UN Warns of Worldwide Threat from Killer Pneumonia

reuters.com ^ | Sat March 15, 2003 11:21 AM ET | Richard Waddington

[whadizit]

Not to worry....we have our duct tape and plastic sheeting.

[whadizit]

Was Louis Pasteur French?

[whadizit]

"I hope the UN passes a resolution before this thing gets out of hand...."

ROTFLMAO!!

[blondee123]

In ref. to post 131:

I also know someone who has had similar thing. She is a neighbor & lives in my town just south of Chicago, Il.

Here is an email I got from her last week.

HELLO FRIENDS,

SORRY FOR THE GENERIC LETTER BUT MY STRENGTH IS NOT QUIET UP TO SNUFF YET SO ONE LETTER WILL HAVE TO DO FOR NOW.

I HAVE BEEN SICK FOR A TIME NOW AND JUST GOT HOME FROM AN EIGHT DAY STAY IN THE HOSPITAL. I WILL CONTINUE TO BE ON AND STEROIDS AND BREATHING TREATMENT FOR AT LEAST THE NEXT 12 DAYS. DOCTOR WILL DETERMINE IF I WILL NEED IT LONGER AS I GO FOR CHECKUPS.

HAD SOME BAD BREATHING PROBLEMS DUE TO BRONCHITIS AND NOT BEING ABLE TO KEEP ENOUGH OXYGEN IN THE BLOOD. WAS ON OXYGEN MOST OF THE TIME IN THE HOSPITAL UNTIL MEGA DOSES OF MEDICINE FINALLY CUT THROUGH THE CRUD IN THE LUNGS.

[goldstategop]

Is The Stand starting to sound prophetic or not? If it cuts down the world to a few million people I imagine the PETA freaks will be celebrating the imminent extinction of mankind...

[smokeyjon]

Have you read Rainbow Six?

[DaughterOfAnIwoJimaVet]

Hmmmm...

[Mother Abigail]

You come see me child...

[Cascadians]

We'd like to encourage everybody interested in breaking news reports and serious analysis of this situation to read the following informative thread:

[Hlth] **Heads Up** WHO issues global alert on new form of pneumonia

Until there is a definitive diagnosis, this bears watching. It has gone through Atlanta, home of the CDC.

[X-FID]

Can't argue about that, the Stand was aweswome, the Talisman was more of a fantasy and I loved it, it's also the last King book I read, even though I tried some of the others. I'd like to get a copy of both of them.

[happygrl]

If I wear a mask to an airport I will probably be arrested.

Wear a burka.

You'll get a free pass.

[bonesmccoy]

ohhh...
well...
nothing :)
...
freepmail is always available.