10 Dead - 84+ Sick - Toronto Illness Spreads

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[silentknight]

Doctors "the patients fall ill and die within 2-3 days"

10 dead - 40+ hospitilized 80+ sick.

Unknown illness in Toronto.

[Constitution Day]

Sure sounds that way.

[trubluolyguy]

what if something like anthrax which isn't contagious was to blame?

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Then it would have to be a crime, not terrorism. I mean why attack Canada? That would be like the terrorists saying, "you beat me up so I am going to beat up your annoying little brother."

[doc30]

I'll put my money on Ebola...

Ebola is a hemmoragic disease. you bleed to death on the inside. This mystery illness is respritory - you suffocate to death.

[lainie]

How can you get a respiratory disease from bad food?

[RushCrush]

It was a joke. You know, Ha ha!

[Calpernia]

ping

[Txsleuth]

I can't quote a number, but I bet we would all be surprised at how many deaths there are every year from the flu....and you add the fact that this is a retirement home, with older people...

I would guess a bad case of regular flu...

[Calpernia]

When we were following the SARs threads, don't I remember articles about this flu jumping animals in Guangdong?

I'm very curious now because we have an odd outbreak of Dog Flu in NJ.

Well, now that I check the news search, I guess it isn't just NJ.

HOFTD, did you see this link yet? Maybe for one of your dog ping threads...
http://news.google.com/news?hl=en&tab=wn&ie=UTF-8&q=dog+flu&btnG=Search+News

[Squawk 8888]

Could it be the Bird Flu??

Lots of dead birds over the last few years due to West Nile. In related news, Toronto Council voted last year to ban the use of pesticides.

[-YYZ-]

Canada is changing from a European extended culture to one inhabited by non-Europeans.

Yep, just like the US, except that most of our immigrants are here legally. I expect the failure of the US to stop illegal Mexican immigration is or will spill over into Canada eventually, though.

[DogBarkTree]

Anyone know if Walter Cronkite is going to Toronto?

[Calpernia]

Over here

[-YYZ-]

Unless you have any proof that they know more than they're saying and covering it up, I'd suggest you loosen your tinfoil hat.

[varyouga]

This is part of Emperor Chimpkhan's plan to nuke Canada and take all their oil. < /DUmmiespeak>

[Squawk 8888]

There is not even a mention of this outbreak on the home page of the Toronto Globe and Mail.

Probably because it's old news here that's been covered by all the MSM outlets for about a week now- IIRC the story broke just before last weekend.

[johnb838]

Superflu. Captain Trips. Goodbye.

[HairOfTheDog]

We have had one thread about the dog flu.... Don't know any more about it than that.

A New Deadly, Contagious Dog Flu Virus Is Detected in 7 States

[steve86]

Admit it, you want only WHITE northern Europeans living in North America whether they are illegal or not.

[cherry]

"Although the condition of some ill residents has worsened and unfortunately four more have died, others are improving and we are confident this outbreak is under control," McKeown said."

that statement is hilarious if it wasn't so sad.....

hey, fella.....the outbreak WILL be totally undercontrol once all the patients are dead!

[Calpernia]

Oh, you already saw it! I missed that thread though. Thanks for the link!