41. BBC NEWS | Health | Bird Flu Pandemic 'is Stoppable' A global pandemic of bird flu claiming millions of lives could be stopped if governments work together, say experts. http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/health/4741031.stm

Home TV Radio Talk ... Newswatch Last Updated: Wednesday, 3 August 2005, 17:03 GMT 18:03 UK E-mail this to a friend Printable version Bird flu pandemic 'is stoppable' Poultry carry the virus A global pandemic of bird flu claiming millions of lives could be stopped if governments work together, say experts. UK and US teams used computer models to work out the possible scenarios if the virus H5N1 mutated and became capable of spreading from human to human. The result could be deaths on the scale of the 1918 Spanish flu which claimed between 20 and 40 million lives. However surveillance, plus targeted use of anti-viral drugs, could halt it, they told Nature and Science journals. If - or, more likely, when - an outbreak occurs in humans, there is a chance of containing it and preventing a pandemic Researcher Elizabeth Halloran The models used by both teams looked at Thailand, one of the places at highest risk from avian flu. More than 50 people have died from bird flu in south east Asia since the first human cases were reported in 1997. At present, H5N1 flu strain poses only a limited threat to humans as it cannot be easily spread from person to person.

42. CNN.com - CDC: Flu Season Not At Peak Yet - Jan. 7, 2004 CNN http://cnn.com/2004/HEALTH/01/06/sprj.flu03.flu.season.cdc.ap/index.html

International Edition MEMBER SERVICES The Web CNN.com Home Page World U.S. Weather ... Autos SERVICES Video E-mail Newsletters Your E-mail Alerts RSS ... Contact Us SEARCH Web CNN.com Overview What is influenza? Map Special Report CDC: Flu season not at peak yet A nurse gives Hayden Ricklefs, 6, his flu shot at a Muscatine, Iowa, public health department. The department ran out of adult vaccines in late December. Story Tools SPECIAL REPORT Overview History What is influenza? Special Report HEALTH LIBRARY Health Library YOUR E-MAIL ALERTS Follow the news that matters to you. Create your own alert to be notified on topics you're interested in. Or, visit Popular Alerts for suggestions. Manage alerts What is this? ATLANTA, Georgia (AP) The flu season has yet to reach its peak, despite a drop-off in cases in some states, health officials warned on Tuesday. At least five states Kansas, Kentucky, Nebraska, Washington and West Virginia no longer have widespread outbreaks of flu, but 42 others still do, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention said. The flu season in the United States got off to an unusually early and harsh start, raising fears that this could be one of the deadliest seasons in years, especially among children.

43. Influenza (Flu) - American Lung Association Site A recent American Lung Association;reg study found that the flu vaccine is safe flu Mist is the first nasal spray approved for influenza vaccination. http://www.lungusa.org/site/pp.asp?c=dvLUK9O0E&b=35426

44. Quantum For Weight Loss Program, Cold Sore Treatment, Weight Loss Diet, Head Lic Skin care, lice removal, cold and flu, vitamins and herbs, minerals, and intestinal care. http://www.quantumhealth.com/

Quantum specializes in alternative medicine and offers condition specific products including a herpes treatment, weight loss program, weight loss diet, that allows one to lose weight safely, a cold sore remedy and cold sore treatment, products for head lice, and lice treatment, lozenges, sprays and more as a cold remedy, herbs for migraine headache, a natural insect repellent and natural mosquito repellent, a full range of vitamins, herbs and minerals. Quality since 1981. Buy online or in stores nationwide. No Frame Navigation Age Management Essential Fatty Acids Eye Health Gum Therapy ... Value Packs Fast cold sore relief and prevention. America's #1 natural system. Cold remedy and flu season , Zinc Cold Season+ Orange 24 Lozenge, Zinc Cold Season+ Lemon 24 Lozenge, Zinc Cold Season+ Cherry 24 Lozenge, Zinc Echinacea Cherry 48 Lozenges (Bottle), Zinc Echinacea Cherry 24 Lozenges (Box), Zinc Echinacea Rolls 14 Lozenges, Zinc Echinacea Pops 20, Zinc Echinacea Drops 20 drops Combination Wellness Formulas Specialized Elderberry Formulas ... Cold and Flu Value Packs The best natural cold and flu medicine chest. Lose Weight Safely, Weight Loss Program

45. Cold And Flu Guidelines - American Lung Association Site Influenza (commonly known as the flu) and colds are among the most common People often confuse the two, calling a bad cold the flu, or vice versa. http://www.lungusa.org/site/pp.asp?c=dvLUK9O0E&b=23161

46. CNN.com - More Bird Flu On Second Delaware Farm - Feb. 11, 2004 CNN http://cnn.com/2004/HEALTH/02/10/bird.flu.delaware.ap/index.html

International Edition MEMBER SERVICES The Web CNN.com Home Page World U.S. Weather ... Autos SERVICES Video E-mail Newsletters Your E-mail Alerts RSS ... Contact Us SEARCH Web CNN.com More bird flu on second Delaware farm Story Tools DOVER, Delaware (AP) Officials took swift action after a second case of bird flu was found in Delaware, ordering the slaughter of 72,000 chickens and the quarantine of 80 farms as they tried to avert more foreign bans on a billion-dollar export industry. RELATED Bird flu discovered in Delaware chickens HEALTH LIBRARY Health Library YOUR E-MAIL ALERTS Agriculture Delaware Flu Season Asia or Create your own Manage alerts What is this? The chickens, from a flock in Sussex County, were killed Tuesday afternoon, said Delaware Secretary of Agriculture Michael Scuse. Officials said they ordered the destruction of the birds, being raised by an independent farm under contract for poultry giant Perdue Farms Inc., to prevent the spread of the disease. "This is not a food safety or human health issue, but an animal health issue. We acted quickly to protect poultry flocks," said Dr. Bruce Stewart-Brown, vice president of food safety and quality at Perdue, the No. 1 brand of chickens on the East Coast and fourth in poultry sales nationally. Delaware officials say the disease is not related to the virulent variety of avian influenza that is blamed for the deaths of at least 19 people in Vietnam and Thailand.

47. CNN.com - New Bird Flu Virus Strikes Hong Kong - May 16, 2001 CNN http://cnn.com/2001/WORLD/asiapcf/east/05/16/hongkong.birdflu/index.html

MAIN PAGE WORLD U.S. WEATHER ... ABOUT US CNN TV what's on show transcripts CNN Headline News CNN International ... askCNN EDITIONS CNN.com Asia CNN.com Europe set your edition Languages Time, Inc. Time.com People Fortune EW New bird flu virus strikes Hong Kong By CNN's Hope Ngo HONG KONG, China (CNN) Hong Kong has slaughtered thousands of chickens after food and hygiene officials discovered birds infected with a chicken flu virus. The campaign evokes memories of a 1997 outbreak that lead to destruction of more than a million birds and the deaths of six people. Officials have killed more than 6,000 as a precautionary measure to prevent the spread of the disease. Secretary for the Environment and Food Lily Yam told reporters on Wednesday that the cull was ordered after hundreds of chickens were found dead at three different Hong Kong markets. Subsequent tests revealed the fowl had died of avian flu, but Yam stressed that the strain discovered in the birds could not be transmitted to humans. "From samples we have recently collected from these three markets, a few are shown to contain the H5 virus . . . and tests have demonstrated that these viruses are not the same as the kind of H5N1 chicken virus that we had in Hong Kong in 1997," Yam said. "Only the H5N1 chicken strain that we had in Hong Kong in 1997 would affect human beings, and the vast majority of H5N1 strains will not affect human beings," she said.

48. SARS Information for students and employees, including guidelines and protocols. Some information in Chinese. http://www.hku.hk/uhs/he/flu/pneumonia.htm

The University of Hong Kong Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome - SARS Hotlines: 28592507 (Office Hrs) 60215290 (24-hr) E-mail: News on Campus What you should know about SARS in the University? Medical Information on SARS Preventive Measures ... Frequently Asked Questions Useful Links Local , HKU Geographic Information System (GIS) Research Centre , HKU Clinical Trials Centre - Faculty of Medicine, The Univerity of Hong Kong Health Advice on Prevention - Department of Health, HKSAR ¹w¨¾ ­»´ä½¥Í¸p Department of Health, HKSAR Hospital Authority, HKSAR International World Health Organization Centers for Disease and Control and Prevention, USA Last Updated: May 13, 2003

49. 1918 Spanish Flu Pandemic An introduction to the most deadly human plague of the twentieth century. Contains links to the science thriller Ninth Day of Creation, in which the microbe http://www.ninthday.com/spanish_flu.htm

Click on image for Ninth Day Intro Isaac Starr, 3rd year medical student, University of Pennsylvania, 1918. By the fall of 1918 a strain of influenza seemingly no different from that of previous years suddenly turned so deadly, and engendered such a state of panic and chaos in communities across the globe, that many people believed the world was coming to an end. It struck with amazing speed, often killing its victims within just hours of the first signs of infection. So fast did the 1918 strain overwhelm the body's natural defenses, that the usual cause of death in influenza patients-a secondary infection of lethal pneumonia-oftentimes never had a chance to establish itself. Instead, the virus caused an uncontrollable hemorrhaging that filled the lungs, and patients would drown in their own body fluids. Micrograph of flu virus. Surface proteins visible on periphery Not only was the Spanish Flu strikingly virulent, but it displayed an unusual preference in its choice of victims-tending to select young healthy adults over those with weakened immune systems, as in the very young, the very old, and the infirm. The normal age distribution for flu mortality was completely reversed, and had the effect of gouging from society's infrastructure the bulk of those responsible for its day to day maintenance. No wonder people thought the social order was breaking down. It very nearly did. But at the close of the First World War, when Spanish Flu appeared, the world was a very different place. Since then, outstanding advances in our knowledge of the germ world have been made, adding dramatically to our repertoire of medical wizardry. Surely what happened back then couldn't happen again.

50. CNN.com - South Korea Hit By Deadly Bird Flu - Dec. 16, 2003 CNN http://cnn.com/2003/WORLD/asiapcf/east/12/15/skorea.birdflu.ap/index.html

International Edition MEMBER SERVICES The Web CNN.com Home Page World U.S. Weather ... Autos SERVICES Video E-mail Newsletters Your E-mail Alerts RSS ... Contact Us SEARCH Web CNN.com South Korea hit by deadly bird flu Story Tools YOUR E-MAIL ALERTS Follow the news that matters to you. Create your own alert to be notified on topics you're interested in. Or, visit Popular Alerts for suggestions. Manage alerts What is this? SEOUL, South Korea (AP) A highly contagious bird flu, strains of which are deadly to humans, has killed thousands of chickens and ducks in central South Korea, an agriculture official has said. Authorities have culled thousands more in an effort to contain the disease. Tests found the bird flu was caused by the H5N1 virus. But authorities are still investigating whether it is the deadly H5N1-97 strain that crossed from chickens to humans in Hong Kong in 1997, killing six people, a Ministry of Agriculture and Forestry official said on condition of anonymity. South Korea began its probe after 20,000 chickens died at a farm in the town of Umsung, some 70 kilometers (40 miles) southeast of Seoul, earlier this month. Since then, the agriculture ministry has culled 5,000 other chickens at the farm as a precaution and has quarantined poultry within a 10 kilometer (6-mile) radius.

51. Avian Flu : Web Focus : Nature Welcome to this Web Focus on Avian flu, containing news and scientific reports WHO and collaborators make plans to cope with the next flu pandemic http://www.nature.com/nature/focus/avianflu/

Accessibility statement Jump to main content Jump to main navigation Jump to search ... ABOUT NPG E-MAIL: PASSWORD Save password Forgotten password? MY ACCOUNT E-ALERTS SUBSCRIBE ... REGISTER Text to search for Advanced search Journal home Web focuses Biological sciences Avian flu WEB FOCUS Warnings of a Flu Pandemic In this focus Current editorial Current news Current news features Current commentaries ... The Royal Institution World Science Assembly Welcome to this Web Focus on Avian Flu, containing news and scientific reports warning about the potential for a new human flu pandemic in the near future. All eyes are on the H5N1 virus which is endemic in both domestic and wild birds in Asia and has already infected and killed more than 50 people; the virus is becoming increasingly virulent, and has been detected in pigs - the ideal 'mixing vessel' for a potentially pandemic strain to evolve that spreads rapidly from person to person. WHO and collaborators are ramping up surveillance efforts and developing new vaccines, while investigations into other influenza virus strains and past pandemics are providing important clues to what it might take for a new pandemic to occur. Studies of the action and structure of influenza viruses, and immune responses against them, are helping to lay the foundations for the development of new drugs and vaccines. Produced in association with The Royal Institution World Science Assembly Top of page Current editorial On a wing and a prayer Free access Nature 385-386 (26 May 2005) doi Full Text PDF KB Top ... of page Current news

52. CNN Health: Cold & Flu Report - Flu Tracker CNN http://www.cnn.com/HEALTH/cold.flu/tracker/index.dw.html

Editions myCNN Video Audio ... Feedback CNN Sites CNN CNN Europe CNNfn CNNSI myCNN CNNfyi AllPolitics Languages Search CNN.com CNNSI.com CNNfn.com The Web HEALTH TOP STORIES New treatments hold out hope for breast cancer patients MORE TOP STORIES Thousands dead in India; quake toll rapidly rising Israelis, Palestinians make final push before Israeli election Davos protesters confront police MORE ... MORE MARKETS 4:30pm ET, 4/16 DJIA NAS SPORTS Jordan says farewell for the third time ... LOCAL EDITIONS: CNN.com Europe change default edition MULTIMEDIA: video video archive audio multimedia showcase ... more services E-MAIL: Subscribe to one of our news e-mail lists Enter your address: DISCUSSION: chat feedback CNN WEB SITES: CNNfyi.com CNN.com Europe AsiaNow Spanish ... Korean Headlines TIME INC. SITES: Go To ... Time.com People Money Fortune EW CNN NETWORKS: CNN anchors transcripts Turner distribution SITE INFO: help contents search ad info ... jobs WEB SERVICES: U.S. Influenza Activity Update Week Ending January 22, 2000 Summary: Influenza activity was reported as widespread in 27 states (Alabama, Arizona, Arkansas, Colorado, Delaware, Georgia, Idaho, Indiana, Iowa, Massachusetts, Michigan, Minnesota, Missouri, Nebraska, New Hampshire, New Jersey, New York, North Carolina, Ohio, Pennsylvania, Rhode Island, Tennessee, Texas, Utah, Vermont, Virginia, and Wisconsin). Fourteen states (Connecticut, Florida, Hawaii, Illinois, Kansas, Kentucky, Maine, Maryland, Mississippi, Montana, Oregon, South Dakota, Washington, and West Virginia) reported regional influenza activity. Seven states reported sporadic influenza activity and 2 states did not report.

53. News@nature Read the latest science news stories, extended features and analysis, acclaimed columnists, plus blogs and multimedia specials all brought to you by our http://www.nature.com/news/2005/050725/full/050725-9.html

@import "/news/style.css"; @import "/news/style.css"; NATURE.COM NEWS@NATURE.COM NATUREJOBS NATUREEVENTS ... Help E-MAIL: PASSWORD: Save password Forgotten password? SEARCH Advanced search Home News Features ... Stories by subject NEWS CHANNELS My news Biotechnology Careers Drug discovery ... For librarians Flu viruses mix it up This article is available in full to Premium plus subscribers With a Premium plus subscription you get full access to news@nature.com , the full archive back to 1998, the ability to personalise your own news page, and articles up to 2 weeks before they appear in print. Existing personal subscribers to Nature Nature Medicine Nature Biotechnology or Nature Reviews Drug Discovery now receive news@nature.com Premium Plus access free with their subscription. Simply login with your existing username and password. Get information on institutional site license access here Current premium plus subscribers Log in to view the article USERNAME PASSWORD Save password Forgotten password? Subscribe Get full article access Premium $ 7.99 per month (online only)

54. CNN - Flu Season Arrives With A Vengeance - January 6, 1999 CNN http://www.cnn.com/2000/HEALTH/01/06/everyones.sick/index.html

MAIN PAGE WORLD U.S. LOCAL ... daily almanac MULTIMEDIA: video video archive audio multimedia showcase ... more services E-MAIL: Subscribe to one of our news e-mail lists. Enter your address: document.write(' '); Or: Get a free e-mail account E-MAIL DISCUSSION: message boards chat feedback CNN WEB SITES: AsiaNow Svenska Norge Danmark ... Italian FASTER ACCESS: europe japan TIME INC. SITES: Go To ... Time.com People Money Fortune EW CNN NETWORKS: more networks transcripts SITE INFO: help contents search ad info ... jobs WEB SERVICES: health > story page Flu season arrives with a vengeance Early arrival, other viruses causing trouble Six-year-old Mario DiMaria, his six month old brother Joseph, and their mother Denise were all treated for the flu at a Phoenix hospital in late December. January 6, 2000 Web posted at: 1:43 p.m. EST (1843 GMT) ATLANTA (CNN) U.S. Public health experts confirm the winter flu season has arrived early this year. But, even though you might feel like everyone is sick, experts say it's too early to know whether significantly more people will get the flu this year compared with last. "There are a couple of different things going on this year," said Dr. Carolyn Buxton Bridges of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC). "The influenza season is a little bit earlier this year than last year. Also, there are other viruses around at the same time as the influenza virus."

55. Influenza - Wikipedia, The Free Encyclopedia These were the causative agent of the Hong Kong flu pandemic. Influenza (or as it is commonly known, the flu or the grippe) is a contagious disease caused http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Influenza

Wikimedia needs your help in the final day of its fund drive. See our fundraising page Over US$240,000 has been donated since the drive began on 19 August. Thank you for your generosity! Influenza From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia. Negatively stained flu virions. These were the causative agent of the Hong Kong Flu pandemic. Influenza (or as it is commonly known, the flu or the grippe ) is a contagious disease caused by an RNA virus of the orthomyxoviridae family. It rapidly spreads around the world in seasonal epidemics , imposing considerable economic burden in the form of health care costs and lost productivity. Major genetic changes in the virus have caused three influenza pandemics in the th century , killing many millions of people. The name comes from the old medical belief that unfavourable astrological influences cause the disease. Contents Types History Symptoms Variability ... edit Types There are three types of the virus, identified by antigenic differences in their nucleoprotein and matrix protein Influenza A viruses that infect mammals and birds Influenza B viruses that infect only humans Influenza C viruses that infect only humans The A type of influenza virus is the type most likely to cause epidemics and pandemics . This is because the influenza A virus can undergo antigenic shift and present a new immune target to susceptible people. Populations tend to have more resistance to influenza B and C because they only undergo

56. Spanish Flu - Wikipedia, The Free Encyclopedia The Spanish flu Pandemic, also known as the Great Influenza Pandemic, the 1918 flu It was also known as only the flu or the grippe by public health http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Spanish_Flu

You did it! Over US$240,000 was donated in the 21 day fund drive. Thank you for your generosity! You are still welcome to make a donation or purchase Wikimedia merchandise Spanish flu From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia. (Redirected from Spanish Flu The Spanish Flu Pandemic , also known as the Great Influenza Pandemic , the 1918 Flu Epidemic , and La Grippe , was an unusually severe and deadly strain of influenza , a viral infectious disease , that killed some 25 million to 50 million people worldwide in and . It is thought to have been one of the most deadly pandemics so far in human history The nations of the Allied side of World War I frequently called it the " Spanish Flu ." This was mainly because the pandemic received greater press attention in Spain than in the rest of the world, because Spain was not involved in the war and there was no wartime censorship . In Spain it was called "The French Flu". Spain did have one of the worst early outbreaks of the disease, with some 8 million people infected in May . It was also known as "only the flu" or "the grippe" by public health officials seeking to prevent panic. Contents Geographic origin Social facts Recent research Sources ... edit Geographic origin Many infections with similar but milder symptoms were recorded in the spring of , with sore throat headaches , dizziness, and loss of appetite . It has been proposed that the earliest known cases were in Haskell County, Kansas

57. Cold And Flu Blog A collection of information on the latest research into this condition. http://coldandflu.blogspot.com/

Cold and Flu Blog A collection of information on the latest research into the common cold and flu. We all suffer, yet we do not really know much about these maladies. And why haven't we found a cure? If you want to send me an article, or comments or criticism, send email to: coldandflu2004@yahoo.com Tuesday, June 01, 2004 Here is the lowdown on zinc. posted by Chris # 6/1/2004 06:18:29 PM Monday, May 17, 2004 Flu vaccine seen as business opportunity. Competition heats up. posted by Chris # 5/17/2004 09:08:48 AM Wednesday, May 12, 2004 Study says echinacea does little to prevent colds. posted by Chris # 5/12/2004 12:11:13 PM Monday, May 10, 2004 Common cold no excuse for time off, say employers. Boy, those British are tough cookies! I like that new phrase "mucus troopers". Wonder if it will catch on. posted by Chris # 5/10/2004 09:27:42 AM FLU During Pregnancy Linked to Schizophrenia posted by Chris # 5/10/2004 09:25:40 AM The world is teetering on the edge of a pandemic that could kill a large fraction of the human population...

58. Migrating Birds Could Spread 'bird Flu' To Europe | The Register The H5N1 strain of the birdflu virus can be passed from bird to human, but in Russia no cases of human infection have been officially registered. http://www.theregister.co.uk/2005/08/03/bird_flu_warning_russia/

Skip to content Biting the hand that feeds IT Channel Register Cash 'n' Carrion Events Jobs ... Downloads SetPromptText('q', 'Search'); Enterprise Software Personal Internet ... Science Reg Shops Reg Mobile Gadgets Reg Books Hosting Reg Offers News Services Reg Newsletters Week's Headlines Reg Mobile Reg Archive ... US Edition Top Stories 'China has f*cked us' - Bill Gates Student flogs pixels to fund education Sony relaunches Walkman to challenge iPod Superman has small todger: official ... Science Migrating birds could spread 'bird flu' to Europe By Lucy Sherriff Published Wednesday 3rd August 2005 14:35 GMT Get breaking Reg news straight to your desktop - click here to find out how Russia's Emergencies Ministry is warning that the H5N1 strain of the bird-flu virus, the strain dangerous to humans and responsible for the deaths of more than 50 people in Asia, could spread into mainland Europe from farms in Siberia. The Ministry issued a statement saying that the autumnal migration of birds from Siberia to the Caspian and Black Sea regions could increase the risk of new outbreaks, Reuters reports. "Human infection, especially among workers at poultry farms, cannot be ruled out," the statement warned. Meanwhile, the Ministry of Agriculture said no cases of the H5N1 strain have been identified in the Siberian region of Omsk, but cases have been confirmed in Novosibirsk, Altai and Tyumen. It added that all poultry farms in Russia have taken steps to protect themselves from infection.

59. CNN - Latest Hong Kong 'bird Flu' Victim Critical - Jan. 3, 1998 CNN http://www.cnn.com/HEALTH/9801/03/hk.flu.update/index.html

COMMUNITY Message Boards Chat Feedback SITE SOURCES Contents Help! Search CNN Networks SPECIALS Quick News Almanac Video Vault News Quiz Latest Hong Kong 'bird flu' victim critical More animals may have to die January 3, 1998 Web posted at: 12:55 p.m. EST (1755 GMT) HONG KONG (CNN) A 19-year-old woman is the latest to catch the so-called "bird flu" in Hong Kong, bringing the total number of confirmed cases to 16. Health officials also said Saturday that animals other than poultry may have to be sacrificed, if the slaughter of 1.3 million chickens fails to wipe out the virus that has killed four people. The government said the young woman was hospitalized in critical condition. Five other patients are believed to be infected with the virus, and 10 patients who were believed to have caught the virus have made a full recovery. Health Director Dr. Margaret Chan said the chicken slaughter was the first step in trying to eliminate the type A influenza known as H5N1. Officials on Friday admitted that the slaughter was not only sloppy, but incomplete. As a dog carries away a dead chicken, health officials worry that the mysterious ailment may spread to other animals.

60. Bird Flu: We're All Going To Die | The Register But if when - a flu pandemic comes, and millions of people die around But discussion of the possibility of a flu pandemic has fallen out of the news. http://www.theregister.co.uk/2005/06/02/bird_flu/

Skip to content Biting the hand that feeds IT Channel Register Cash 'n' Carrion Events Jobs ... Downloads SetPromptText('q', 'Search'); Enterprise Software Personal Internet ... Science Reg Shops Reg Mobile Gadgets Reg Books Hosting Reg Offers News Services Reg Newsletters Week's Headlines Reg Mobile Reg Archive ... US Edition Top Stories 'China has f*cked us' - Bill Gates Student flogs pixels to fund education Sony relaunches Walkman to challenge iPod Superman has small todger: official ... Science Bird flu: we're all going to die By Charles Arthur Published Thursday 2nd June 2005 11:25 GMT Get breaking Reg news straight to your desktop - click here to find out how The theme of the person awaking from a deep sleep or coma to find a world utterly changed is a popular one in science fiction. From John Wyndham's book The Day of The Triffids through The Omega Man to the recent film 28 Days Later , the trope of the man arising from his hospital bed to find that nothing is as it was has become well-worn. That's fine - as long as it remains just a story. But if - when - a flu pandemic comes, and millions of people die around the world over a period of months, the reality will be one of two alternatives. It's either going to be like those films, with videoconferencing suddenly all the rage, local farm produce making a big profit, empty supermarket shelves (you have to ship the oil, and distribute the fuel, but can the Armed Forces really do all that?), tumbleweed blowing in the streets, a medieval attitude to anyone not from "around here".

A  B  C  D  E  F  G  H  I  J  K  L  M  N  O  P  Q  R  S  T  U  V  W  X  Y  Z

Page 3     41-60 of 199    Back | 1  | 2  | 3  | 4  | 5  | 6  | 7  | 8  | 9  | 10  | Next 20