terrible virus

[Jimi]

I think it was really stupid that channel 5 put the film Outbreak on TV last night!

[12431]

I think the virus is going down! in norway we're allowed to go to toronto and vietnam.

some norwegian doctors says this is just the beginning of a new more dangerous virus!

what a bunch of bologna!

down in holland and belgium a new virus has appeared. it's only dangeous to birds and chickens though.

[n3tgraph]

bah that virus has been here for quite some time now.

and it really sucks.... a lot of birds are being executed - even if they aren't sick  
even when they have the proper medicine for it

that's holland - everything for money
why not give medicine to birds?
America won't buy ented meat  :

I really don't get it....

[12431]

how long?


two new dudes died from the virus wednesday. in canada. I can't remember the name, but I think it was "ONTARIO" or something like that. (no, I'm not talking about toronto)

one of them were 39 years old. the youngest so far. I'm feeling safer already!

[Mezlo]

12431,

Toronto is the capitol city of the province Ontario. I'm guessing the deaths happened in one of the citys around Toronto, as Toronto is really just the center of greater Toronto. The largest city in Canada whith citys shoulder to shoulder all the way around the lake to Niagra Falls. (I'm from one of those citys)  A very high concentration of people... scary.

M.

[Jimi]

Jut when you think the world's getting better, another peice of shit smacks you in the face.  

[Matt Brown]

I wouldn't worry too much over something like this that you really can't control. It just gets you depressed. Wash your hands, don'e eat crap, live healthly, and if you die of SARS, hey. you did all you could do.

[remixor]

Jut when you think the world's getting better, another peice of shit smacks you in the face.  

I'm not sure this is a very fitting comment in the context of SARS.  The world is hardly getting worse if things like SARS are what you consider to be indicative of the problems we're facing today.  I mean, in the past untold millions died from the bubonic plague, malaria, smallpox, and countless other diseases.  Something like SARS, while not insignificant (and I truly don't mean to minimize the deaths of the vitims, honestly), really is a fairly small phenominon especially when you consider the world population today versus the world population even just 50 years ago, and how relatively few lives SARS has taken.

[Trapezoid]

Yeah... The way I see it is... we got over the bubonic plague, and since then our medical technology has doubled many times over. In this light, I just don't feel very worried.

[Las Naranjas]

Of course there's a suggestion that this is the result of medical technology, but hey.

* Las Naranjas plays Don't Worry, Be Happy

[Femme Stab Mode >:D]

I'm so sick of media scaring the shit out of everyone. When everyone is perpetualy scared they get addicted to it so they watch TV even more and the press digs the shit even deeper to find stuff people should be afraid of. What's with the newspapers saying that SARS is worse than AIDS? A person dies of AIDS every six seconds and so far only 350 died of SARS. Nobody makes a fuss about a much more serious disease because they are used to it. What about Malaria? Cancer? Cholera?

[Matt Brown]

that, and you can't catch AIDS nearly as easily as SARS. AIDS can be prevented by a simple lifestyle, (don't use needles, don't have sex with untested person)

[remixor]

that, and you can't catch AIDS nearly as easily as SARS. AIDS can be prevented by a simple lifestyle, (don't use needles, don't have sex with untested person)

Yes, but the underdeveloped countries in which AIDS is most rampant do not have the same level of education we do in certain other parts of the world, and with such a huge proportion of the population in many countries already infected with HIV, it makes prevention that much more difficult.  I still think it's worse than SARS.

[Matt Brown]

of course remexior. I think that gov. aid ought to be used to educate these people about how exactly they get AIDS, as the current rate of infection is so high, that some countries might cease to exsist in 10 years

[Timosity]

of course remexior. I think that gov. aid ought to be used to educate these people about how exactly they get AIDS, as the current rate of infection is so high, that some countries might cease to exsist in 10 years

True, well not completely, whole countries won't dissappear, it's funny that HIV/AIDS is the commercial virus and there are plenty of other STD's and things like Hep B that are much more common and people don't even know about them.

Education is hard to help these people cause most of the seriously effected areas have non existant education programs, and teaching doesn't always work that well as people tend to rebel against it.

The first mistake or miscomprehension people make is Calling HIV, AIDS, they are 2 separate things, HIV can Lead to AIDS, but there is progress in preventing the oncome.


I saw a documentary on a place in southern Africa, where most of the population had HIV, A lot of the Men who know they are going to die go around raping the women. In the General population the average woman has been raped twice. Very sad, it's out of control, and people who are educated about it, and have HIV, abuse people who have no education.

I haven't heard much about Magic Johnson lately but I don't think he has AIDS yet and it must have been at least 12 years ago now that he was infected with HIV. So It is also possible to live with HIV for longer periods these days.

I think eventually some people will just have a natural immunity to it, and will be the future of Human success, But SARS still might get them.

There's only just been some recent cases of SARS in Australia, I guess it's inevitable.

There is no easy way to deal with diseases, or educate people about them, they are just a natural phenomena, that will probably live amongst us forever, they may even out live us if there are viable hosts.

[Matt Brown]

what I ment in by countries disapearing, is that their population would have decreased so much, and that the % infected would be so great, that government would be almost impossible.


also, magic johnson learned he had HIV a lot sooner then that, I think closer to 5 years ago. I was in 6th or 7th grade then

[Timosity]

Panda I think you miss read what I said or I misread you, but Magic Johnson found out he had HIV pretty early after he was infected with it. I'm just not sure how long ago it was, I thought it was when I was in year 10 which was 12 years ago for me, but it could have been less years ago but I'm sure it was when I was atleast still at school, which is 10 years ago.

So he has survived a while without it developing into AIDS, but being an athlete he's probably quite healthy to start with and having his money probably helps get the best treatment too. A big advantage over people living in undeveloped countries.

[Matt Brown]

maybe. I but remember being in middle school when it was on the news, and then I think he tried to make a comeback into the NBA. I could be wrong. maybe he knew about it before the news story broke and such.

edit::: no actually, you were right. I was wrong. My bad.

[12431]

the prime minister of china says about a 100 people gets sars everyday. it can even be contageous through skincontact.

the virus can't live where it's hot, so i doubt there'l be a spree in afrika.

[Jimi]

It said on the news you only usually get it by going close to people. I'm lucky I don't have a social life!