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 Posted: Thu Oct 27, 2005 4:28 pm
With all this hype around the avian flu, I thought it might be of some interest to create a thread about past ones; after all, history tends to repeat itself.
So what about the Spanish Flu back in 1918? (Correct me if that's the wrong date)
The Black Plague?
Swine Flu?
So, how these impact modern day, and what may they tell us about the future? What if the Avian Flu were to mutate and jump to humans...? Are we all doomed, or is it a false alarm? Is alektorophobia (fear of chickens and other feathered critters) going to become bigger than arachnophobia? Questions? Answers? Opinions? Talk about it here!
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Posted: Sun Apr 09, 2006 5:10 am
There are two factors that have changed since the Spanish Flu that make a big diffirence.
1. Much better hygenic and medical materials and practices. We can protect ourselves from the flu as well as fight it.
2. Worsened immune systems. Since people take so mamy drugs and medicines and wash so much, our immune systems are actually weakened.
However, it all depends on how it plays out.
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Posted: Tue May 23, 2006 5:53 pm
LotusflowerDoom There are two factors that have changed since the Spanish Flu that make a big diffirence. 1. Much better hygenic and medical materials and practices. We can protect ourselves from the flu as well as fight it. 2. Worsened immune systems. Since people take so mamy drugs and medicines and wash so much, our immune systems are actually weakened. However, it all depends on how it plays out. Oh, and you cannot forget the third reason...the fact that many kids do not even go outside, and are not exposed to a lot of things that could build their immune system up. So essentially we are our own demise.
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Posted: Sun Jun 04, 2006 6:49 pm
MiwSheri With all this hype around the avian flu, I thought it might be of some interest to create a thread about past ones; after all, history tends to repeat itself. So what about the Spanish Flu back in 1918? (Correct me if that's the wrong date) The Black Plague? Swine Flu? So, how these impact modern day, and what may they tell us about the future? What if the Avian Flu were to mutate and jump to humans...? Are we all doomed, or is it a false alarm? Is alektorophobia (fear of chickens and other feathered critters) going to become bigger than arachnophobia? Questions? Answers? Opinions? Talk about it here! Do you know what happened after all these plagues came past? Life was much easier for those who had lived. In my opinion it is the earths way of controling the population.
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Posted: Thu Jun 15, 2006 10:26 pm
Oh man, I was reading some very detailed descriptions of the plagues from the middle ages. I knew they were bad, but I had never REALLY taken it seriously. I mean, you hear the stats that thousands of people died, 75% or more dead in a village, etc. but they're still just stats, until you read something, albeit ficticious, about the way it actually was for the people living in it. I really want to do some more studying on plagues, now, since my interest has been aroused.
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Posted: Thu Jun 15, 2006 10:27 pm
Fire_Butterfly_Kiss MiwSheri With all this hype around the avian flu, I thought it might be of some interest to create a thread about past ones; after all, history tends to repeat itself. So what about the Spanish Flu back in 1918? (Correct me if that's the wrong date) The Black Plague? Swine Flu? So, how these impact modern day, and what may they tell us about the future? What if the Avian Flu were to mutate and jump to humans...? Are we all doomed, or is it a false alarm? Is alektorophobia (fear of chickens and other feathered critters) going to become bigger than arachnophobia? Questions? Answers? Opinions? Talk about it here! Do you know what happened after all these plagues came past? Life was much easier for those who had lived. In my opinion it is the earths way of controling the population. Well, of course, I believe that, too. I fully support natural selection. My problem is that I still feel too much compassion, so I'll grieve for the fallen no matter what. Damn me and my compassion.
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