It’s official. Country (UK) on alert for smallpox (serious, folks)

Northhampton Chronicle and Echo ^ | 12/04/02

[Timesink]

Yup, there's no magical ring of immunity around Chappaqua. Unfortunately, I'd bet anything that everyone in Congress was vaccinated a year ago, and as an ex-President, Bill has probably been given whatever vaccinations that Bush has.

[goody2shooz]

...Blackpox...you don't really want to know...

Try us. I know it was developed from a strain of smallpox that struck in Russia in 1971 and was never reported to WHO.

[McGavin999]

They don't know that a vaccine won't stop it. One of the things they haven't dealt with is the fact that most westerners have a far better diet, better sanitation, and have supplimented sufficiently that we may be resistant to the effects. I know that Russia tested it, that they even had an outbreak, but we also know that the average Russian diet was very deficient in nutrients. They have absolutely no idea how the strain will react.

What would end up being really strange is if as a result of something let loose by the nutty Islamics ended up destroying Islam and not the hated west. Stranger things have happened.

[texasbluebell]

I certainly hope you're right about that. We'll unfortunately have to wait and see, it looks like. But keeping fingers crossed, nothing else to be done at this point.

Yes, maybe it will spare many of our population due to better health, nutrition, etc. I hope Saddam is the first one to fall if this is released though.

[Mr. Mojo]

If there is one case of Small Pox in the UK, Tony Blair should order the immediate thermo nuclear destruction of all of Iraq, Iran and Syria.

[calljack]

Blackpox.
Airborne.
Highly contagous.
90+% fatal.
72 hours from onset to death.
Anybody who uses this kills the world.

[Grampa Dave]

If the Royal Navy runs short of missiles we can sell them some cheap or just give them some.

[Mr. Mojo]

They won't run short. Unloading the full ordnance of just one of their ballistic missile subs would be enough to destroy the whole of the Arab world, with ease.

[Humidston]

If Saddam knows he's going down, he could care less how many of us (including Muslims) he takes as well. He's a madman who defies logic or rational thought.

I will prepare for the worst.

[SevenDaysInMay]

Pandemic public health capacity has been very poorly organized and remains fearfully inadequate for an Endtime bio attack. Masks, gloves, and body bags would be in critically short supply, as would live people for grave detail.

When shiite hits the fan, I expect swarms of agents and vectors against humans, food, and fiber production. We must never forget that our sworn mortal enemies do not think like we do. Their social memories are in centuries where Americans think in terms of days.

The USA is the only power on earth that can utterly destroy jihadis while we flourish economically. We face a declared war against the American economic miracle. The human capital of America's economy is a prime target. They remember the effectiveness of the Spanish bio offensive 500 years ago.

What better way to destroy our society than to try to kill tens of millions of Christian/Jew North and Catholic South Americans while Eurabia and Asia shudder into submission. Without a known perp, just who do we attack?

These SOBS want a war against Islam, and they may have it. IMHO, Pan-Islam's plan is to survive any PC limited attacks with their oil wealth preserved, and in time, muslims simply migrate to the shattered, depopulated North America, aka North Amarabia, divided into economic zones administered by Eurabia and Arasia.

Allah uakkkkk barf.

[Dec31,1999]

In case of smallpox infection anywhere, please nuke Mecca and Medina immediately. Even if they didn't do it.

[goody2shooz]

Thanks for the information. Do you know if it was genetically engineered or altered in any way from the original variola genotype present at the outbreak in 1971?

My reason for asking is simple: the Russians supposedly didn't weaponize anything for which they couldn't develope a vaccine.

I understand they attempted an engineered smallpox by crossing the Indian I variola with Ebola but couldn't develope a workable vaccine, and destroyed the monster they had created.

Unless this Blackpox is really that monster.