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To: Farmer Dean; Mastador1

Ever read “The Hot Zone”? (Richard Preston). I read it back in the 90s. Scared the bejeezus out of me. I’m not looking forward to this.


11 posted on 07/30/2014 12:32:37 PM PDT by FlingWingFlyer (America is not a refugee camp! It is my home!!!)
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To: FlingWingFlyer
Ever read “The Hot Zone”? (Richard Preston). I read it back in the 90s. Scared the bejeezus out of me. I’m not looking forward to this.

Neither am I but I find a little levity, at least for me, helps dealing with situations like this. It does not mean I lack awareness of the ability of a disease to spread like wildfire across the globe with our fast mass transit abilities.

22 posted on 07/30/2014 12:41:49 PM PDT by Mastador1 (I'll take a bad dog over a good politician any day!)
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To: FlingWingFlyer
Ever read “The Hot Zone”? (Richard Preston). I read it back in the 90s. Scared the bejeezus out of me. I’m not looking forward to this.

The "Hot Zone" is a complete work of fiction and you would do well to understand that the author takes some enormous liberties with how the virus spreads and the effects it has on the victims.

I suggest anyone interested in these things to read "[Level 4] Virus Hunters of the CDC". It is a far more accurate account of Ebola and many other deadly virus's such as Lassa, Hanta, and so forth.

43 posted on 07/30/2014 12:58:46 PM PDT by Carbonsteel
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