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sarongsong
25-January-2007, 11:33 PM
Once more into the breach:January 25, 2007
...there is an increase in "activity" of influenza reported in five countries...Greece, the Netherlands, Northern Ireland, Spain and Switzerland...so far, this year's cases have primarily been of the H3 strain of influenza A...there is "significantly higher mortality" associated with the A H3 virus compared with the B virus... Breitbart (http://www.breitbart.com/news/na/paFluThu19Europeanflu.html)

Dragon Star
26-January-2007, 03:53 AM
I have only one thing to say...if it's the Flu that wipes out mankind, I'm going to be pretty disappointed. :D

sarongsong
27-January-2007, 07:38 PM
Well, there's certainly no dearth of alternate means.
Meanwhile:
January 26, 2007
Music legend B.B. King, 81, is in stable condition...with a low grade (100.4) fever, the result of a recent bout with the flu...is being treated with antibiotics...Doctors expect to release King tomorrow after which he’ll take a few days rest before returning to work on Tuesday, January 30th... bbking