Is this the beginning of WWZ?

[ZERO THEORY]

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This is somewhat of an inside joke for those that have played Pandemic.

Lol, aware.

[HoneyBadger]

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[roberth]

Good news: http://blog.estately.com/2014/03/u-s...ie-apocalypse/
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That's funny.

[Ah Pook]

In World War Z, it began in China.

I thought it began in Africa. In the room that got torched.

Lots of zombies up here. Need practice?

Been in a couple of places I knew I would get the Hantavirus. One being an old mill site and the other a friend's vehicle.

[Jeffrey Lebowski]

I think it will be about 15 to 20 years away from mass producing major infectious disese treatment which can reverse (not cure) the illness.

I think we're behind the 8-ball for infectious diseases. It'll be some normal bacteria that really causes problems. A regular old enteric with a KPC or something will spread. Maybe a nasty Gram (+). We just abuse the hell out of antibiotics. I think the era is going to end in my lifetime or shortly after.

Ebola has too fast a burn cycle to be a true civilization ender.

I agree.

A faster moving MDR tuberculosis (say 30 days average lethality) might be pretty nasty as well.

TB would also be my base if I were developing a bioweapon, and I know the KGB were working on this decades ago. MDR (or XDR) takes longer than 30 days depedning….but it can be extremely virulent.

[Jeffrey Lebowski]

BTW, if anyone is looking for a really fun ID lesson - or just a fun (free) game, check out Pandemic 2.

http://pandemic2.org

You don't need any special joystick or whatever - it is all decision making. You pick your "bug" type and what kinds of properties you want to give it and civilization "fights back."
I actually used to make my ID elective students play it as a lesson.

[10mm-man]

ummmm- In before the lock??

[HoneyBadger]

ummmm- In before the lock??

GET OUT OF HERE!!!!!!!!!