Put what about all the birds??

How many birds will perish?

Ohh! The birdity! The birdity!

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Like the Spanish Flu of 1918 which was from genetic recombination of human and swine influenza, this too will probably be similar.

For the Conspiracy Theorist - I know this is old news but: Dead Microbiologist (TA thread)

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I read this in the National Geographic. It said that in a worse case scenario it could actually kill over 300million

I have a different view on this. First of all, I don't think the bird flu is going to do a goddam thing. If we start worrying about this then we might as well worry about aliens landing and and exterminating us.
Second of all, evolution and the existence of the human race is based on survival of the fittest. So even if it kills 150 million people, those people probably deserved to get toasted in the first place. As long as it doens't kill me I really don't care.

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Originally posted by Gmoney part II I have a different view on this. First of all, I don't think the bird flu is going to do a goddam thing. If we start worrying about this then we might as well worry about aliens landing and and exterminating us. Second of all, evolution and the existence of the human race is based on survival of the fittest. So even if it kills 150 million people, those people probably deserved to get toasted in the first place. As long as it doens't kill me I really don't care.

what if you are not the fittest? You might very well die. So perhaps you should care?

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Originally posted by Gmoney part II I have a different view on this. First of all, I don't think the bird flu is going to do a goddam thing. If we start worrying about this then we might as well worry about aliens landing and and exterminating us. Second of all, evolution and the existence of the human race is based on survival of the fittest. So even if it kills 150 million people, those people probably deserved to get toasted in the first place. As long as it doens't kill me I really don't care.

The flu from WW1 is very similar to the bird flu we are facing now. With adjusted populations the bird flue could actually kill 100s of millions of people if a pandemic occured. Keep in mind that flu viruses mutate like crazy. The bird flu of today will not be the bird flu of next week

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Originally posted by St_Andrew what if you are not the fittest? You might very well die. So perhaps you should care?

If I am not the fittest then I will accept my death from the bird flu. Right before I do, however, I will get an 8 ball of cocaine and 5 strippers.
No seriously, I have faith in my being one of the fittest. Baring some kind of strange occurence, (like a tree falling on my head) I will be ok.
Plus, you can always hole yourself up in some mountain cave somewhere and wait for everyone else to die from the bird flu and then walk out and you will still be ok.

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Anyone else gets the feeling this is the end of the world?

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Originally posted by Gmoney part II No seriously, I have faith in my being one of the fittest. Baring some kind of strange occurence, (like a tree falling on my head) I will be ok.

hmmmm, id like to know why you think youre one of the fittest, coz its plainly obvious that youre behind the intellectual evolutionary 8-ball.

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This will sound harsh, and pretty uncaring of me. But this is one of my thoughts on it.

Nature has systems in place to control populations of species for the survival of the ecosystem. The human population has risen to a level where some kind of relatively quick decrease in population is, unfortunately, necessary. A pandemic disease is the most likely way for this to happen. We can do everything in our power to combat these illnesses, but another will come soon to attempt to take its place. At some point in the not too distant future, we are going to have a global pandemic. It may be the bird flu, it may be SARS, or it may be something much more dangerous like Ebola or the Hunta virus. It is going to happen.

It is no accident that these "new" possible pandemic virus strains are showing up in southest Asia first. The highest density of human population is in that region, thus it is the most "efficient" place to begin.

I do not take pleasure in having this opinion. But, if you look objectively at the situation, you will see what I have.

Yes, we should do all we can to contain outbreaks of this, or any disease. But we need to realize that at some point, the big one will hit, and no amount of preparation is going to save everyone.

MrS

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Originally posted by MrSquirrel This will sound harsh, and pretty uncaring of me. But this is one of my thoughts on it. Nature has systems in place to control populations of species for the survival of the ecosystem. The human population has risen to a level where some kind of relatively quick decrease in population is, unfortunately, necessary. A pandemic disease is the most likely way for this to happen. We can do everything in our power to combat these illnesses, but another will come soon to attempt to take its place. At some point in the not too distant future, we are going to have a global pandemic. It may be the bird flu, it may be SARS, or it may be something much more dangerous like Ebola or the Hunta virus. It is going to happen. It is no accident that these "new" possible pandemic virus strains are showing up in southest Asia first. The highest density of human population is in that region, thus it is the most "efficient" place to begin. I do not take pleasure in having this opinion. But, if you look objectively at the situation, you will see what I have. Yes, we should do all we can to contain outbreaks of this, or any disease. But we need to realize that at some point, the big one will hit, and no amount of preparation is going to save everyone. MrS

Ehm, what you basing your claim that humanity has reached a too high population on? As far as I know we are not near that level yet...