Worldwide Threat From Killer Bug - Could someone confirm whether this is media hype?

Downunda · 03-15-2003, 03:09 PM

Sounds freaky but it wouldn't be as bad as they're saying would it? click me

Charlie · 03-15-2003, 03:29 PM

Scary stuff. Terrorism immediately hits my head nowadays with these things, I know it's sad but it's how I think.

Seems the WHO are issuing the warnings so I guess it's true.

Xero279 · 03-15-2003, 04:07 PM

whoa.. scary

[ 03-15-2003, 04:08 PM: Message edited by: Xero279 ]

WillowIX · 03-15-2003, 04:20 PM

Yeah this is truly scary, but at the same time the marvel of evolution. Give them a week and I´m sure they will have found something. They will need some time to determine if it is a bacteria or a virus. If it is a bacteria, there are some very strong antibiotics that probably will take care of them. If it is a virus it is a bit worse....

khazadman · 03-15-2003, 04:34 PM

It sounds like they are acting on the side of caution. Only two people have died so far.

harleyquinn · 03-15-2003, 04:47 PM

It's up to 3 confirmed deaths and 5 deaths that are not yet confirmed to be from this or not.
My boyfriend's real upset because he's been saving up for a trip to Malaysia next month to study Qi Gong (sp?) with a master there and now because of this he may not be able to go. He's been planning this trip for a year, this sucks. I hope they figure it out soon so he can still go because right now he's really upset.

Animal · 03-15-2003, 05:12 PM

Things always have a way of getting blown out of proportion. It's certainly something to be concerned with, but I won't lose any sleep because of it. There's probably hundereds of thousands of diseases out there that we haven't run accross yet, many probably mutations of ones we've already cured. It's Mother Nature's way of saying that she doesn't like what we're doing to the world.

03-15-2003, 03:09 PM	#1
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03-15-2003, 04:07 PM	#3
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03-15-2003, 04:20 PM	#4
WillowIX Apophis Join Date: July 10, 2001 Location: By a big blue lake, Canada Age: 51 Posts: 4,628	Yeah this is truly scary, but at the same time the marvel of evolution. Give them a week and I´m sure they will have found something. They will need some time to determine if it is a bacteria or a virus. If it is a bacteria, there are some very strong antibiotics that probably will take care of them. If it is a virus it is a bit worse.... __________________ Confuzzled by nature.

03-15-2003, 04:47 PM	#6
harleyquinn Symbol of Cyric Join Date: November 25, 2002 Location: NY Age: 49 Posts: 1,190	It's up to 3 confirmed deaths and 5 deaths that are not yet confirmed to be from this or not. My boyfriend's real upset because he's been saving up for a trip to Malaysia next month to study Qi Gong (sp?) with a master there and now because of this he may not be able to go. He's been planning this trip for a year, this sucks. I hope they figure it out soon so he can still go because right now he's really upset. __________________ [img]\"http://www.bethspage.us/sig.jpg\" alt=\" - \" />

03-15-2003, 05:12 PM	#7
Animal Gold Dragon Join Date: March 29, 2002 Location: Canada Age: 52 Posts: 2,534	Things always have a way of getting blown out of proportion. It's certainly something to be concerned with, but I won't lose any sleep because of it. There's probably hundereds of thousands of diseases out there that we haven't run accross yet, many probably mutations of ones we've already cured. It's Mother Nature's way of saying that she doesn't like what we're doing to the world. __________________ It\'s all fun and games until somebody loses an eye...then it becomes a sport.<br /> [img]\"http://members.shaw.ca/mtholdings/bsmeter.gif\" alt=\" - \" />

03-15-2003, 03:29 PM	#2
Charlie Lord Ao Join Date: March 3, 2001 Location: London, England Age: 31 Posts: 2,023	Scary stuff. Terrorism immediately hits my head nowadays with these things, I know it's sad but it's how I think. Seems the WHO are issuing the warnings so I guess it's true.

03-15-2003, 04:34 PM	#5
khazadman User suspended until [Feb13] Join Date: December 6, 2001 Location: the south side of ol virginny Age: 63 Posts: 1,172	It sounds like they are acting on the side of caution. Only two people have died so far.

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