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Old 2003-04-01, 05:34 PM   [Ignore Me] #16
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if he dies I get his custom title.
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Old 2003-04-01, 05:42 PM   [Ignore Me] #17
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I expected an "April Fools!" Guess not..

I think you'll be OK.
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Old 2003-04-01, 06:05 PM   [Ignore Me] #18
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Originally posted by OneManArmy
if he dies I get his custom title.
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Old 2003-04-01, 06:28 PM   [Ignore Me] #19
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ahhh!! Where the hell is my duct tape??!?!?!?!

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Old 2003-04-01, 07:56 PM   [Ignore Me] #20
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Since a fever of 109 is usually fatal (or at the very least gives severe brain damage), the odds of someone surviving to reach 124 hover in the area of absolutely never.

Anyway, for methods of transmission, it all depends on the nature of the illness. Most viruses are extremely fragile, and cannot survive outside of extremely specific circumstances. Things you get from hand-to-hand (or from doorknobs or money, or whatever) are typically bacterial in nature, which are far more robust organisms. A virus on your skin is in a hostile enviornment, and can usually only survive a short time (ie: seconds). What viruses can do, is hitch a ride inside large particles of moisture...mucus and fluids from a cough or a sneeze which can float around in the air for a surprising amount of time, and provide a temporary save haven for the virus inside, when someone inhales it, then they can catch the disease.

However, even if you DO manage to get some of the virus in your system, that is not a guarantee that you'll actually become symptomatic. If the infection is small (only a couple hundred virus strands, for example), there is every chance that your immune system will kill it off without you ever knowing that it happened. You only actually catch a disease if the initial exposure is sufficient that your body's "baseline" defenses aren't able to handle it. After that, you effectively become immune, as your body has learned the most effective method of killing the invader.
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Old 2003-04-01, 09:00 PM   [Ignore Me] #21
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Originally posted by Matuse
Since a fever of 109 is usually fatal
IT is???

Damn, I had 107 like 2 months ago....damn...



And as said from before, the risk of u diein is 10000 to 1.
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Old 2003-04-01, 09:51 PM   [Ignore Me] #22
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Over 104-5 brain damage sets in. Plus, many diseases include fevers in the low 120's. They always are fatal, but I know ebola among others does this.

edit: It's not like you work up to it, it spikes, and the system goes into shock, which increases temperature until pretty much your organs start to split. I saw a cadaver of a guy who died of some God awful disease while I was learning I didn't want to be a doctor. His insides looked like you poured about 5 gallons of kool aid and KY jelly inside of his pipes. It was pretty fucked up. His eyes were all fucked up, they had started to burst from the pressure, so they were sunken in about 3/4 like a soft boiled egg.

Lemme grab my notes, and I'll tell you what it was...
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Old 2003-04-01, 09:56 PM   [Ignore Me] #23
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Dengue fever and malaria have been documented that high also.

The dead guy had a blood disease of some sorts, I can't read my writing.
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Old 2003-04-01, 10:57 PM   [Ignore Me] #24
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Unless this virus gets a cure quickly which is highly doubtful because it is a form of the common cold which we can not cure. Quarintines are not working... Canada is breaking out with it already with 78 cases so far I believe. At this rate many people will die, get ready.
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Old 2003-04-01, 11:23 PM   [Ignore Me] #25
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Dane you can move in with me man. We could drink beer and go looking for hotties.
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Old 2003-04-01, 11:27 PM   [Ignore Me] #26
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Old 2003-04-01, 11:34 PM   [Ignore Me] #27
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Originally posted by {BOHICA}Navaron
Over 104-5 brain damage sets in.
Originally posted by BUGGER33
Damn, I had 107 like 2 months ago.



Oh, and this SARS thing is blowen abit outta proportion. It's deadly, but it ain't like the Black Plague.
There's an outbreak of it where I'm from (Toronto,Canada), and all you have to do is becareful. Wash your hands alot, etc etc.
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Old 2003-04-01, 11:37 PM   [Ignore Me] #28
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hello fellow RCB
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Old 2003-04-02, 03:33 AM   [Ignore Me] #29
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which is highly doubtful because it is a form of the common cold which we can not cure.
This is a common misconception on two levels.

1) We *can* prevent the common cold. That's what flu shots are for. At least, if it actually *IS* a cold...most of the time, when you have a 24-30 hour bug, it is mild food poisoning, and not an actual disease.

2) Doctors cannot cure ANY viral disease. None. They can help fight off symptoms, prevent you from getting it in the first place, keep the body's resources up to fight off the disease, and prevent secondary infections...but once you have a virus, either your body beats it, or it doesn't. Whenever I see marches and fund raisers and stuff for AIDS that use the "Until there's a cure" motto, I just have to laugh at the ignorance of people.
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