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Time to move to Madagascar or Iceland, friends. -- (link)

Posted by ML (aka Iadodger) Jan 28 '16, 10:38

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US scientists have urged the World Health Organisation to take urgent action over the Zika virus, which they say has "explosive pandemic potential". (www.bbc.com)

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Shut it down! Shut everything down! -- nm - Baron Whitlock Jan 28, 10:54
Okay, which of us has the most defensible position against zombie attack? -- nm - David Jan 28, 10:53 4
- The answer is always Trish and Crash - ty97 Jan 28, 10:54 3
  - Nah, we already know that Crash shoots his friends in the ear. Who else we got? -- nm - David Jan 28, 10:55 2
    - Assuming we can consistently manufacture ice for the hill, your place. -- nm - ty97 Jan 28, 10:57 1
      - During the snow last week, Kim watched some poor woman try to get up the hill multiple times. - David Jan 28, 11:11
devolve! Devolve! Devolve! -- nm - iSpam Jan 28, 10:47
i could google, but i bet one of you read it already - once you've had Zika, and got over it (seemingly quickly) are you immune going forward? -- nm - Andie Jan 28, 10:40 10
- I don't think so. If that were the case, wouldn't every healthy woman deliberately contract it before trying to get pregnant? Maybe in their teens? -- nm - mara Jan 28, 10:46 9
  - Had anyone outside of disease research heard about it 5 years ago? It's not well known like chicken pox -- nm - Roger More Jan 28, 11:01
  - well, it's brand new right, so maybe that's where we go in future? (edit - apparently only new over here.) -- nm* - Andie Jan 28, 10:46 6
    - This is interesting - Andie Jan 28, 10:48 5
      - A vaccine would certainly be a lot safer than exposure (which endangers everyone). -- nm - mara Jan 28, 10:52 4
        
        well, yes? - Andie Jan 28, 10:55 3
        
        several things, is it the virus or the antibody that causes birth defects, or once the virus settles in does it continue to do damage -- nm - zeitgeist Jan 28, 11:43 1
        
        The infection lasts mere days and it's the virus that causes the birth defects. -- nm - spamlet Jan 28, 11:47
        
        Oh, no, I didn't mean to sound like was disagreeing with something. I'm the dope who suggested otherwise. :-) -- nm - mara Jan 28, 11:01
  - I mean, not that you can deliberately now; but wouldn't there be plans in place to do that? -- nm - mara Jan 28, 10:46

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