what is your reaction about universal precaution?
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I don't understand the question :)
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Very angry -- but not for long, I suspect.\n\nFOLLOWUP:  Interesting social experiment.  Surprising how many people have reacted angrily without even bothering to wonder what ice-nine is.  A smaller but still statistically significant number asked what it was, but it doesn't appear that any of them have bothered to actually find out.  Only two people seem to know about ice-nine, and yet still reacted angrily.\n\nShall I let the cat out of the bag?
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UNITED NATIONS (AP) The spread of bird flu from Asia to eastern Europe and now west Africa has increased the chance the virus will mutate and set off a pandemic, the U.N. bird flu chief said. \nEach day the possibility of an Avian Flu pandemic comes dangerously closer. We want to help you and your family prepare before it strikes . The virus has now spread into 42 countries and the list is growing every day.  There is human-to-human spread (in spite of what you may have heard). The virus is seeking efficiency in human infection. There are now documented 'mixes' with other viruses. Because of Katrina, you would think governments would be handling this differently. But no, ultimately, nothing changes. There will be two types of people: Those who accept the fact that they are on their own, and those who think someone will come to save them and their family.\nThe progression of Avian Influenza into an efficient human-to-human form becomes statistically more likely every day. No one can prevent this epidemic, but we want to keep our families safe and protected in the event that the outbreak occurs. We are here for the realists. Helping others get past the obstacles and to create a plan for both avoiding infection and for having the proper supplies is our goal. We have put quite a lot of thought and preparation into what we (and many of our greatest scientists) believe may be inevitable.  \n\n \n\nIf a SuperFlu sweeps the globe, who will haul away the garbage? Who will grow, package, and transport food and other necessities? Stock and sell the groceries we need to survive? Protect us from criminals? Keep electricity, gas, and water flowing? We have only a small portion of the medical infrastructure we need to handle this. Within days, our health care system will be completely overwhelmed. Are you one of the people who can make intelligent decisions, and make it through this?\n\nGoto this site it will help you to prepare:\nhttp://www.planforflu.com/\n\nI hope this helped.....\n\nDon
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baby girl, this is a prelude to something bad. express your opinion right away before you can't fix it.
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No to the first one. A statement widely attributed to Ben Franklin but actually coined by someone else says, "Those who would give up essential liberty for temporary safety deserve neither liberty or safety." I may have a word or two wrong, but that's the essence.\n\nYes to the second.  It sort of has echoes of today's world, doesn't it?\n\nFor number three, I would have to rate that about a 7 or 8 because I live way out in the boondocks.  For my daughters who live in a major city, I would have to rate that a 2 or 3.\n\nRadio station, local.  I rarely turn to TV on. Oh, also Yahoo and MSNBC News.
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I agree!!I would do that to!!its better to be safe then sorry!
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Which risk is a good question.\nFor most, frequent hand washing.\nAvoiding heavily crowded places.\nThorough cooking.\nRefrigeration.\n\nAnd as she said, safe sex, no shared needles\nNo shared invasive items of any kind.\nWhat were you talking about?
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Yes i am worried. people are GOING to die, if we don't take the proper precautions, i am going to Austria in may 2006, where the bird flu is, and i am really freaked out. Can anyone help me with this.
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Well I am, I think our FDA need to be ready for it, other people in other countrys have reported death with it. Everyone one come in and out of the USA, so yes we all need to be worried or at least conserned.
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My daily commute: If I didn't believe something would protect me I sure as Hell wouldn't attempt the 2 hour roundtrip trek with all those maniacs.\n\nMy children: Which seem to be turning out well in spite of me.
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Just bought a Benelli Shotgun.  \n\nReally I'm getting anti-biotic hand cleanser, stocking up on food.  Not to worried about it though
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no it hasnt harmed anyone, the hysteria is about creulty to animals, and trying to affect nature. i certainly have never seen any evidence of it being harmful
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universal precautions are things like hand washing, gloves, ect. reproduction is the replication of one like the parent, be it a cell or organism, sexual or asexual.
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I think that many signs indicate a brave new world just ahead for humanity.  I am seeing an increase in tolerance and acceptance with the internet providing ways for citizens of different cultures to connect one-on-one, combined with what I believe is an increase in spirit and psychic sensitivity (particularly in this next generation of kids) that is very often coupled with compromised health caused by environmental pollutants (like aluminum, mercury, etc.).\n\nWe are on the brink of an evolutionary change now - largely self created, as more and more people are suffering ill-effects from our own environmental toxins, but they are getting a trade off of heightened awareness, due to the extra heavy metals and such trapped in their system, perhaps.  It's an amazing time to be alive.\n\nPeace!\n\nPS - oh yes, I think our life spans are still expanding since the kids in the high school year books continue to look younger and younger than the generation before it.
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You're going to die.\n\n(we all do. No exceptions)
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Now you've got me scared and for good reason too.\nWhat can we the consumer do about this anyway?\nIt's all up to us the consumer as our own government doesn't seem to give a hoot about what we eat or put on our skin or what we feed our beloved pets either.\nThis is as shameful as it can get and to think that no one cares to do anything about any of this is even more scary.\nI for one appreciate you bringing this to my attention now.\nWouldn't it be a wonderful world if our own government would research and define what's safe and not safe for us to eat and use?\nI would have never guessed that I had eaten road kill or worse or given my dog or cat that and worse. Everything listed is totally disgusting by any ones standards but unfortunately not our own governments, shame on them for not protecting us as we have trusted them to do so, shame on them!!!!\nAgain I thank you for bring this to my attention.
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As of yesterday,Oprah did a special interview with a man from the CDC. \n\nHe readily admitted that we can only be prepared. There is only so much of Tamaflu to go around right now. He stated that it would first be given to healthcare workers so they would not be bringing it home to their families and also because we need heathcare workers in a crisis such as this could present.\n\nHe stated also that even if it isn't the bird flu...that something like the 1918 pandemic will happen sooner or later. It was interesting that he said that bodies were exhumed in Alaska from people who died from the flu of 1918. From the bodies remains they were able to (can't think of the word)  basically create the 1918 virus in a test tube. From this they were able to determine how it spread,and came to the conclusion that it passed from birds directly to people without any type of warning.\n\nPersonally I don't think we are prepared enough should a pandemic occur. But that is what having faith is for. You can't live each day of your life in fear. Life goes on. All we can do is be well informed and do our best to prevent the spread of the illness should something like this ever happen.