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To: carranza2 who wrote (49399)	4/30/2009 10:51:37 AM
From: Maurice Winn	2 Recommendations Read Replies (2) \| Respond to of 218614

2 km high is quite a bit. More breathing needed, more haemoglobin, deeper lung penetration, more pollution and lung irritation, better access for H1N1, plus genetic susceptibility due to less pig-minding among Spanish/Moslems hence less genetic filtering by such viruses over the millennia. Northern Europeans who have lived, breathed and eaten pigs for eons are more compatible with more viruses, carrying them without dying. Is that the idea? Launching satellites from such an elevation would save a lot of fuel. Maybe Mexico City should go into the business. Mqurice

To: carranza2 who wrote (49399)	5/1/2009 10:00:09 AM
From: TobagoJack	Read Replies (2) \| Respond to of 218614

should the maybe-to-be global swine flu, with its high people-to-people airborne contagious nature, merge with highly deadly bird flu virus by way of being inside the same human host, the situation would get much worse very quickly, i.e. 50% airborne and alfred hitchcock bird-launched infection rate together with 50% kill probability armageddon virus taipeitimes.com University of London virologist warns of risk of ‘Armageddon’ mixed virus THE GUARDIAN , LONDON Friday, May 01, 2009, Page 6 The swine flu virus could transform into a more serious “Armageddon virus” if it mixes with avian flu which is circulating in southeast Asia, a leading virologist said on Wednesday. Health officials believe it is only a matter of time before swine flu reaches countries where avian flu is endemic, raising the prospect of the viruses merging into a lethal strain. ... recommendation: cash, au/pt, short short short, and watch n brief