Here is a scary thought:
Experts report that, for some strange reason, bird flu is generally more deadly to people between the ages of 20-40.
Taken from
www.prepare-for-bird-flu.com... which is a website I found through WHO or CDC so I condsier it to be credible.
I have also read that the spanish flu (also an avian strain type flu) had very high mortality rates in young healthy adults with strong immune
systems. It's believed this was the case because immune systems did some overkill when subjected to the avian flu and actually would target the Red
Blood Cells as well as the virus itself. This caused the immune system to attack bodily organs and the stronger your immune system the worse the
attack would be.
Being 22, this kinda doesn't sit well with me.... We need to contain this baby like we did with SARS (and I believe we will as long as we take it
seriously).
Cayoo
[edit on 13-1-2006 by Cayoo]
