Scary...

The UK is preparing for a flu pandemic, to follow on from the WHO warning that bird flu will likely cross over to humans next year. Seven to a hundred million people may die if it gets loose, with a 73% mortality rate. The last massive flu pandemic was in 1918/19 and killed twenty million people - what with the comparative ease of international travel compared to back then, well, just look at all the fuss over SARS. Talk of closing schools and cinemas and stuff, scary - sounds like the breakdown of civilisation kind of thing - coming soon to a city near you (perhaps)...



A hundred million people - just imagine, one in sixty people on this planet - that's a HUGE number, I think HIV/AIDS has 'only' hit 40 mill so far... this related report is saying that the Asian health authorities are in a state of panicked calm about it (if the term seems strange, it is in my mind like gritting your teeth and trying to smile when things are really really bad). If a farmer tells the authorities about it, he loses his stock - if the authorities tell the government about it, they face trade embargoes - there is at least some underreporting going on.



Have Something About Mary going on in the background - what a great movie, but some dodgy dodgy bits in it - at the 'hair gel' scene at the moment, ewwwww LOL. There are a few more movies I want to buy on DVD before this one, but when in a silly mood - hmm, must not be in a silly mood when buying my next DVDs lol.



Later peeps

Pauly