nike
9th Oct 2005, 13:52
How serious is this?
It seems like the topic is starting to pick up momentum in the media recently.
If the virus does become transferrable from human to human in large numbers like the experts seem to think is inevitable, the mortality rates they are talking about are going to be big. Real big.
Aviation is going to be hit hard. Alot harder than SARs.
Have a quick read of this article:
www.commondreams.org/views04/0930-16.htm (http://www.commondreams.org/views04/0930-16.htm)
The interesting thing is that that particular article was written over a year ago. So why are the stories starting to appear on page one now?
Bush talking about using the military to quarantine whole neighbourhoods and even cities, Aussie closing its borders, countries stock piling TamiFlu.
How serious this is?
It seems like the topic is starting to pick up momentum in the media recently.
If the virus does become transferrable from human to human in large numbers like the experts seem to think is inevitable, the mortality rates they are talking about are going to be big. Real big.
Aviation is going to be hit hard. Alot harder than SARs.
Have a quick read of this article:
www.commondreams.org/views04/0930-16.htm (http://www.commondreams.org/views04/0930-16.htm)
The interesting thing is that that particular article was written over a year ago. So why are the stories starting to appear on page one now?
Bush talking about using the military to quarantine whole neighbourhoods and even cities, Aussie closing its borders, countries stock piling TamiFlu.
How serious this is?