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countryjake

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81. The H1N1 practically killed one of my dear friends...

Thu Jul 3, 2014, 04:23 PM

Jul 2014

She was a young vibrant woman; we rushed her to the hospital, sat and held her hand for days, waiting for the lab to return the report of why she was dying. The hospital staff heroically did all that they could, eventually putting her in quarantine, induced coma, fighting blood clots, severe respiratory infections, distressed heart...she was hospitalized for three long months, then moved to a life care facility for six more months.

Now, almost five years later, she is partially immobile, dependent on a wheelchair, her life totally devastated by "the flu".

She'd faithfully gotten her flu shot that year; whenever we see her now, she never fails to bring up the question of why did it happen to her.

I, for one, am glad to see that sharp minds are intent upon discovering how these horrific viruses mutate.

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Scientist creates new flu virus that can kill all of humanity [View all] trumad Jul 2014 OP

Fine. Get it over with. nt onehandle Jul 2014 #1

+ 1/2 BootinUp Jul 2014 #30

I agree. Katashi_itto Jul 2014 #89

Just because you can, does not mean you should. eom uppityperson Jul 2014 #2

Stupid ass! Probably'll sell it to the military. woodsprite Jul 2014 #3

He should come up with a catchy name for it. Turbineguy Jul 2014 #4

Someone already has, H1Z1, a new up and coming zombie survival game. miyazaki Jul 2014 #49

Ever read "The Stand"?........ socialist_n_TN Jul 2014 #90

Did he name it Captain Trips? MohRokTah Jul 2014 #5

"The Stand" moves to the Non-fiction section of your local library Va Lefty Jul 2014 #8

Tube Neck in some parts. Puzzledtraveller Jul 2014 #9

Excellent book, horrible movie... deathrind Jul 2014 #12

Better turn off your pumps, Hap. n/t ProdigalJunkMail Jul 2014 #72

Baby can you dig your man? Dr Hobbitstein Jul 2014 #33

Yeah, this was my first thought too.... socialist_n_TN Jul 2014 #91

Haha, suckas! nt ZombieHorde Jul 2014 #6

And he wanted to create this WHY?? theHandpuppet Jul 2014 #7

Pandemic study. MohRokTah Jul 2014 #10

I'd think there are enough existing viruses around to experiment with Armstead Jul 2014 #13

Including this one. jeff47 Jul 2014 #47

Thank you. Warren DeMontague Jul 2014 #59

exactly WHY! leftyohiolib Jul 2014 #21

They been reading "The Stand"? ismnotwasm Jul 2014 #11

Or watching "The Last Ship" n/t MindPilot Jul 2014 #19

You've got the "dumbassery" part right. Warren DeMontague Jul 2014 #39

I had the exact same thought. Neoma Jul 2014 #58

Well, that would take care of anthropogenic climate change... Erich Bloodaxe BSN Jul 2014 #14

The rest of the lyrics don't really work in this context. riqster Jul 2014 #28

Every Hottentot and every Eskimo.... Coventina Jul 2014 #29

Isn't biological warfare universally illegal? notadmblnd Jul 2014 #15

They use them to study ways to beat them. gcomeau Jul 2014 #20

Oh, it's not a war. It's a police action. Kennah Jul 2014 #62

What could possibly go wrong? FSogol Jul 2014 #16

Yeah, no shit. calimary Jul 2014 #24

Damn it - ohheckyeah Jul 2014 #36

I don't EVER want to hear about how it louis-t Jul 2014 #17

you will that is something everyone will want a piece of leftyohiolib Jul 2014 #22

killer bees? VanillaRhapsody Jul 2014 #31

Escaped from confinement in S. America louis-t Jul 2014 #64

they werent invented...they were African that got loose VanillaRhapsody Jul 2014 #65

Mmmm, they were hybrids. louis-t Jul 2014 #66

anytime you interbreed you get a hybrid.... VanillaRhapsody Jul 2014 #67

These were interbred for a purpose. louis-t Jul 2014 #69

So were mules..... VanillaRhapsody Jul 2014 #70

Didn't ask you to... louis-t Jul 2014 #73

Are these the same brilliant scientists still clinging to the Small Pox viruses? Tierra_y_Libertad Jul 2014 #18

Nope. jeff47 Jul 2014 #52

I think I saw this movie Aerows Jul 2014 #23

Well, it's about time. progressoid Jul 2014 #25

This is an incredibly inane headline- deliberately stupid or shameless clickbait, or both. Warren DeMontague Jul 2014 #26

gizmodo putting clickbait out there? Say it isn't so! n/t winter is coming Jul 2014 #27

This message was self-deleted by its author trumad Jul 2014 #37

Reminds me of this sagat Jul 2014 #92

This message was self-deleted by its author Warren DeMontague Jul 2014 #94

Sounds like 12 Monkeys. Dwayne Hicks Jul 2014 #32

Or Omega Man BootinUp Jul 2014 #42

No risk of escape. As safe as Fukushima and Daichi. Get ready, folks, for AIDS 2.0. nt valerief Jul 2014 #34

Except, he returned it to the same state it was in in 2009, when it WAS out in the wild. Warren DeMontague Jul 2014 #38

I still firmly suspect that HIV is a manufactured bio-warfare germ. blkmusclmachine Jul 2014 #35

I'm sorry, I'm going to have to find a way to note your username as someone who... Humanist_Activist Jul 2014 #61

It happens Renew Deal Jul 2014 #40

I think I already saw that TV show. n/t totodeinhere Jul 2014 #41

Aids could kill all of humanity. DeSwiss Jul 2014 #43

This message was self-deleted by its author Warren DeMontague Jul 2014 #57

well with movies like 'outbreak' heaven05 Jul 2014 #44

Not really worried about the ones we hear about. The one that is concerning is being developed jtuck004 Jul 2014 #45

Popular press should really, really not write about things they don't understand jeff47 Jul 2014 #46

What did Murphy say? sulphurdunn Jul 2014 #48

they picked the wrong band for which to try and make their songs come true MisterP Jul 2014 #50

Among The Living.......Follow Me Or Die!!! thelordofhell Jul 2014 #51

Give me fever. tclambert Jul 2014 #53

It's time to put an end to work like this...... AverageJoe90 Jul 2014 #54

This message was self-deleted by its author Warren DeMontague Jul 2014 #56

"Hyperbole"? Hmmmm..... WinkyDink Jul 2014 #75

This message was self-deleted by its author Warren DeMontague Jul 2014 #78

"The Stand" by Stephen King PCIntern Jul 2014 #55

Is a work of fiction, do you have a point? n/t Humanist_Activist Jul 2014 #60

Ummmm...gee...what in the great world could I have been thinking about...? PCIntern Jul 2014 #63

The issue is that its a book from a guy who isn't a biologist... Humanist_Activist Jul 2014 #77

Did you read said book? PCIntern Jul 2014 #80

Yes a long time ago, also, Stephen King is not a biologist... Humanist_Activist Jul 2014 #82

This message was self-deleted by its author Warren DeMontague Jul 2014 #87

"the reality of a creation of a deadly virus which could wipe out mankind as we know it" Warren DeMontague Jul 2014 #88

That's a good point. Octafish Jul 2014 #68

He then cackled manically as lightning crashed behind him. nt Tommy_Carcetti Jul 2014 #71

Mmmmm bwa ha ha! Art_from_Ark Jul 2014 #93

He's done it before, with the Spanish influenza. I think, frankly, he's a sociopath who happens to WinkyDink Jul 2014 #74

Sounds like "Resident Evil" and the Umbrella Corporation. muntrv Jul 2014 #76

Somehow that story made me think of this old cartoon tularetom Jul 2014 #79

The H1N1 practically killed one of my dear friends... countryjake Jul 2014 #81

Exactly, for fuck's sake, a poster above calls the scientist in this article a sociopath... Humanist_Activist Jul 2014 #83

This message was self-deleted by its author Warren DeMontague Jul 2014 #85

This message was self-deleted by its author Warren DeMontague Jul 2014 #86

Because nothing could go wrong MFM008 Jul 2014 #84