bearofthunder Posted April 6, 2006 Share Posted April 6, 2006 http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/scotland/4881526.stm "The dead bird was found near the coast in an emaciated state. Samples were being sent for analysis at the EU's bird flu laboratory in Weybridge, Surrey." Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LP Posted April 6, 2006 Share Posted April 6, 2006 yay..... they found a dead bird.. . its not proven yet if it is.. *didnt read the article i read ur statement. i prosume that was from the article. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
runesmithie Posted April 6, 2006 Share Posted April 6, 2006 yay..... they found a dead bird.. . its not proven yet if it is.. *didnt read the article i read ur statement. i prosume that was from the article. Preliminary tests have confirmed the H5 avian flu virus in a sample from a swan found dead in Fife, health officials have revealed. I just posted something! ^_^ to the terrorist...er... kirbybeam. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LP Posted April 6, 2006 Share Posted April 6, 2006 lemme restate that now.. Yay.. whos next? anyway... hasnt had any HUMAN cases from UK as far as i know. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stevepole Posted April 6, 2006 Share Posted April 6, 2006 wow, thats would be really scary to find out its in your country. Really scary flu. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Umega Posted April 6, 2006 Share Posted April 6, 2006 It isn't the first. We have had a dead parrot with bird flu found at an airport, and it was quarantined. No longer playing Runescape, I caught the WoW bug. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bubsa Posted April 6, 2006 Share Posted April 6, 2006 All I can say is, if you've got the flu DON'T go near any birds. If the H5N1 strain mutates with influenza, we're all doomed. Literally doomed. This is how much you all raised for charity. Thank you. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Striker6 Posted April 6, 2006 Share Posted April 6, 2006 The world's overpopulated anyway :roll: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
vladmoney Posted April 6, 2006 Share Posted April 6, 2006 The world's overpopulated anyway :roll: you wouldn't care about world population if somone close to you died. It is a bit scary, but at the same time, i think we will be alright. Visit my DeviantArt Page at http://vladmoney.deviantart.com Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
andysam202 Posted April 6, 2006 Share Posted April 6, 2006 apparently i was reading about it, and a type of birdflu comes round like every 40 years or something like that, it mutates and takes different forms, yet we still managed to cope with other epidedmics before, just this time it's kind of scarier, because people have gotten really paranoid. and made other people more scared. :? (if that makes any sense :) ) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lord_Muijs Posted April 6, 2006 Share Posted April 6, 2006 I really don't think bird flu will become that much of a HUGE pandemic like they say it might. A few years ago everybody was really worried about SARS, and you never hear anything about that anymore. and even if it infects a lot of people, bird flu 1) is not near always fatal. (to humans anyway) 2) with a normal flu vaccin, you don't get nearly as sick as you would've without one. if they make a vaccin that only works a LITTLE better, then the problem is solved. really, in my opinion, this bird flu case is extremely overexaggerated. still, it could get really nasty for chicken farms, etc. A nasty economical problem (sorry, you'll have to do without eggs for breakfast for a few months :wink: ), but it probably won't grow into a mayor pandemic killing 1 on 10 people like some say it will. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Phil Posted April 6, 2006 Share Posted April 6, 2006 Cellardyke, where the bird was found, is 30 miles from me. Will be interesting to see how things progress. They have also just found 2 dead swans in Glasgow which have died from a virus, but their not sure if it's bird flu yet. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
_k0m0d0_ Posted April 6, 2006 Share Posted April 6, 2006 All I can say is, if you've got the flu DON'T go near any birds. If the H5N1 strain mutates with influenza, we're all doomed. Literally doomed. Not only with influenza, if H5N1 strain mutates with anyother little sickness, we will be all doomed, in feact, if no one find a cure to it, H5N1 will mutate with something else soon.... ~komodo Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JIMMIE Posted April 6, 2006 Share Posted April 6, 2006 Brilliant, a swan dying of the H5N1 strain of the flu. Lets just hope we can get it under control. I dont have any vaccine, unlike all government and BBC workers :( ~Jimmie. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lageris89 Posted April 6, 2006 Share Posted April 6, 2006 I don't think any of you realise. This is BIRD flu, you only catch it in extreme cases where you are in close contact with birds for a long period of time, for example, if you're in contact with birds constantly because of your job. You can't catch it that easily. It's not a new thing either, it's only just got media attention, that's all. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
magictv Posted April 6, 2006 Share Posted April 6, 2006 my god what a load of overhyped bollocks this is... [/bads] Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bubsa Posted April 6, 2006 Share Posted April 6, 2006 apparently i was reading about it, and a type of birdflu comes round like every 40 years or something like that, it mutates and takes different forms, yet we still managed to cope with other epidedmics before, just this time it's kind of scarier, because people have gotten really paranoid. and made other people more scared. :? (if that makes any sense :) ) my god what a load of overhyped bollocks this is... http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/health/4350050.stm http://www.netdoctor.co.uk/special_reports/bird_flu.htm 40 million dead...You're right, no need to worry at all :| This is how much you all raised for charity. Thank you. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Phil Posted April 6, 2006 Share Posted April 6, 2006 I don't think any of you realise. This is BIRD flu, you only catch it in extreme cases where you are in close contact with birds for a long period of time, for example, if you're in contact with birds constantly because of your job. You can't catch it that easily. It's not a new thing either, it's only just got media attention, that's all. Actually I think a few of us knew this. :) This is a new thing, well for Scotland anyway. I'm not too worried about it spreading to humans, but rather I'm more concerned for people who keep birds/chickens etc. I know people in Fife that keep birds and they aren't able to keep them indoors. They will most likely have to cull them. :( Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
magictv Posted April 6, 2006 Share Posted April 6, 2006 apparently i was reading about it, and a type of birdflu comes round like every 40 years or something like that, it mutates and takes different forms, yet we still managed to cope with other epidedmics before, just this time it's kind of scarier, because people have gotten really paranoid. and made other people more scared. :? (if that makes any sense :) ) my god what a load of overhyped bollocks this is... http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/health/4350050.stm http://www.netdoctor.co.uk/special_reports/bird_flu.htm 40 million dead...You're right, no need to worry at all :| that's what i mean... [/bads] Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
indy500fan Posted April 6, 2006 Share Posted April 6, 2006 army of the twelve monkeys anyone? just kidding, they wouldnt start it out by harming birds. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
1_man_army Posted April 6, 2006 Share Posted April 6, 2006 If Im honest I really didnt mind bird flu when it was in China & Romania but now its just a shade over 10 miles from me Im erm a little anxious but Im glad Im not in contact with birds at all. He who learns must suffer, and, even in our sleep, pain that cannot forget falls drop by drop upon the heart,and in our own despair, against our will, comes wisdom to us by the awful grace of God. - Aeschylus (525 BC - 456 BC) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Phil Posted April 7, 2006 Share Posted April 7, 2006 If Im honest I really didnt mind bird flu when it was in China & Romania but now its just a shade over 10 miles from me Im erm a little anxious but Im glad Im not in contact with birds at all. Hehe, I always knew Fife was rife with disease :wink: (j/k man, I hope you live through this!) :P Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dazzuh Posted April 7, 2006 Share Posted April 7, 2006 I'm a little worried about this, but hey.. if everyone else dies from it, im not gonna be alone :shock: whatever happens, we will have to live with it. Well, more likely die :lol: Currently not active on RuneScape. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bubsa Posted April 7, 2006 Share Posted April 7, 2006 Well right now it's no bigger than the threat of BSE was to everyday folk. As Phil said, people in the poultry business are in big financial danger. As I said before, the biggest worry is if someone with the H5N1 strain catches the influenza virus, causing the strain to mutate into a virus that can spread between humans. Then we are truly, how you say, smegged. This is how much you all raised for charity. Thank you. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Icy_cold333 Posted April 7, 2006 Share Posted April 7, 2006 Yes, but is it true that they will be closing schools till it goes away. :?: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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