Tiger
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Headlines on the papers today about the huge killer flu heading for britain - is this because our government is suspicious that biological weapons will be used on us by the iraqis?
Makes sense if you ask me......
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monkey
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now theres a conspricy theroey (speling) for ya
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SetH
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Seems a bit strange? we are nearly into march i would have thought that would be it for flu now until next winter?
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Tiger
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I was thinking about it for a while this morning and it makes sense that they would prepare without causing mass hysteria.
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Tiger u like to make everyone feel depressed dont u
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monkey
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yeah but a biological weapon would devestate imediatley, i.e kill hundreds/thousands at anyone time
where as the flu might pick of one or two a day, if it is a cover up think they need a better cover.
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Tiger
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quote: Originally posted by Steve106GTi
Tiger u like to make everyone feel depressed dont u
No - if i knew i was going to be killed by a nuke on such and such a date id have one big party until the last moments.
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Tiger
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quote: Originally posted by monkey
yeah but a biological weapon would devestate imediatley, i.e kill hundreds/thousands at anyone time
where as the flu might pick of one or two a day, if it is a cover up think they need a better cover.
Dependes what disease it was.
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Steve
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quote: Originally posted by Tiger
quote: Originally posted by Steve106GTi
Tiger u like to make everyone feel depressed dont u
No - if i knew i was going to be killed by a nuke on such and such a date id have one big party until the last moments.
I know all im sying its thats all u hear about neway, its nice to come sumwhere that isnt obsessed with Iraq or war
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I'd like to see someone actualy make a flu virus. it is very difficult to do. 8 strands of RNA as a genome muhahaha. even making normal virions from the bare genomic strands is hard but actually mutating it to somethign which is infectous is not likely
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Phew! thanks vibs
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Tiger
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quote: Originally posted by vibrio
I'd like to see someone actualy make a flu virus. it is very difficult to do. 8 strands of RNA as a genome muhahaha. even making normal virions from the bare genomic strands is hard but actually mutating it to somethign which is infectous is not likely
It might be a virus that has the same symptoms as flu - thats what i was getting at.
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Adam
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in war you better badly wounding people.......
if they are dead you have taken out 1 person
if they are wounded then you take them out, a medic, nurses, doctors etc
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quote: Originally posted by ]{arma*]{orsa
Phew! thanks vibs
That made me chuckle mate.
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vibrio
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quote: Originally posted by Tiger
quote: Originally posted by vibrio
I'd like to see someone actualy make a flu virus. it is very difficult to do. 8 strands of RNA as a genome muhahaha. even making normal virions from the bare genomic strands is hard but actually mutating it to somethign which is infectous is not likely
It might be a virus that has the same symptoms as flu - thats what i was getting at.
which would be ??
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Tiger
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How the feck am i supposed to know!
Your the biologist.
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vibrio
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quote: Originally posted by SetH
Seems a bit strange? we are nearly into march i would have thought that would be it for flu now until next winter?
what does the time of year really have to do with it
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SetH
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Not a great deal probably, I have never known anyone to have flu in march, not saying its not possible.
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flu
fever, chills, weakness, loss of appetite,
aching of the head, back, arms, and legs
muscle and joint pain, sore throat and a dry cough, nausea, burning eyes, fever that may rise to 102 F - 104 F that usually subsides after two or three days, runny nose
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