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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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To: proud2bRC
No trick or treating for my kids this year.

Don't worry, if they DO release smallpox, your kids are as dead as everyone else's, whether they go trick-or-treating or not.

41 posted on 10/21/2001 12:13:16 PM PDT by xm177e2
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To: proud2bRC
A coward dies many times.....A brave man only once.

It's fine to have a "relative" concern about your loved ones and your own safety but it seems to be getting ludicrous.

You and those that are trembling with fear here, need to lighten up.

Hell man....you could get run over by a car tomorrow.

42 posted on 10/21/2001 12:14:17 PM PDT by G.Mason
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To: proud2bRC
It should also be pointed out that every single child in this country is UNVACCINATED!!!!!

Most of us over 35 or so have been vaccinated, and while this was long enough ago that we might get sick, Smallpox would not kill us. The kids, on the other hand, are very vulnerable. Not only are they unvaccinated, but kids just seem to always be getting sick anyway. Since lots of kids don't have stay-at-home moms anymore, quite commonly kids won't be kept home from school for every little sniffle, so it is quite possible that not only could large numbers of kids become infected initially by tainted candy, but lots of them could be sent to school when they were just starting to come down with the earliest symptoms in the morning, and by afternoon they would be sick enough to have already infected the entire school.

How would they get the candy to the kids? Returning the tainted candy to the store shelves is one possibility. Leaving large wholesale boxes of candy at the front doors of schools in the early hours of 10/31, with a note stating that this is a gift from some local business could be another plausible strategy. Just driving by and tossing candy at groups of kids during the day and early evening would probably also work.

We are potentially looking at up to 30% mortality of the kids in whatever areas get hit. The mere thought of this is staggering. And what would be the consequences following the deaths of thousands, possibly many tens of thousands of children's deaths?

43 posted on 10/21/2001 12:14:36 PM PDT by Stefan Stackhouse
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To: rockchalkjayhawk
bump
44 posted on 10/21/2001 12:16:02 PM PDT by stanleypie
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To: Joe 6-pack
Yes, I do LOL
45 posted on 10/21/2001 12:17:33 PM PDT by ruoflaw
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To: 68-69TonkinGulfYatchClub
I wondered if anyone would ever have a typo in their screen name, I never noticed yours, probably because the name is so long.

Anyway, here are two flags I found on Google that you might have missed (because your name was spelled correctly): Here and Here

46 posted on 10/21/2001 12:18:55 PM PDT by xm177e2
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To: 68-69TonkinGulfYatchClub
OMG! I had skipped that "candy" post earlier- now it makes sense!

We don't have children, which is probably why my ears didn't perk up at first.... if we did, I'd sure consider keeping them home, or maybe staging an old-time block party with families who I personally knew & trusted...

All the little ones haven't been vaccinated, far as I can tell- not for years.

Nukes are too good for vermin who would infect helpless children, or even think about it.

47 posted on 10/21/2001 12:19:01 PM PDT by backhoe
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A friend of mine, his sister was dating an Arabic man, who I believe was in his twenties. The man disapeared a day or two before September 11th. He left the sister a note saying something along the lines of, "Don't fly on planes on September 11th and don't go out on October 31st." The note was turned into the FBI.
48 posted on 10/21/2001 12:19:11 PM PDT by Father Wu
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To: Principled
I saw nothing about returning the candy in the article. So what's the deal?

I posted a link in post #31. That link will take you to a local, conservative radio person. He apparently made a lot of calls and found out some details. According to at least one caller (didn't catch the whole show), the candy was returned, "inspected" by some branch of the health department, and since they didn't see any holes in the bags, THE CANDY WAS PUT BACK ON THE SHELF!

49 posted on 10/21/2001 12:19:52 PM PDT by Snowy
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To: Campion
Bad news: months.

Yikes!

I do worry about Halloween. We've pretty much decided we won't participate this year. Just the school party. If it's overreaction, no big deal. Remember, they keep warning us that something big might happen. And Halloween is coming. Chances are nothing will happen, but as far as I'm concerned why take any chances?

50 posted on 10/21/2001 12:20:01 PM PDT by Elenya
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To: Bommer
AGREED! How about dusting handles of gasloine pumps, or "display" shoes in the malls...or how about BOOKS in a library...sheeesh SOME people are so frigging paranoid...

Hell - I'm gonna hand out aluminum foil hats this year...

51 posted on 10/21/2001 12:21:06 PM PDT by antivenom
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To: Father Wu
That story is an Internet hoax. This isn't.
52 posted on 10/21/2001 12:21:14 PM PDT by Clinton's a rapist
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To: Stefan Stackhouse
All they really have to do is get the kids to just pick up the candy and look at it. A lot of kids would not wash their hands after handling it and later would bush their nose, eat something with their hands etc. just my opinion.
53 posted on 10/21/2001 12:21:31 PM PDT by CathyRyan
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To: Snowy
According to at least one caller (didn't catch the whole show), the candy was returned, "inspected" by some branch of the health department, and since they didn't see any holes in the bags, THE CANDY WAS PUT BACK ON THE SHELF!

I heard about that too, but I thought it was a different case, also involving ME.

54 posted on 10/21/2001 12:21:57 PM PDT by Elenya
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To: 68-69TonkinGulfYatchClub
Thanks.

The kids are out of luck this year.

55 posted on 10/21/2001 12:23:43 PM PDT by Phil V.
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To: 68-69TonkinGulfYatchClub
If you would like to be removed or added from my bump list please let me know.

Put me on your list. I tend to like the group you hang out with and your wisdom on things. :)

56 posted on 10/21/2001 12:23:59 PM PDT by VA Advogado
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To: 68-69TonkinGulfYatchClub
How about having taking your kids shopping to buy a card to send to a serviceman or woman. Or a small gift ie: deodorant; toothpaste, toothbrush, American flag stickers, etc.
57 posted on 10/21/2001 12:24:26 PM PDT by JustAmy
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To: Stefan Stackhouse
The earliest symptoms of smallpox appear 10-12 days after the disease is contracted. It would probably take a few weeks.
58 posted on 10/21/2001 12:24:51 PM PDT by Father Wu
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To: 68-69TonkinGulfYatchClub
Does this mean I have to give up M&M's?
59 posted on 10/21/2001 12:27:59 PM PDT by CheneyChick
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To: cmsgop
Maybe, you can train KOBI to sniff out the candy!
60 posted on 10/21/2001 12:28:28 PM PDT by TwoStep
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