Here comes the POX

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Don Hakman

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Its like you live beneath a huge dam
full of cracks
and you never go up there
to check it yourself.

You don't know where your local bio war lab is do you?
A lot of people do
but fatalisticly only buy bottled water as a precaution.
And of those who knew,
few ever demonstrated or tried to shut them down.

Your average local bio war lab is probably as safe
as your average 40 year old nuclear reactor energy plant.

To some that might sound secure.
There are 4 bio war labs within 20 miles of DC.
One that was only 5 miles away, lost all containtment 6 years ago.

It is wearisome that all our major bio war "whoopsie mistakes"
or misguided testing blunders are blamed on monkees
or rat like animals.
Actually the people who make their living from
and are "respondsible" for bio weaponry,
are a bit like rats and monkees

In a somewhat unrelated breaking news story today...

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At least 19 people in three Midwestern states have a disease related to smallpox, marking the first outbreak of the life-threatening illness in the United States, federal heath officials said Saturday.

The federal Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), concerned that the illness could spread, issued a nationwide alert to doctors and public health officials to be on the lookout for more cases.

"We have an outbreak," said James Hughes, director of the CDC's National Center for Infectious Diseases in Atlanta.

The disease, known as monkeypox, usually occurs in central and western Africa. It is caused by a virus known as an orthopox virus, which is the family of viruses that includes smallpox, one of the most dangerous diseases known to man and one of the most-feared biological weapons.

Officials said there was no indication that bioterrorism was involved.



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Here is my list of canned government responses that can be (mixed and matched) for our safety and security.

"(It) is a matter of national security and can not be discussed"

"Officials said there was no indication that (bio)terrorism was involved."

"(Budget and tax cuts) will revitalize the economy"

"(Chatter) in the system indicates we need to go to a higher alert"

"(9-11 and the Anthrax scare) is not a subject for the loose lips of Congressional investigations.



...now back to your myopic reality...
 
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A choice I hope you won't have to make

The baby's thrilled to walk
Her eyes surprised
with earthly delight.
I melt with pride at her first free flight.

On TV Dick Cheney chokes
"We'll lose more lives here
than those overseas"
I believe he speaks of disease.

A briefing at work today
would make an athiest pray
I am but bare brittle bone
"Hon, can you put her on the phone?"

"Hi sweetie
its mommy
You don't feel good?
You will be just fine"

In the age of conquistadors
tribes were murdered
9 out of 10 from disease.
Now that its real I feel my heart freeze.

In sane times only the insane
would drown a helpless child.
"Sweetie you'll be fine" I pretend
Could I watch her agony to the end?

Behind lead eyes I keep secret
the crime is proven small pox
Could I end her torture at all costs?
"Baby remember when you walked?"

Shhh it'll be fine.
Here honey take this,
It will help us sleep forever
I will be right behind you and not have long to weep,

i'll not have long to weep

i'll not...




Don Hakman 2001
 
One can make light of a small pox outbreaks I suppose. Next we we hear Jay Leno making pox jokes... "whats all this about monkey pox? I heard another network is reporting FOX pox and ESPN has several cases of Jock Pox. NBC has a look alike pox called Mocks Pox but is really only a case of goosebumps...but the commisary is reporting a possible case of Lox Pox..."
 
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monkey pox does not transmit from person to person- just prairie dog to person it seems =\
 
CDC continues to study zoonotic history of Western monkeypox outbreak



The Centers for Disease control and Prevention said limited information has
been garnered about the zoonotic history or present threat posed by an
apparent outbreak of monkeypox across three Midwestern states. The
outbreak, which was detected late last week, appears to be linked by a
distributor of prairie dogs whose infected animals were sold in Illinois,
Indiana and Wisconsin.

In a June 9 telebriefing, CDC Acting Deputy Director of the National Center
for Infectious Diseases Stephen Ostroff updated suspected cases to a total
of 33, with seven patients hospitalized for their illness. No deaths have
been reported, but Ostroff noted the outbreak is being monitored carefully,
as it marks the first known outbreak of monkeypox in the Western Hemisphere.

Human monkeypox is a rare zoonotic viral disease that appears to be
transmitted from animals and that occurs primarily in the rainforest
countries of Central and West Africa. In humans, the illness produces a
vesicular rash that is clinically similar to smallpox.

A number of the infected individuals were veterinarians and veterinary
assistants who handled the sick animals. Thus far, only animal-to-human
transmission is believed to have occurred, though public health officials
are watching the situation for any indication of subsequent human-to-human
transmission.

Ostroff said infection appears to have occurred through direct handling of
sick animals, though the possibility of airborne transmission has not been
ruled out.

The zoonotic link reiterates the need to include veterinarians as
components in public health planning for infectious disease. During the
first workshop for the Biosecurity 2003 Conference, held May 12 at the
Harvard Club in Boston, moderator Susan Briggs emphasized the need to
increase participation among the veterinary community in preparedness
efforts, for naturally occurring outbreaks as well as for bioterrorism
events. (see Washington Fax 5/15/03)

Panelists noted disease-tracking efforts for West Nile Virus followed two
clear lines, physicians who tracked the human history and veterinarians,
who were tracking the disease in animals. (see Washington Fax 1/24/00b)

In addition, an Institute of Medicine report released March 18 calls for
increased use of geographic information systems and computational modeling
to help predict and prevent vector-borne and zoonotic diseases. The report
observes that most emerging infectious diseases are transmitted from
animals to humans, citing critical limitations in the national and
international capacity to address such diseases. (see Washington Fax 03/27/03)

-- John T. Softcheck

Interim exposure management guidance for patients with possible monkeypox
virus is available at: [http://www.cdc.gov/ncidod/monkeypox/infectioncontrol.htm]

Interim guidance for veterinarians is available at: [http://www.cdc.gov/ncidod/monkeypox/animalguidance.htm]


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why?

Why all of a sudden is our media taking such an interest in new and emerging diseases? Is it just a coincidence? Is it that they have always been around and new diseases always pop up, and only now our media reports about it? Is the media so starved for news that it will turn worthless, hardly deadly diseases into something the (in general) stupid public can worry about and become paranoid about? It's bad enough we have that polychrome color terrorist warning system to freak people out, now they have to worry about whatever new disease the media is hyping up? Why are they hyping it all up? It is to create a diversion of some sorts? Any ideas? :confused:
 
there was that flu in hong kong a while ago, something to do with chickens, that was before 9-11

SARS is kinda the same thing, a new thing we should be aware of

monkeypox, first time in western hemisphere

west nile's been around a while


All of these have been in the news, its not necessarily a new thing. THe media has been hyping this stuff for a long time before 9-11. So in short, it isnt really a coincidence because this stuff has been happening for a while now.
 
the REAL question is: why would you want a prairie dog as a pet anyway?

it is all hype. i can't believe anyone is seriously afraid of getting any of these illnesses. yet they don't avoid very common and preventable ones like vd's. or change their diet and exercise habits to avoid heart disease and cancer. god i want people to die.
 
You know, nature has a way of taking care of things.
Wouldn't it be something if a tiny little bug takes out the worlds population before we all end up blowing ourselves up. We won't have to worry about who is waging war or who's killing who...
Wouldn't that be a kick in the pants.......
 
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