.....great post Theresa.
I haven't had a laugh like this from pprune for ages
You're right though. Pig Flu, Swine Flu ,H1N1, Hep A, Hep B & C, the world is full of nasties.
Many moons ago ......me and a mate back packed from Capetown to Cairo........and guess what.... survived. Its all a numbers game -just as the dudes who won last nights lotto and got $50m each.
Paranoia will get you know where.
The only way to avoid all this is to lock yourself in a bubble on a sterile IV drip.