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To: TigerPaw who wrote (255899)10/17/2005 5:53:00 PM
From: bentway  Read Replies (1) | Respond to of 1572120
 
The human death count is very low, and transmisibility from human to human is low. The nightmare is the virus mutating so that birds can vector a very infectious, high mortality, human to human transmissible virus.

It could happen. It's higher probability than an asteroid hitting the earth.



To: TigerPaw who wrote (255899)10/18/2005 2:30:15 AM
From: tejek  Read Replies (1) | Respond to of 1572120
 
but I think many people will die if human transmission becomes a reality.

When 'Ifs' and 'Buts' become chips and nuts we can all make cookies. Until then there is no indication that avian flu has to mutate into a human transmissible form any time in the near future.

So are you suggesting we pretend it won't happen and not bother to make vaccine?


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