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2007-12-07 China-Japan-Koreas

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Posted by Anonymoose 2007-12-07 11:54|| || Front Page|| [6 views ] Top

#1 There once was a Chinese named Lu,
And he upped and died from the Flu.
They called him case zero,
and some kind of hero.
I wouldn't be him, no. Would you?

Posted by Grunter 2007-12-07 21:16|| 2007-12-07 21:16|| Front Page Top

#2 The incubation period for avian flu still isn't known. Somewhere between 2 and 17 days. However, if there is another outbreak in that province within that time, not traced to a bird, there is a good chance that Mr. Lu, Sr., may indeed be patient zero.

From that point, a pandemic is just a matter of about a dozen more incubation periods. Each outbreak will reflect two incubation cycles before it, which means that its geographical range may have doubled twice in that time.

Posted by Anonymoose 2007-12-07 21:33|| 2007-12-07 21:33|| Front Page Top

#3 There is some good news, however. Just a day or two ago they announced the discovery of the optimum air transfer of influenza: cold and dry.

Optimally, 41F and below 20% humidity. At higher temperatures and humidities, influenza is increasingly limited to contact contamination. At room temperature and 80% humidity, there is almost zero air transfer.

This also means that disease spread can be limited with higher temperatures and humidities in closed environments. Influenza wards should be kept warm and humid instead of cool and dry.

Posted by Anonymoose 2007-12-07 21:40|| 2007-12-07 21:40|| Front Page Top

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