What happens if a hurricane heads into an area that has a bird flu outbrea

[hedgehog]

I mean, after Bush's head explodes?

[TallahasseeGrannie]

1. Didn't you get the memo?

Bush will save us from the flu! SAVE US, I TELL YOU!

[henslee]

2. That's known as the "Perfect Squawk". I think they made a movie about it

With that hunk George Cluck-eee.

[merwin]

3. LOL. That's horrible!

Yet very very funny
:yourock: :rofl: :yourock:

[livvy]

8. Coffee on keyboard alert! Too funny...

I think the sequel was "One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest" with Paul Flewman or was it Jack Beakleson?
:rofl:

[charlyvi]

14. Warren Batty perhaps? n/t

[meegbear]

4. They're send in Michael Brown ...

at this point, does it matter?

[liberal N proud]

5. IF the FEAR monger bu$h plan is used and the area is quarantined,

There will be thousands of deaths.
Because they wouldn't be allowed out and Aid wouldn't be allowed in, much like NOLA.

[DoYouEverWonder]

9. That's what they are hoping for

They almost got away with it during Katrina. Now we are seeing a sudden renewed interest in biologicals. OMG, people are going to get the flu this year and die. Oh excuse me George, but about 60,000 people in the US died last year, but you didn't even notice.

This whole infectious disease thing is mostly overhyped bs.

If we were going to have a major outbreak of anything, it would have happened as a result of the tsunami and it didn't. Again, during Katrina we have still not seen anything out of the ordinary.

Good thing BushCo is running out of time. They will surely try to pull one more event before they go down, but hopefully it will be another dud.

[liberal N proud]

13. Fear is the only reason bu$h co jumped on the Flue story

They knew this was a windfall for them. They could once again use fear on the American people to gain control of even more rights and liberties.

[DoYouEverWonder]

16. Plus their buddies in the Drug Industry

get to make lots more money.

I've never had a flu shot in my life and I rarely get sick.

[hobbit709]

6. You want the long version or the short one?

[Poppyseedman]

7. That's no way to stop an outbreak

BFEE sends a hurricane and wipes out the infected population

[HereSince1628]

10. How would a hurricane influence conditions for transmission?

THis graph on how flu is spread is from the CDC fact sheet"

"Flu viruses spread in respiratory droplets caused by coughing and sneezing. They usually spread from person to person, though sometimes people become infected by touching something with flu viruses on it and then touching their mouth or nose. Most healthy adults may be able to infect others beginning 1 day before symptoms develop and up to 5 days after becoming sick. That means that you can pass on the flu to someone else before you know you are sick, as well as while you are sick."

So increasing close contacts between people that facilitate transmission of respiratory droplets could effect transmission. Putting thousands of people in close contacts in shelters might do that. Creating circumstances which enhance people have no opportunity to wash their hands might increase transmission.

[Bernardo de La Paz]

11. Influence? Look at the nationwide dispersal of Katrina evacuees.

[Bernardo de La Paz]

12. Bush's plan: Miers, Scalia & Thomas will rule it against original intent.

[all.of.me]

15. we're screwed! lol

[chat_noir]

17. send in the chicken

[Island Blue]

18. Luckily the Atlantic hurricane season officially ends

on November 30th which is just about the time the flu season begins. It's God's plan dontcha know. :sarcasm:

[patricia92243]

19. Saw picture of Bush meeting with the brass from different pharmacutical

companies. My lightbulb went off then - all this is just another way for them to make money - with nobody complaining. A sucker is born everyday, and I'm afraid it's fearless leader - and we have to pay the bill as usual.

[gizmo1979]

20. It would be a typhoon.

[Lasher]

21. Uh, more tax cuts for the rich? (EOM)