G-spotter Posted January 25, 2007 Posted January 25, 2007 300 dead so far. airborne. Drug resistant. kills in under two weeks Quote
layton Posted January 25, 2007 Posted January 25, 2007 yeah, TB is just as bad as AIDS..but no press. Nasty shit. Quote
Dechristo Posted January 25, 2007 Posted January 25, 2007 (edited) rgnl pst llwd t b vwd fr prscrbd mnt f tm Edited January 25, 2007 by Dechristo Quote
G-spotter Posted January 25, 2007 Author Posted January 25, 2007 9 billion x 98% fatal = a global population of one hundred and eighty million  can i have your gear if you die? Quote
Dave_Schuldt Posted January 25, 2007 Posted January 25, 2007 (edited) What about that nasty bacteria that wounded troops have been picking up in Iraq? http://www.crooksandliars.com/2007/01/22/another-by-product-of-the-war-in-iraq/ Â Edited January 25, 2007 by Dave_Schuldt Quote
G-spotter Posted January 25, 2007 Author Posted January 25, 2007 That's nowhere near airborne dispersal or 98% fatal. Quote
tvashtarkatena Posted January 25, 2007 Posted January 25, 2007 That would certainly making housing more affordable. Quote
G-spotter Posted January 25, 2007 Author Posted January 25, 2007 Yah, and destroy your investment portfolio!! Â Oh wait... if 98% of the population dies, and I get their climbing gear, then who needs investments? [] Quote
fear_and_greed Posted January 25, 2007 Posted January 25, 2007 There's still a 2% chance that Bush and Cheney won't contract it. That is simply not acceptable. Quote
olyclimber Posted January 25, 2007 Posted January 25, 2007 http://vancones.org/LatestUpdate.html  giant squid Quote
tvashtarkatena Posted January 25, 2007 Posted January 25, 2007 If I survive, I'm gonna steal a Hummer from a dead Medinaite and drive it as much as I want. Quote
tvashtarkatena Posted January 25, 2007 Posted January 25, 2007 Hopefully, not very good looking Irishmen and hot latinas have superior immunity. Quote
archenemy Posted January 25, 2007 Posted January 25, 2007 All the nasty shit seems to come out of Africa. I want to visit there, but I am a little bit scared. Quote
Dechristo Posted January 25, 2007 Posted January 25, 2007 All the nasty shit seems to come out of Africa. Â like humans Quote
tvashtarkatena Posted January 25, 2007 Posted January 25, 2007 All the nasty shit seems to come out of Africa. I want to visit there, but I am a little bit scared. Â I used to think that, until I went (to South Africa). Absolutely one of the most spectacular experiences of my life. I don't care how many zoos you've been to, the first time you see that action out in the wild, you literally go ape shit. Â The rock climbing is superb, too, but keep an eye out for pythons. Quote
archenemy Posted January 25, 2007 Posted January 25, 2007 All the nasty shit seems to come out of Africa. I want to visit there, but I am a little bit scared. Â I used to think that, until I went (to South Africa). Absolutely one of the most spectacular experiences of my life. I don't care how many zoos you've been to, the first time you see that action out in the wild, you literally go ape shit. Â The rock climbing is superb, too, but keep an eye out for pythons. Quote
PLC Posted January 25, 2007 Posted January 25, 2007 The fact that it kills so quickly will prevent it from reaching "global pandemic" status. A really dangerous disease needs to have it's host carry it around passing it off for years before symptoms arise. Sort of like AIDS, expect it would need to be more easily transmitable. Quote
G-spotter Posted January 25, 2007 Author Posted January 25, 2007 cough cough you can travel pretty far in two weeks! Quote
foraker Posted January 25, 2007 Posted January 25, 2007 All the nasty shit seems to come out of Africa. I want to visit there, but I am a little bit scared. Â I used to think that, until I went (to South Africa). Absolutely one of the most spectacular experiences of my life. I don't care how many zoos you've been to, the first time you see that action out in the wild, you literally go ape shit. Â The rock climbing is superb, too, but keep an eye out for pythons. Â The same in Australia, except you have to keep an eye out for about 10 different spiders and 10 different snakes. Nothing says 'Stop daydreaming' like seeing a 2 meter long black snake in the middle of the access trail..... Quote
ericb Posted January 25, 2007 Posted January 25, 2007 What about that nasty bacteria that wounded troops have been picking up in Iraq? http://www.crooksandliars.com/2007/01/22/another-by-product-of-the-war-in-iraq/ Â From the always reliable and unbiased crooksandliars.com Quote
G-spotter Posted January 25, 2007 Author Posted January 25, 2007 How bout the unbiased geeks and nerds at Wired Mag? Â http://www.wired.com/news/wiredmag/0,72532-0.html?tw=wn_index_2 Quote
ericb Posted January 25, 2007 Posted January 25, 2007 and what does any of this have to do with TB in Africa? Quote
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