Bird Flu

[Moonliner]

Originally Posted by Motorboat Cruiser

Somewhat torn on the issue...

On one hand, the media loves to over-sesationalize. How many times has the evening news told us about some disaster that is just around the corner? Africanized Bees, Fire Ants, etc... I try not to get worked up over stuff like that.

Then again, few people are aware of the severity of the 1918 flu epidemic that killed 25-40 million people worldwide (more than the black plague), and all within approx. a years time. Now granted, medicine has come a long way since 1918, but if what is being reported is accurate, this could be very very bad and we don't seem to be adequately prepared. The more cases get reported, the more nervous I will get.

Medicine has indeed come a long way, but unfortunately so have the agents of infection. Airports. Worldwide in less that 24 hours.