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SMALL POX AND HALLOWEEN CANDY- A short primer on viral disease transmission
Dr. Brian Kopp (proud2bRC)
Posted on 10/21/2001 10:34:13 AM PDT by Brian Kopp DPM
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I am not an infectious disease specialist. I am only a foot doctor. However, I know enough about transmission of disease to understand that if the terrorists have smallpox, we may be in the beginning stage of an attempt at causing a smallpox epidemic. What better route than by powdering (NOT injecting) Halloween candy with smallpox virus? It is a perfect example of asymmetrical warfare. Plus there are many unsubstantiated rumors about further attacks on Halloween.
To: *Catholic_list; patent
Something to think about. I don't intend to scare or cause panic but given the evidence this is a possible scenario.
To: proud2bRC
Oh boy. I for one will not inspect my kids candy for anything. Eat up kid -- don't worry about the urban legends.
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posted on
10/21/2001 10:55:55 AM PDT
by
Macaw
To: proud2bRC
Thank you for the info, I was already pretty much sold on the idea of no candy this year. We're on our way out now to buy flag pencils and erasers to pass out instead. Any candy my kids get will be bought by ME.
To: proud2bRC
Thanks for the heads up! Scary, but possible.
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posted on
10/21/2001 10:59:06 AM PDT
by
TwoStep
To: TwoStep
It will sure be interesting to see how Halloween goes this year in my neighborhood. Methinks knocks will be few and far between.
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posted on
10/21/2001 11:02:13 AM PDT
by
cmsgop
To: proud2bRC
Put down the crack pipe doc!
He's something to scare the sh!t out of you! Whats going to stop a terrorist with smallpox from spraying cans of juice or tomato paste while shopping? Or touching fresh fruit or vegetables! Scare you from eating yet? Get a life!
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posted on
10/21/2001 11:03:32 AM PDT
by
Bommer
To: proud2bRC
I wonder if you have any infomation on the half life of smallpox once it is outside the container. Just how long can it live on say a candy wrapper or anything else. I have searched for this information and have not come up with any definate time period. Thanks
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posted on
10/21/2001 11:21:58 AM PDT
by
No_Doll_i
To: proud2bRC
To: Sunshine55
We're on our way out now to buy flag pencils and erasers to pass out instead. Any candy my kids get will be bought by ME. Thank you for the wonderful idea!
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posted on
10/21/2001 11:34:28 AM PDT
by
Snowy
To: proud2bRC
Nothing like fomenting a little hysteria... Checking over the kid's candy and discarding certain items is something a responsible parent should always do. Worrying about terrorists infecting your kid's candy? I don't think so. Of course, a lot of people play the lotteries so I'm sure many will buy into the poisoned candy hysteria.
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posted on
10/21/2001 11:38:19 AM PDT
by
TheDon
To: Sunshine55; Snow Bunny; GOPJ; father_elijah; elenchus; ThreadKiller; WIMom; Silly; CheneyChick...
The concern is not that infected candy will be handed out in isolated neighborhoods by strangers.
The concern is that infected candy will be surreptitiously placed back on store shelves like poisoned Tylenol was back in the 80s.
To: proud2bRC
Obviously the terrorists do not intend to hand out the candy at their own doors, so what is the plan? Return tainted packages to store shelves?
To: TheDon
It might be hysterical, but for the documented cases of middle eastern men attempting to buy thousands of dollars of candy with cash and fake Costco IDs. See post #9.
We know the other shoe is going to drop with these terrorists. We know Sadaam has anthrax and is probably involved with the anthrax letters.
We also know that Sadaam Hussein has smallpox, in vast quantities.
Children have the least advanced immune systems, and kids infected by candy would go back to shool for two weeks before showing symptoms of smallpox... thereby infecting many in the school. Further, NONE of these kids would even have the advantage of the old pre-1972 vaccine in their systems.
Halloween candy would be an ideal way to spread smallpox, should that be the next move of the terrorists.
To: TheDon
Nothing like fomenting a little hysteria... Checking over the kid's candy and discarding certain items is something a responsible parent should always do. Worrying about terrorists infecting your kid's candy? I don't think so. Of course, a lot of people play the lotteries so I'm sure many will buy into the poisoned candy hysteria. Well, I don't like to spread hysteria either, however, one of the stores in question is very close to me. I am waiting anxiously for a good, innocent reason for why boat loads of candy were returned by Middle Eastern men with fake membership cards, and why this candy was then put back on the shelf. There could be a perfectly innocent reason. However, I find it odd that they haven't gotten to the bottom of this yet. Of course, if I didn't live in the area, or have kids, I wouldn't worry either...
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posted on
10/21/2001 11:47:06 AM PDT
by
Snowy
To: Marylander
Possibly...
Followed by the scenario in post #14.
To: Squantos; harpseal; Travis McGee; Jeff Head; logos; pocat
The concern is that infected candy will be surreptitiously placed back on store shelves like poisoned Tylenol was back in the 80s.I don't like wearing tinfoil hats, but this gives me cause to pause.
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posted on
10/21/2001 11:47:51 AM PDT
by
SLB
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To: Sabertooth; ThreadKiller; sirgawain
Ok, OK people, no need to worry ,send all your candy to me, I will test all of it.
To: ThreadKiller
I'm handing out toy soldiers...
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