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Politics : DON'T START THE WAR -- Ignore unavailable to you. Want to Upgrade?

To: Hawkmoon who wrote (22621)	3/18/2003 12:09:19 PM
From: GUSTAVE JAEGER	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 25898

Re: ...it's inevitable that we'll likely see another pandemic similiar the Spanish Flu epidemic that caused between 20-40 million deaths (depending on the stats you rely upon).. The Spanish Flu was one of the factors that led to halting WWI and signing an armistice. Whew... indeed a ray of hope!

To: Hawkmoon who wrote (22621)	3/18/2003 12:18:18 PM
From: GUSTAVE JAEGER	Read Replies (3) \| Respond to of 25898

Follow-up... It's not just another "mutant strain" of pneumonia --scientists are talking of an altogether brand-new DISEASE, SARS!!! Mysterious illness may be new disease Tests are unable to identify bug causing sickness Sabin Russell, Chronicle Medical Writer Tuesday, March 18, 2003 A mysterious, flulike illness that has stricken scores of hospital workers in Southeast Asia has stumped a battery of tests for known bacteria and viruses and most likely represents a new human disease of unknown origin, federal health authorities said Monday. At least 14 cases bearing some resemblance to the illness are being evaluated in the United States, including that of an unidentified patient, recently arrived from travel to Asia, who turned up in a Los Angeles County emergency room with a high fever and difficulty breathing. Patients with the disease come down with a particularly dangerous case of pneumonia -- fluid filling their lungs -- and many of those sickened in Southeast Asia have had to be placed on ventilators. World Health Organization epidemiologists have already given the disease a name -- SARS, or severe acute respiratory syndrome -- and have confirmed four deaths and 167 cases worldwide. [...] sfgate.com And yes, 12 Monkeys was a great movie indeed... You like it? Then don't miss the sequel... on CNN!