Posted on 05/23/2006 1:06:59 PM PDT by Rutles4Ever
http://www.bloomberg.com/apps/news?pid=10000080&sid=aWESsJvt6CFE&refer=asia
"If this is true we need to pay attention to the mortality rates. If I recall correctly, the mortality rate for bird to human is from 25-50%. It is expected that the mortality rate for human-human will be fairly low. Hopefully it will be very very low."
In the current version of the story linked to Drudge, 6 out of 7 have died. That's an impressive 85.7% mortality rate, according to my handy dandy calculator. We're into Ebola territory, if true.
I have a small, intermittent avian flu ping list, not the "real" one. I think Smokin'Joe (not sure if I have his name right) inherited the real one from Judith Anne.
But sure, I'll add you to my informal list!
I wonder if it can spread H2H without any genetic reassortment? IF all these people got it from other people, AND it didn't change, then WTH?
The way I read it, its not easily spread human to human. It took prolonged exposure to someone with the disease.
Smokin' Joe, could you please also add me to your avian flu list?
A similar report was made in 2004 and it was never shown to spread beyond the immediate area.
What really counts is if we see scattered outbreaks where the contact is casual not constant.
I'm afraid to send this one to my wife - she might duct tape the house ...
Not necessarily, we don't have any details to allow that leap of fear.
Certainly!......done!
Before the SARS scare, SARS was merely an acronym for Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome with no known etiology or epidemiology; after a spate of cases began to be announced the whole language changed until now we look at SARS as a disease caused by a discrete pathogen.
Now it's almost as bad as when the CDC gave the Gay Flu the more clinical sounding name of AIDS and an enormously and famously popular diet candy went bankrupt shortly thereafter and everybody started rooting for the virus as though their very careers depended on it.
You are welcome, and thanks for that link!
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