++ [ originally posted by Erik ] ++
We already had this flu in Holland in August; nothing happened.
Oh, so you actually had a case of the flu in Holland, Erik? Wow, that's amazing. Stunning stuff.
When you recieve an actual human case of avian flu call back...perhaps then you will know what you're talking about.
As it stands; the virus can still not be passed from human to human. The only likely way to get it, is to be around infected birds for hours at a time or eat insane amounts of chicken flesh carrying the virus.
I see you're quite the expert, aren't you Erik? So you're trying to tell us the several hundreds of top molecular biologists who believe the avian flu could mutate and become infectious between human beings are all wrong? Are you saying there is no chance the bird flu will mutate and make typical influenza look like an insignifcant sneeze? Well gosh dangit Erik, they should give you a job at the CDC and push these unkowledgable scientists out the back door...what do they know anyway.
Flowery language? Understatement. Glad you're not in politics, mate. You'd freak out entire nations, cause mass-panics and derail the world on a weekly basis...
Right...and thank goodness you're not the chief field operative for USAMIRIID. You would probably advise your suboardinates to walk into a hotzone unprotected and start playing dress up in contaminated clothes...I could see that would be a big hit.
Never underestimate an opponent, Erik. Shit like that will get you killed.