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To: epicure who wrote (6227)1/26/2004 11:08:02 AM
From: Dale Baker  Read Replies (1) | Respond to of 20773
 
If an epidemic breaks out in Iraq or on Mars, I am sure the US government will bring to bear all the necessary resources to defend against any threat to freedom and prosperity there.



To: epicure who wrote (6227)1/26/2004 11:11:17 AM
From: redfish  Read Replies (2) | Respond to of 20773
 
I think it is fair to say that it is inevitable that a virus will sweep the globe, destroying civilization as we know it, and there is nothing we can do to prevent that from happening.

But the odds of any particular virus being "the" virus are pretty slim.