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northzax Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Oct-05-05 03:11 PM
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33. you need two more things to happen, though
first, you need it to species hop (and the outbreaks aren't neccesarily fatal to the birds, they are killed first) and second, you need it to be massively communicable, without killing too quickly, but still virulent enough to kill.

yes, eventually such a virus is going to break out, the laws of averages state it, but so far, none have yet broken both barriers and met the conditions for human epidemics. There is no sign that this particular virus has made the hop to humans and remained highly communicable. it's a big leap to make.

eventually a comet will hit the earth, and we should watch all comets, but that doesn't mean the next one coming by wil or that we should start panicing about it.

and one more thing, are you shocked that every epidemiologist is talking doom and gloom? it's what they do to get more funding and continue their work. I'm not saying they are fabricating anything, but they need to prove their raison d'etre.
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