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EV71 Outbreak In China Sparks Fears For Olympics

Posted by timothy on from the not-funny-at-all dept.

OMNIpotusCOM writes "CNN is reporting an outbreak of Enterovirus 71 (or EV71), that has affected more than 3700 children and killed over 20, is creating concern for the visitors and athletes expected for the Beijing Olympics in August. The virus can cause 'poliolike paralysis,' according to the article."

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  1. Conspiracy comments in... by Infonaut · · Score: 2, Funny

    5... 4... 3...

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    1. Re:Conspiracy comments in... by rob1980 · · Score: 4, Funny

      This is clearly Tibet's doing! Curse you, Dalai Lama!

    2. Re:Conspiracy comments in... by techno-vampire · · Score: 3, Funny

      You'd better be careful about that or you just might reincarnate as a Dali llama!

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    3. Re:Conspiracy comments in... by pizzach · · Score: 2, Funny

      Dali is a sheep, not a llama.

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    4. Re:Conspiracy comments in... by vikstar · · Score: 5, Funny

      Oh, god, no... no god, please help me. I used "to" where I should've used "too". If I put my ear to the ground I can already hear the spelling/grammar cavalry charging.

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  2. Re:That's okay... by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 1, Funny

    Those poor Tibetan ducks!

  3. 28 days later by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 2, Funny

    i'd hate to see what happens 28 days later

    1. Re:28 days later by Chutulu · · Score: 1, Funny

      zombies run like Carl Lewis?

  4. That's okay by Fear+the+Clam · · Score: 4, Funny

    I'm sure the Chinese have some sort of perfectly safe medicine for this.

  5. Re:That's okay... by iggymanz · · Score: 2, Funny

    you know how to eat a duck, don't you. put a leg over each of your ears and start licking.

  6. Disease Take Out by Rhesusmonkey · · Score: 2, Funny

    Whenever I get a disease from China, I'm hungry for another global pandemic like, thirty minutes later.

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  7. Re:Consideration by Opportunist · · Score: 2, Funny

    (Windows fanboy mode on)

    See? I always told you Linux does not protect you from catching a virus!

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