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Plague outbreak in China

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Plague death toll rises in China
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A third man has died of pneumonic plague in north-western China where a town of more than 10,000 people has been sealed off, officials say.

The 64-year-old man was a neighbour of the first two people to die from the plague in Ziketan in Qinghai Province.

Police have set up checkpoints around Ziketan, as medics are disinfecting the area and killing rats and insects.

Pneumonic plague, which attacks the lungs, can spread from person to person or from animals to people.

A spokeswoman for the World Health Organization, Vivian Tan, earlier said an outbreak such as this was always a concern, but praised the Chinese for reacting quickly and for getting the situation under control.

A BBC correspondent in Beijing, Michael Bristow, says that unlike in the past the authorities are being very open about this outbreak.

Local officials in north-western China have told the BBC that the situation is under control, and that schools and offices are open as usual.

But to prevent the plague spreading, the authorities have sealed off Ziketan.

About 10 other people inside the town have so far contracted the disease, according to state media.

No-one is being allowed leave the area, and the authorities are trying to track down people who had contact with the men who died.

Initial symptoms of pneumonic plague include fever, headache and shortness of breath.

The local health bureau has warned anyone with a cough or fever who has visited the town since mid-July to seek medical treatment.

According to the WHO, pneumonic plague is the most virulent and least common form of plague.

It is caused by the same bacteria that occur in bubonic plague - the Black Death that killed an estimated 25 million people in Europe during the Middle Ages.

But while bubonic plague is usually transmitted by flea bites and can be treated with antibiotics, pneumonic plague is easier to contract and if untreated, has a very high case-fatality ratio.

http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/asia-pacific/8182734.stm

:eek::eek::eek::eek::eek: actually doesnt sound that bad but yeah could be scary

better get my N95 masks ready

I wish this thing would spread like wild fire.

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Originally Posted by Alphamale (Post 6532882)

I wish this thing would spread like wild fire.

no you don't

remember Toronto under SARS?

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Originally Posted by wouwou (Post 6532980)

no you don't

remember Toronto under SARS?

in terms of tourism, they were saying on cbc news last night that tourism is lower now than during SARS

:/

This is like the start of World War Z. :(

OMG ZOMBIES?!

China is a plaque itself.

"Plague death toll rises in China"...wtf? while im sure the numbers are higher, this is sensationalism at its finest. fucking BBC.

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Originally Posted by Alphamale (Post 6532882)

I wish this thing would spread like wild fire.

i'm asian myself but your racism posts are fucking halarious.

Some chinese ninja is going to go resident evil style on the goverments ass

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Originally Posted by Alphamale (Post 6532882)

I wish this thing would spread like wild fire.

Why would you say such a thing?

ok who's seen Quarrentine?

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Originally Posted by impactX (Post 6532995)

China is a plaque itself.

just cuz u cant get the chinese women, doesnt mean u have to insult them =P

lol 3 people die from some new strain of virus and it makes the BBC news

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Originally Posted by shenmecar (Post 6533017)

Why would you say such a thing?

Because I am a misanthrope.

If there is one thing that I would be happy to see in my life time, it will be downfall and complete destruction of human kind.

That being said, I'd like everyone to go peacefully and all at once but that's not likely.

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Originally Posted by impactX (Post 6532995)

China is a plaque itself.

They should brush their teeth more

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Originally Posted by BNR32_Coupe (Post 6533048)

lol 3 people die from some new strain of virus and it makes the BBC news

a dog dies in canada, it also makes it on BBC news

i would think there's way more than 3 dead in order for china to admit something is going on.

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Originally Posted by Turbo E (Post 6533036)

ok who's seen Quarrentine?

how about the original spanish/mexican film that it was based on called "rec."

watch it man its wayyy better then qurantine although if u watched qurantine first ur gonna be like wtf most of these scene and story line are exactly the same

oh noes a biological weapon

propaganda by the chinese government. they started the plague itself and tries to contain it now just to show off their strength

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Originally Posted by EVOX (Post 6533126)

a dog dies in canada, it also makes it on BBC news

OMG WHAT DOG?

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Originally Posted by Alphamale (Post 6533065)

:rolleyes: