SARS virus came from civet cat
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HONG KONG (AP) - The fight against SARS in Hong Kong took two big steps forward Friday as the World Health Organization lifted a travel warning and local researchers announced the disease came from civet cats, a delicacy eaten by some Chinese. X| Story...[^] One guy says it came from cat and other one says it came from space. It the end I bet it will be blamed on Dubya.. :~ Don't :beer: and drive.
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HONG KONG (AP) - The fight against SARS in Hong Kong took two big steps forward Friday as the World Health Organization lifted a travel warning and local researchers announced the disease came from civet cats, a delicacy eaten by some Chinese. X| Story...[^] One guy says it came from cat and other one says it came from space. It the end I bet it will be blamed on Dubya.. :~ Don't :beer: and drive.
Kant wrote: It the end I bet it will be blamed on Dubya.. More likely the blame lies with the cat he was given by his alien visitors. I expect we'll see more details in the next issue of the National Inquirer.
"Ask not for whom the bell tolls;
It tolls for thee..." -
HONG KONG (AP) - The fight against SARS in Hong Kong took two big steps forward Friday as the World Health Organization lifted a travel warning and local researchers announced the disease came from civet cats, a delicacy eaten by some Chinese. X| Story...[^] One guy says it came from cat and other one says it came from space. It the end I bet it will be blamed on Dubya.. :~ Don't :beer: and drive.
How can a respiratory disease that requires high population density to propagate have come from a solitary predator species? I'd say they want to look at chickens, ducks and pigs before getting carried away looking at exotic origins. '--8<------------------------ Ex Datis: Duncan Jones Merrion Computing Ltd
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Kant wrote: It the end I bet it will be blamed on Dubya.. More likely the blame lies with the cat he was given by his alien visitors. I expect we'll see more details in the next issue of the National Inquirer.
"Ask not for whom the bell tolls;
It tolls for thee..."Roger Wright wrote: More likely the blame lies with the cat he was given by his alien visitors. I expect we'll see more details in the next issue of the National Inquirer. No, no. The cat is what Bush really choked on, not the pretzel. :rolleyes:
Paul Watson
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Cape Town, South AfricaChris Maunder wrote: knowing HTML doesn't mean having style, class or restraint.
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HONG KONG (AP) - The fight against SARS in Hong Kong took two big steps forward Friday as the World Health Organization lifted a travel warning and local researchers announced the disease came from civet cats, a delicacy eaten by some Chinese. X| Story...[^] One guy says it came from cat and other one says it came from space. It the end I bet it will be blamed on Dubya.. :~ Don't :beer: and drive.
Kant wrote: One guy says it came from cat and other one says it came from space. How about an alien cat?
Paul Watson wrote: "At the end of the day it is what you produce that counts, not how many doctorates you have on the wall." George Carlin wrote: "Don't sweat the petty things, and don't pet the sweaty things." Jörgen Sigvardsson wrote: If the physicists find a universal theory describing the laws of universe, I'm sure the asshole constant will be an integral part of that theory.
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Roger Wright wrote: More likely the blame lies with the cat he was given by his alien visitors. I expect we'll see more details in the next issue of the National Inquirer. No, no. The cat is what Bush really choked on, not the pretzel. :rolleyes:
Paul Watson
Bluegrass
Cape Town, South AfricaChris Maunder wrote: knowing HTML doesn't mean having style, class or restraint.
Paul Watson wrote: The cat is what Bush really choked on, not the pretzel. We call it the First Hairball here...
"Ask not for whom the bell tolls;
It tolls for thee..." -
HONG KONG (AP) - The fight against SARS in Hong Kong took two big steps forward Friday as the World Health Organization lifted a travel warning and local researchers announced the disease came from civet cats, a delicacy eaten by some Chinese. X| Story...[^] One guy says it came from cat and other one says it came from space. It the end I bet it will be blamed on Dubya.. :~ Don't :beer: and drive.
Yikes, they eat their own pets? :omg:
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Yikes, they eat their own pets? :omg:
I don't think they are pets... :~
David Wulff
"Without hopes and dreams we're directionless" - Anna
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Yikes, they eat their own pets? :omg:
Not pets .... just dinner Its a cultural thing apparently in Asia check this link out. Although it could be considered biased, I remember reading that the Korean authorities went out of their way to discourage eating dog meat during the Olympics because they felt it would be percieved poorly. Uptight Ex-Military Republican married to a Commie Lib - How weird is that?
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Kant wrote: One guy says it came from cat and other one says it came from space. How about an alien cat?
Paul Watson wrote: "At the end of the day it is what you produce that counts, not how many doctorates you have on the wall." George Carlin wrote: "Don't sweat the petty things, and don't pet the sweaty things." Jörgen Sigvardsson wrote: If the physicists find a universal theory describing the laws of universe, I'm sure the asshole constant will be an integral part of that theory.
Disney had it right!!;P