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Old 07-04-06, 12:59
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Sky news have been going on and on about it for the past two days!!
They've found a dead bird up in Scotland with the Bird flu virus!! Big deal! or should we panic?
Is there a need to worry? Or are you thinking what will be will be!?
Can we trust the safety measures that are being taken? Can this be the start of a deadly outbreak that could be passed on to us?
What do you think?
I'll make it a poll!
I've found this on skynews.com that gives you somefacts about Bird flu!
http://www.sky.com/skynews/article/0...450198,00.html
and this page as well!
http://www.sky.com/skynews/article/0...449715,00.html

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Old 07-04-06, 13:08
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As for me I'm not going to panic! You've got to die of something!! and if this is the start of a mass flu outbreak that could kill millions of us it won't have been the first time! After the first world war they had an outbreak of flu that killed 18 million! at the moment they think 100 people have died with the Bird flu! So am I right in not being all that worried? or am I being stupid?
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Old 07-04-06, 13:38
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We have a large and very famous bird sanctuary nearby, and that worries me more. I am a fairly keen bird watcher and I worry for the birds, but not a stuff for me.
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reminds me of the salmonella thing, anyroad had egg on toast for brekky and chicken and chips for tea and havent sneezed once!
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Old 07-04-06, 18:34
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biggest load of hype since..... jade off big brother
I would be more worried about....MEASELS
make MMR compulsory
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i diddent catch mad cow desease, so i will take my chances with this one.....
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i will take my chances with this one,,, i diddent catch mad cow desease,,lol
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In Your Opinion!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
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EXCUSE ME,,,,cheeky
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Apparently it affects the healthy more than the sick, so as I'm of ill health anyway I should be OK for a while... lol

I am taking precuations though, I'm not chasing the swans when fishing, I'm not having any birds round for tea. lol
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I ended up a bout 4 months ago minding a young Canada goose when it landed in the school playground at lunchtime, children were already aware and advised me against touching it! one of the other teaching assistants after throwing a towel over its head carried it into a shed with help from me and a teache r until after schooltime then she put it in her car boot and released it into the wild again!I guessed it had just got tired and left the flock or whatever lots of geese are called! I tried to shoo it of and ireally did say boo to a goose!
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It's the swans that seem to be bringing it over here.
Although if it's a mute swan it wont have it as they are native, it's the ones that fly from the Norway areas that do.

Anyway, to stop yourself getting it stop snogging with birds.. lol
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If it happens it happens. Heres a thought though.......as its travelled right across Europe...........next stop America? lol :D
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