Comments on: Bird flu reaches the US http://www.sciencebase.com/science-blog/bird-flu-in-the-us.html Science Blog from Freelance Science Writer David Bradley Fri, 20 Nov 2009 18:33:45 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.6 hourly 1 By: sciencebase http://www.sciencebase.com/science-blog/bird-flu-in-the-us.html/comment-page-1#comment-7552 sciencebase Thu, 17 Aug 2006 16:06:45 +0000 http://www.sciencebase.com/science-blog/bird-flu-in-the-us.html#comment-7552 That's a fair comment Charmagick. I certainly wouldn't expect Bush and his team to bail you guys out and the recent air transport fiasco in the UK doesn't engender one with much trust in Blair's crones on this side of the Pond either! Meanwhile, I saw a book on how to get prepared for bird flu that echoes your advice about backpacking food and water etc: <a href=http://scibase.msirpis.hop.clickbank.net target=_blank>This is the bird flu book</a>. If any reader buys it, please let me know how they get on with it. That’s a fair comment Charmagick. I certainly wouldn’t expect Bush and his team to bail you guys out and the recent air transport fiasco in the UK doesn’t engender one with much trust in Blair’s crones on this side of the Pond either!

Meanwhile, I saw a book on how to get prepared for bird flu that echoes your advice about backpacking food and water etc:

target=_blank>This is the bird flu book. If any reader buys it, please let me know how they get on with it.

]]> By: Charmagick http://www.sciencebase.com/science-blog/bird-flu-in-the-us.html/comment-page-1#comment-7551 Charmagick Thu, 17 Aug 2006 15:57:09 +0000 http://www.sciencebase.com/science-blog/bird-flu-in-the-us.html#comment-7551 Well, whatever you folks want to argue about, I'm still getting ready for whatever comes. I want to be as comfortable as possible if I'm quarantined. I'm a nurse, not a virologist, and even the virologists don't agree. The US is so dependent upon outside sources for its supplies, I've bought water, backpacking food and stocked up on soaps, medicines, cash, etc. I live in an earthquake zone, so it can all double for that. After seeing the Katrina episode, I'm not going to depend upon the government to bail me out. Well, whatever you folks want to argue about, I’m still getting ready for whatever comes. I want to be as comfortable as possible if I’m quarantined. I’m a nurse, not a virologist, and even the virologists don’t agree. The US is so dependent upon outside sources for its supplies, I’ve bought water, backpacking food and stocked up on soaps, medicines, cash, etc. I live in an earthquake zone, so it can all double for that. After seeing the Katrina episode, I’m not going to depend upon the government to bail me out.

]]> By: sciencebase http://www.sciencebase.com/science-blog/bird-flu-in-the-us.html/comment-page-1#comment-7178 sciencebase Mon, 14 Aug 2006 19:55:48 +0000 http://www.sciencebase.com/science-blog/bird-flu-in-the-us.html#comment-7178 But...this strain isn't the same as H5N1 proper that I cite as having killed approximately 140 people. I'm not denying there's a threat. But, the strain that has been detected at Lake Erie is old hat, it's not Asian bird flu and is not the threat the scaremongers are doubtless claiming. Sad though all those deaths are, they are not down to an H2H transmissable form of a virulent H5N1 mutant. More to the point, H5N1 mutating into an H2H strain may actually lead to a less fatal form of the virus. Compare all this hype with the actual death rates from "conventional" human influenza each year (thousands as opposed to tens) and it does make one wonder why this single strain has been singled out... I don't doubt that a viral epidemic will hit us at some point on a global scale, but it isn't necessarily going to be H5N1 and it isn't even certain that it will be an influenza virus that strikes at all. But…this strain isn’t the same as H5N1 proper that I cite as having killed approximately 140 people.

I’m not denying there’s a threat. But, the strain that has been detected at Lake Erie is old hat, it’s not Asian bird flu and is not the threat the scaremongers are doubtless claiming.

Sad though all those deaths are, they are not down to an H2H transmissable form of a virulent H5N1 mutant.

More to the point, H5N1 mutating into an H2H strain may actually lead to a less fatal form of the virus.

Compare all this hype with the actual death rates from “conventional” human influenza each year (thousands as opposed to tens) and it does make one wonder why this single strain has been singled out…

I don’t doubt that a viral epidemic will hit us at some point on a global scale, but it isn’t necessarily going to be H5N1 and it isn’t even certain that it will be an influenza virus that strikes at all.

]]> By: kc http://www.sciencebase.com/science-blog/bird-flu-in-the-us.html/comment-page-1#comment-7166 kc Mon, 14 Aug 2006 18:47:15 +0000 http://www.sciencebase.com/science-blog/bird-flu-in-the-us.html#comment-7166 I see that you start your post with "…but it’s not the deadly strain of avian influenza" Sorry to have to burst your bubble, but the Bird Flu virus is VERY REAL and is currently growing at more than twice of the rate of the last year. There have been 141 deaths related to the Bird Flu virus to date, that we know of. The last 3 human fatalities resulting from the Bird Flu virus, were announced last week! We expect more such announcements shortly. I hope that the powers that be, are taking this global threat to us seriously enough, to try and prepare for the worst case scenario. I would recommend that you look up some serious and focused sources of news, regarding the bird flu virus. We have today added the "Bird flu reaches the US" entry of your blog, to The-Best-Bird-Flu-Blogs section of our site, in order to be able to provide a balance against those with an opposing view. The-Best-Bird-Flu-Blogs-Team. www.birdflubreakingnews.com I see that you start your post with “…but it’s not the deadly strain of avian influenza”

Sorry to have to burst your bubble, but the Bird Flu virus is VERY REAL and is currently growing at more than twice of the rate of the last year.

There have been 141 deaths related to the Bird Flu virus to date, that we know of.

The last 3 human fatalities resulting from the Bird Flu virus, were announced last week!

We expect more such announcements shortly.

I hope that the powers that be, are taking this global threat to us seriously enough, to try and prepare for the worst case scenario.

I would recommend that you look up some serious and focused sources of news, regarding the bird flu virus.

We have today added the “Bird flu reaches the US” entry of your blog, to The-Best-Bird-Flu-Blogs section of our site, in order to be able to provide a balance against those with an opposing view.

The-Best-Bird-Flu-Blogs-Team.
http://www.birdflubreakingnews.com

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