Good Morning Chair. Thanks for getting us started. This darned Mumps thing is spreading like crazy. I have a young associate who is a pre law student at Drake. Officials are expecting a major outbreak on the Drake campus (Des Moines) within the next 10 days, during finals week.
4 students there have been officially diagnosed.
I have a document from the Iowa Dept of Health in my email, but it's full of charts and graphs, and I'm almost certain they won't print correctly if I copy and paste. If anyone is interested in it, freepmail me your email addy and I can forward it to you.
It's frosty here this morning. It looks like we'll be wearing sweatshirts today.
Speaking of McCain (yesterday's thread), I was polled on him last night. I told them they didn't want to know what I think of him.
I wouldn't understand the graph/charts if you sent them, but it's really curious that mumps have moved from state to state like this.
This article says that we're experiencing the worst mumps outbreak in 20 years and the fear is a severe case can cause sterility. It is thought that two airplane passengers unwittingly spread the mumps as a result of airplanes using recycled air.
http://www.theglobeandmail.com/servlet/story/LAC.20060425.HSHAPIRO25/TPStory/specialScienceandHealth/columnists
It was really amusing last night being a roomful of people who think just like we do about Lindsey Graham. I thought I was at a freep.
I hadn't heard about the mumps outbreak. Presumably from those who never got the vaccine? Personally I just don't agree with the anti-vaccine opinions. Yes, there are extremely rare instances of untoward reactions to vaccines or their components. But the overall benefits far outweigh those risks.
The anti-immigration/Bush bashing contingent tried to hijack the main thread about Tony Snow last night. We are losing good FReepers because of their tactics and stand to lose more, I've been reading. I have no doubt that many of the thread disruptors are trolls.
Good morning everybody. It's going to be cooler here today too. Only 85 as a high. (Couldn't resist, IG!)