Bird Flu claims first Chinese Victims

Here comes the Bird Flu! Lock the doors, close the windows, cancel Thanksgiving. Warn Chicken Little!

China today confirmed its first human fatalities from bird flu. Oh, it's in China though. Open the windows people, we're safe...for now. Remember SARS, West Nile, Monkey Pox? They were going to destroy the earth's population and leave us in some Stephen King/Mad Max post-apocalyptic world where we would kill our neighbor for water or an Advil liquid tablet. Big disppointment on all three counts. SARS wasn't nearly as fatal as we had hoped. West Nile only killed birds and people about to die anyway and Monkey Pox, shit, I don't even remember Monkey Pox.

World public health officials believe a greater risk of a serious outbreak comes from Indonesia or Vietnam. Around 60 people in Asia have been killed by the Bird Flu, almost all of them people who came into close contact with infected flocks.. So, stay away from flocks. Especially infected ones. Yes, there is a chance that a Super-Flu will run rampant across the face of the planet killing 85% of the population but there's also a chance a wayward meteor will collide with Earth or that Ashlee Simpson and Paris Hilton will find a hidden talent and a reason to be famous. I'm not holding my breath though. And I'm not losing sleep over it either. But, to be on the safe side, I'll have the fish.