David et al.,

Errant assumptions or no, the point of the discussion is fear and
misinformation, not whether it will or will not happen. There is definitely
cause for concern, but not alarm. The media would like us to believe that
the bird flu is going to sweep across the world leaving swaths of death and
empty towns in its wake. The only way for us to survive as a race is to buy
their drugs, take their vaccinations, and plan on how to seal our homes
with duct tape and plastic sheeting.

None of the "evidence" I have read indicates that it will be any worse than
any other flu outbreak. Yes people will get it, and some small percentage
will die, just as with the regular flu today. How exactly do the determine
the likelihood that something like that is going to occur if they have no
statistical data with which it can be compared? Or is there a database of
animal diseases that have gone airborne and killed millions somewhere out
there?

Burying our heads in the sand is just as likely to help as over planning. I
prefer to think positively and maintain a rational perspective rather than
running around like a flu stricken headless chicken.

Mark Janzen
Registrar/Collections Manager
Edwin A. Ulrich Museum of Art
Martin H. Bush Outdoor Sculpture Collection
Wichita State University
(316)978-5850


                                                                           
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In a message dated 12/5/2005 5:41:38 PM Eastern Standard Time,
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<< Essentially in this case: bad science + errant immunology assumptions +
 alarmist media + government support = bird flu plandemic

 Although it is possible for some variety of this flu to become commonly
 transferrable to humans and subsequently transmissible between us, there
is
 no certainty that it ever will. Much like the possibility that an airborne
 version of HIV will develop over time.  >>

Mark, it sounds to me like you might be risking some errant assumptions
yourself.  From what I've read, there's a far greater likelihood that the
bird flu
will mutate and become transmissible from human to human than that HIV will

develop into an airborne version.  Of course, if you keep your head buried
in
the sand, that might well provide adequate protection.

David Haberstich

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