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| Camels Become Suspects Of Fueling Deadly Saudi Virus Outbreak |
| 2013-08-09 |
| [Jpost] People infected with a deadly virus that emerged in Soddy Arabia ...a kingdom taking up the bulk of the Arabian peninsula. Its primary economic activity involves exporting oil and soaking Islamic rubes on the annual hajj pilgrimage. The country supports a large number of princes in whatcha might call princely splendor. When the oil runs out the rest of the world is going to kick sand in the Soddy national face... last year may have caught it from one-humped camels, used in the region for meat, milk, transport and racing. In a study into what kind of animal "reservoir" may be fueling the outbreak in humans, scientists said they had found strong evidence it is widespread among dromedary camels in the Middle East. The Middle East Respiratory Syndrome Coronavirus (MERS-CoV), which can cause coughing, fever and pneumonia, has been reported in people in the Gulf, La Belle France, Germany, Italia, Tunisia and Britannia. The World Health Organization (WHO) says 46 people have died out of a total 94 confirmed cases, the majority in Saudi Arabia. |
| Posted by:trailing wife |
| #19 notice you can buy a virgin wool sweater, but not a virgin camelhair coat? |
| Posted by: Frank G on the road 2013-08-09 19:59 |
| #18 Funny, the Stormfront logo is missing from the site. I guess they see themselves as 'socialists' and not 'nazis' (which is only 'national socialists.') As Bucharin said, anti-semitism is merely 'socialism for the stupid,' which if you think about it suggests that leftism is only nazi-ism for supposedly smart people. this comes full circle when it turns out they're not as smart as they think they are. |
| Posted by: Thing From Snowy Mountain 2013-08-09 16:24 |
| #17 Some interesting thoughts. Funny, the Stormfront logo is missing from the site. Y'know, given the locale, if AlQ, ALQAP or the Iraqi Baathists had been working on a weaponized virus... |
| Posted by: Pappy 2013-08-09 15:11 |
| #16 The fact that the Hajj hasn't been ground zero on a major outbreak is proof the west is not as racist and hating of Islam as some claim. |
| Posted by: rjschwarz 2013-08-09 14:41 |
| #15 Go to your room, #8 Skid. ;-p |
| Posted by: Barbara 2013-08-09 13:28 |
| #14 Some interesting thoughts The Juice done it? Original. |
| Posted by: g(r)omgoru 2013-08-09 12:52 |
| #13 They need to find a plausible reason the hajj won't just be a gigantic vector for MERS-CoV. I have a dream. |
| Posted by: g(r)omgoru 2013-08-09 12:47 |
| #12 Some interesting thoughts. |
| Posted by: Besoeker 2013-08-09 12:42 |
| #11 Skidmark: because the _other_ possibility is that this is a new virus spreading from human-to-human contact. They need to find a plausible reason the hajj won't just be a gigantic vector for MERS-CoV. |
| Posted by: Thing From Snowy Mountain 2013-08-09 12:34 |
| #10 Well you see.... they are afraid it might jump over to their beloved goats... |
| Posted by: CrazyFool 2013-08-09 12:14 |
| #9 On a Why is this newsworthy with only 46 people dead? Probably more than that will be killed by drunken drivers this weekend. |
| Posted by: Skidmark 2013-08-09 12:03 |
| #8 Are there any virgin camels or are they all 1-humped? |
| Posted by: Skidmark 2013-08-09 12:00 |
| #7 Waiter: Sir, How do you take your camel? Will that be one hump or two? One, I'm tired and have a bit of a headache... |
| Posted by: swksvolFF 2013-08-09 11:30 |
| #6 Time to stop kissing the camels. |
| Posted by: DarthVader 2013-08-09 10:08 |
| #5 People infected with a deadly virus ... may have caught it from one-humped camels, used in the region for meat, milk, transport and racing. Waiter: Sir, How do you take your camel? Will that be one hump or two? Patron: Two Please, my doctor has put me on a MERS free diet. |
| Posted by: Fester Glitch1440 2013-08-09 09:29 |
| #4 Sandcoat? |
| Posted by: Shipman 2013-08-09 09:28 |
| #3 Difficult to convey the concept of a raincoat in a region where it doesn't often rain. |
| Posted by: Skidmark 2013-08-09 04:15 |
| #2 Somebody better tell Achmed... |
| Posted by: Raj 2013-08-09 02:23 |
| #1 I wonder if it is sexually transmitted? |
| Posted by: phil_b 2013-08-09 02:00 |