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Killer Virus 'From Paramyxoviridae Family'

Posted by timothy on from the bad-family dept.

texchanchan writes "Yahoo story about the microbe that's been killing world travelers being isolated and identified as a 'paramyxoviridae' virus (not a bacterium. Simple page on the difference.) Here are pictures of similar viruses (Rinderpest, ugh! sounds as bad as anthrax) from the Big Picture Book of Viruses."

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  1. Is it possible to vaccinate for this? by windows · · Score: 3, Interesting

    It's my understanding that this same family of viruses is responsible for measles and mumps in humans and distemper in dogs. For a little information about this virus, check here. All of those have vaccines for them. So would it be possible to prepare a vaccine for this virus, too?

  2. Can you eat the birds? by bill_mcgonigle · · Score: 2, Interesting

    The "service pack" for Newcastle is usually total destruction of all the birds in the area near the infection. Probably because vaccinations cost more than chickens do.

    No seriously, is the virus dangerous if the birds are cooked or do they need to be incinerated?

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