Seattle http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/01/avian_flu#c907090 http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/01/avian_flu#c907090 2008 Wed, 23 Jan 2008 15:25:39 -0800 Comment by w7ngman "what's a guy gotta do to buy a flu-fearer's love?"

M2F, apparently.

]]> w7ngman http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/01/avian_flu#c907108 http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/01/avian_flu#c907108 2008 Wed, 23 Jan 2008 15:32:27 -0800 Comment by Fnarf I think you mean "has probably been transmitted thus a couple of times in specific circumstances". It's not "starting to spread". It's not in the top 1,000 of causes of human death yet.

Where are all the scare stories about malaria, which kills more every year than all the flus put together?

I do have to say that the fight between Obama and Clinton isn't nearly as bitter -- or entertaining -- as the one between AW and ECB. Lucha Libre Au-Go-Go!

]]> Fnarf http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/01/avian_flu#c907115 http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/01/avian_flu#c907115 2008 Wed, 23 Jan 2008 15:35:53 -0800 Comment by elenchos I thought Erica was looking forward to an avian flu pandemic. Just to prove a point or some shit.

]]> elenchos http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/01/avian_flu#c907121 http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/01/avian_flu#c907121 2008 Wed, 23 Jan 2008 15:36:57 -0800 Comment by keshmeshi @5,

Or to cull the herd.

]]> keshmeshi http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/01/avian_flu#c907129 http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/01/avian_flu#c907129 2008 Wed, 23 Jan 2008 15:39:58 -0800 Comment by brandon H5N1 has not gone human-to-human yet. there are some possible cases but it has not mutated to facilitate airborne transmission, and it is unclear whether or not this will even happen.

there actually have been a few scare stories about malaria in recent years, mostly due to it's resurgence in the US. i suspect it doesn't get as much flashy press because you have to live in [or visit] a "malaria zone" in order to get it.

bird flu will rapidly become a global pandemic if it goes human, and probably kill on a scale that makes malaria seem rather quaint.

]]> brandon http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/01/avian_flu#c907175 http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/01/avian_flu#c907175 2008 Wed, 23 Jan 2008 15:55:54 -0800 Comment by You_Gotta_Be_Kidding_Me "But... Hillary has a VaJayJay! Nuf said." - E.C.B. (Attributed)

]]> You_Gotta_Be_Kidding_Me http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/01/avian_flu#c907211 http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/01/avian_flu#c907211 2008 Wed, 23 Jan 2008 16:27:58 -0800 Comment by Reality Check ECB you forgot to include a weapon and few dozen boxes of ammo in your stockpile. You didn't even begin to ponder the lawlessness and martial law aspects of an extended breakdown in the social fabric of society.

If you think everyone is going to play nice and all get along you are extremely naieve at best.

All it takes is to look at what happened to those who stayed in their homes during Katrina. Thugs and looters will come looking for those of you who were smart enough to prepare, but foolish enough to not arm yourself and protect your house/family....

Don't believe me? Willing to bet your life on it?

Reality Check

]]> Reality Check http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/01/avian_flu#c907263 http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/01/avian_flu#c907263 2008 Wed, 23 Jan 2008 16:55:58 -0800 Comment by Will in Seattle "H5N1 has not gone human-to-human yet."

Not according to Reuters. They say it has. In India. Today's news.

]]> Will in Seattle http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/01/avian_flu#c907323 http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/01/avian_flu#c907323 2008 Wed, 23 Jan 2008 17:41:11 -0800 Comment by Dipl.-Ing. Wilfried Soddemann Spread of avian flu by drinking water

Transmission of avian flu by direct contact to infected poultry is an unproved assumption from the WHO. Infected poultry can everywhere contaminate the drinking water. All humans have contact to drinking water. Special in cases of local water supplies with young and fresh H5N1 contaminated water from low local wells, cisterns, tanks or rain barrels this pathway can explain small clusters in households (24°C: virulence of influenza viruses 2 days, 7°C: virulence of influenza viruses 14 days).

Dipl.-Ing. Wilfried Soddemann
soddemann-aachen@t-online.de

]]> Dipl.-Ing. Wilfried Soddemann http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/01/avian_flu#c907537 http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/01/avian_flu#c907537 2008 Wed, 23 Jan 2008 21:54:08 -0800 Comment by J.R. Good lord, this is a boring post. Did anyone really click the links?

]]> J.R. http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/01/avian_flu#c907766 http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/01/avian_flu#c907766 2008 Thu, 24 Jan 2008 09:54:54 -0800