[FairOpinion]

"It claimed about a billion lives before being declared extinct in 1980

A study by Dr Tara O'Toole, of Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore, gave some indication of the "high impact" potential of a theoretical attack.

A smallpox-infected terrorist who boarded a plane on April 1 would, by mid-June, have led to 15,000 cases and 2,000 deaths in America, while the disease would have spread to at least four other countries.

Another study, by the American government, predicted three million cases and one million deaths within a few months of the first infected patient.

Smallpox is on a list of biological agents "of highest concern" issued by the US Centres for Disease Control and Prevention in Atlanta, Georgia."


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Some people are trying to minimize the risk, but I think the threat is real and the results will be devastating, unless we vaccinate BEFORE there is an outbreak.

[bonesmccoy]

ABSOLUTELY CORRECT!

Somebody tell the National Security structure to kick the ass of the Public Health liberals who BLOCKADED immunization of my staff, my doctors, my nurses, and my entire city's first responder staff????

[longtermmemmory]

one need look no further than patient zero and the spread of Aids.

The question becomes how to identify an infected person. Ever get on an airplane with a person who obviously has a flu or cold?

How do we as a society just move around? The islamist would love for air travel to stop.

[KingNo155]

My doctor has informed me that a simple salt water gargle and a saline based nasal spray would effectivly kill most virus's before they could cause much damage. Seems to work !I'm am always cathing my kids cold's , have followed his advice and only got 1 cold this year compared to 5-6 last year,I also wash my hands b4 I touch my face and nose. Am I paraniod? No, I lost alot of time at work last year due to various cold/virus's.