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A few years ago it was dangerous dogs. Then it was bird flu. I seem to remember our kids would grow massively overdeveloped thumbs through excessive texting. And the Teletubbies would prevent children learning to speak.
What these all had in common was they were written in the SUMMER, when all the grown up journalists are on holiday.
It is not known as the silly season for nothing. If you get overwhelmed with it just take a cold beer and sit down somwhere comfy till September. It will all look and feel much better then.

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But who is going to take in the spaghetti harvest bigglesworth ?
By the look of the trees at the moment it is going to be a bumper one this year and sure to ripen in the next few weeks.

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A very saucy post El capitan, some may say a load of bol (ognese) :)

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Indeed George and we can swap recipes for the best sauce in town.
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Of all the scares, bird flu is the one with most basis in solid fact. The way we rear and traet chickens, we are begging the virus to hurry up and roll three sixes.

If the genetic shuffle, - which is going on all the time, ever does turn up a winning combination, then the overpopulation fears can be shelved for a while.

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that and foot and mouth.....

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Yeah, a nasty disease. Thankfully it shows little tendency to spread to people.

Have there ever been more than a couple of cases in people?

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Ere .............. whats the title of this thread??? :D

It doesn't include disease and pestilence

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If you are a UK blood donor living abroad you will know they are making sure it`s not spread by humans.
You are an untouchable......

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Its easily spread to humans actually, as someone who lived through the last outbreak with sheep I can tell you that we had to be careful not to get too close to our livestock, and I still have the MAFF paperwork they sent at the time.

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Well I never. I had no idea it was that easy for it to jump the species barrier.

Bit of a p*sser to lose your livestock AND come down with a disgusting disease to boot.

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FMD is killed by acid, therefore once it reaches the gut it is killed, but it has to pass the lips first and since it attacks mucus membranes it will then infect you.

Its not about jumping the species barrier, FMD is an Apthovirus and as such can effect humans.

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Can you elaborate please?

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not on this thread no

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http://www.daff.gov.au/animal-plant-...eds/animal/fmd

Human Health
Does FMD affect humans?
Human infections have been reported but they are very rare and do not result in serious disease. Humans can carry the virus in their nose for up to 24 hours and can be a source of infection for animals.

Is the human hand, foot and mouth disease (HFMD) the same thing as FMD in livestock?
No. The two diseases are quite different and are caused by different organisms. Viruses from the group called enteroviruses cause HFMD. FMD in livestock is not a threat to human health.

HFMD affects the inside of the mouth, the palm of the hands, fingers and soles of the feet, mostly in children. Typical symptoms include a rash or ulcers in the mouth, on the inner cheeks, gums, sides of the tongue, and bumps or blisters on the hand, feet and sometimes other parts of the skin which may last seven to 10 days. Seek medical attention if you think you or your child may be affected.