Observer II Posted September 27, 2018 Report Share Posted September 27, 2018 Seems the latest import from Africa is Monkey Pox; caught from an NHS patient who had recently visited Nigeria; the affected nurse has now passed it to her husband. Although this Pox isn't considered life threatening in most cases, it again demonstrates the the primary threat faced by mankind - pandemics. Having just watched the docu-drama (BBC2) about the 1918 flu pandemic, which killed an estimated 100 million people worldwide, it brings home the threat that a virus can bring to humanity. The only country unaffected by the worldwide spread in 1918, was Australia, which brought in a a no entry policy and quarantined all ships. However, it took days if not weeks to travel in 1918; but now with air travel, it would take hours. The experts estimate a good outcome of such a pandemic would be a 1% death rate, which would be over half a million in the UK. Scary indeed. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
P J Posted September 28, 2018 Report Share Posted September 28, 2018 Here we go again. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Evil Sid Posted September 28, 2018 Report Share Posted September 28, 2018 on the plus side the market for bananas is looking quite good. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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