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01-25-2020, 07:33 PM
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Just another Facist
Join Date: Mar 2002
Location: Now in Houston
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Originally Posted by Tom
Patient Zero revealed.....
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My 2nd fav headline, right after
“Bigfoot Stole my wife”
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01-25-2020, 09:41 PM
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Librocubicularist
Join Date: Jun 2010
Location: Ohio
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Originally Posted by biggestal99
Much ado over practically nothing.
It’s just like SARS and MERS.
It will run it course.
And that will be that.
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More people died in the flu epidemic of 1918 than were killed in WWII. Estimates go as high as 100 million deaths. The total population of the earth in 1900 was 5 billion. That's 100 deaths for every 5000 people or 2%. 2% of todays U.S. population is 7 million people.
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01-26-2020, 02:21 AM
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Join Date: Aug 2009
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Originally Posted by Actor
More people died in the flu epidemic of 1918 than were killed in WWII. Estimates go as high as 100 million deaths. The total population of the earth in 1900 was 5 billion. That's 100 deaths for every 5000 people or 2%. 2% of todays U.S. population is 7 million people.
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In 1918 there were no jet planes, few cars or interstate roadways. Today a similar epidemic would be far worse.
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01-26-2020, 06:39 AM
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Librocubicularist
Join Date: Jun 2010
Location: Ohio
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Originally Posted by TJDave
In 1918 there were no jet planes, few cars or interstate roadways. Today a similar epidemic would be far worse.
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Hopefully 102 years of medical progress will keep that from happening.
They've got a robot (not an AI) treating one of the patients.
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01-26-2020, 06:56 AM
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Join Date: Nov 2002
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Originally Posted by sammy the sage
that's so UN-liberal of you... 
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Disease and global warming are neither liberal nor bat shit crazy conservative.
The only one profiting is David Pecker.
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01-26-2020, 07:22 AM
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Registered User
Join Date: Jul 2003
Location: central fla.
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Originally Posted by hcap
Disease and global warming are neither liberal nor bat shit crazy conservative.
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keep up...I was talking about the hypocrisy of said poster...don't know your position on virus...
His is/was...global warming...we gotta do something about it...people are gonna die
But...virus...people are gonna die....f'm...let it happen..
although it did and we lost a couple of billion....would that stop global warming...
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01-26-2020, 07:29 AM
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Join Date: Feb 2014
Posts: 4,520
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Originally Posted by Greyfox
I had relatives (long gone) who experienced the 1918 epidemic of what was wrongfully named the Spanish Flu.
Over 50 million died.
That is hardly much ado about nothing.
Hopefully you don't need to lose a loved one to change your lack of concern.
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Swine flu
SARS
MERS
Ebola.
People panic.
Let the govt do their job.
I refuse to panic over diseases.
There are times when precautions are necessary.
But don’t be a reactionary.
Allan
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01-26-2020, 07:40 AM
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Join Date: Jun 2008
Posts: 10,170
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Originally Posted by biggestal99
Swine flu
SARS
MERS
Ebola.
People panic.
Let the govt do their job.
I refuse to panic over diseases.
There are times when precautions are necessary.
But don’t be a reactionary.
Allan
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For once we agree. I'd rather have than this illness than ebola. This seems no different than a bad flu bug. The young , elderly, and weak are susceptible to death from it. A healthy individual not so much. Sounds a lot like the flu and any number of common illnesses.
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01-26-2020, 09:03 AM
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01-26-2020, 09:11 AM
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Registered User
Join Date: Jan 2007
Posts: 18,962
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Quote:
Originally Posted by biggestal99
Swine flu
SARS
MERS
Ebola.
People panic.
Let the govt do their job.
I refuse to panic over diseases.
There are times when precautions are necessary.
But don’t be a reactionary.
Allan
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No one is telling you to panic.
But saying "Much ado about nothing", as you did, tells us that an ignorance bug is making the rounds too.
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01-26-2020, 09:18 AM
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Registered User
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01-26-2020, 09:56 AM
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Registered User
Join Date: May 2011
Posts: 22,635
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Quote:
Originally Posted by biggestal99
Swine flu
SARS
MERS
Ebola.
People panic.
Let the govt do their job.
I refuse to panic over diseases.
There are times when precautions are necessary.
But don’t be a reactionary.
Allan
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The planet can regulate itself better the people can. Get used to new biological agents that kill millions of people as world population passes sustainable levels.
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01-26-2020, 11:44 AM
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Registered User
Join Date: May 2011
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2 week incubation, some are predicting over 100K infected in China in next week
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01-26-2020, 12:55 PM
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The Voice of Reason!
Join Date: Mar 2001
Location: Canandaigua, New york
Posts: 112,842
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Quote:
Originally Posted by Greyfox
I had relatives (long gone) who experienced the 1918 epidemic of what was wrongfully named the Spanish Flu.
Over 50 million died.
That is hardly much ado about nothing.
Hopefully you don't need to lose a loved one to change your lack of concern.
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We have managed to avoid a repeat of that horrible disease because of the much ado we give them when they pop up.
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