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Bring Out Your Dead

Post to me or FReep mail to be on/off the Bring Out Your Dead ping list.

The purpose of the “Bring Out Your Dead” ping list (formerly the “Ebola” ping list) is very early warning of emerging pandemics, as such it has a high false positive rate.

So far the false positive rate is 100%.

At some point we may well have a high mortality pandemic, and likely as not the “Bring Out Your Dead” threads will miss the beginning entirely.

*sigh* Such is life, and death...

If a quarantine saves just one child's life, it's worth it.

[Monkey Face]

I’ve never had mumps, even though I was exposed to it, but my son got them when we were in Germany. He was six. Poor baby was dehydrated, but survived the mumps. I don’t want the mumps, so I won’t be going to Temple U.

[Tilted Irish Kilt]

Infectious Disease ping - Mumps (viral infection) - Pennsylvania

Number of Temple University mumps cases grows to 74, prompting petition to close school.
Officials say 15 cases have been confirmed through laboratory testing
while 59 other patients are listed as likely cases based on their symptoms.
Health officials recommend students who may be infected limit contact with others for at least five days and seek medical care.

Of note, the outbreak coincides with the customary academic "Spring Break " holiday
which could spread the viral infection, elsewhere.