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no, that's not what I meant LadyLorraine Send a noteboard - 17/08/2011 06:30:28 PM
We in the UK had epidemics in 2001 and 2007, and Japan, Korea and Bulgaria have all had them in the last year.

But according to wikipedia, they aren't the same. Shame – we could do with FMD being gone. But it's great we managed to get rid of Rinderpest.


I was drawing an analogue to FMD because the sort of issues we're having with FMD today are similar to the issues they were having with Rinderpest in Europe then. I was just trying to explain it so people understood how much of an impact it had :)

I'm not sure we'll ever get rid of FMD. It's just SO contagious. There's one documented case where the ONLY explanation is that it crossed the English Channel on air currents. Obviously they can't prove it, but every other avenue has been DISproven. It is, quite literally, THE most contagious disease in the world.
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For the second time, another disease has been declared "eradicated" LadyLorraine - 16/08/2011 11:11:20 PM 1130 Views
Something scary about "animal" diseases- rebelaessedai - 16/08/2011 11:51:45 PM 687 Views
I was reading about prions at Cracked.com earlier. Joel - 17/08/2011 01:51:29 AM 721 Views
don't be ridiculous, you don't need to encounter ANY animal LadyLorraine - 17/08/2011 02:02:04 AM 628 Views
Technically, humans are animals, but that was actually my point. Joel - 17/08/2011 02:29:46 AM 767 Views
lol that's hysterical LadyLorraine - 17/08/2011 03:15:49 AM 620 Views
Wiki is vague on this. Ghavrel - 17/08/2011 07:52:09 AM 637 Views
from what we were taught LadyLorraine - 17/08/2011 08:12:06 AM 626 Views
And another scary thing- rebelaessedai - 17/08/2011 03:57:28 PM 625 Views
yah, prions are a scary scary thing. LadyLorraine - 17/08/2011 01:58:53 AM 636 Views
Well, my paranoia is grounded. rebelaessedai - 17/08/2011 04:01:02 PM 609 Views
oh it's definitely grounded. LadyLorraine - 17/08/2011 06:33:29 PM 606 Views
Re: Something scary about "animal" diseases- Praziquantel - 17/08/2011 04:45:27 AM 641 Views
Sorry. rebelaessedai - 17/08/2011 03:58:39 PM 686 Views
Re: Sorry. Praziquantel - 17/08/2011 09:46:59 PM 650 Views
Interesting. rebelaessedai - 18/08/2011 08:30:39 PM 642 Views
lol you know what's funny? LadyLorraine - 18/08/2011 10:21:53 PM 586 Views
Wait, what? We do?? rebelaessedai - 19/08/2011 07:02:46 PM 723 Views
oh there's no huge funny stories LadyLorraine - 20/08/2011 02:31:35 PM 536 Views
Turns out you're right Praziquantel - 18/08/2011 10:36:42 PM 696 Views
Huh. rebelaessedai - 19/08/2011 07:05:04 PM 550 Views
*shudder* *NM* Avendesora - 17/08/2011 06:57:33 PM 282 Views
If Rinderpest = Foot & Mouth, it most certainly wasn't gone from the First World years ago. Tim - 17/08/2011 05:51:41 PM 650 Views
no, that's not what I meant LadyLorraine - 17/08/2011 06:30:28 PM 590 Views
Ah, that's obvious now I read it again. Tim - 17/08/2011 06:52:57 PM 605 Views
yah, as far as they know the chunnel wasn't the cause either LadyLorraine - 18/08/2011 02:34:37 AM 666 Views
In a way, I'm glad I never heard of it, and hope I don't have to deal with it! *NM* Nolan - 17/08/2011 06:36:28 PM 311 Views
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