Entry 22694 (Berkeley CSUA MOTD)

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2026/05/28 [General] UID:1000 Activity:popular

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2001/10/11 [Health, Politics/Foreign/Asia/India] UID:22694 Activity:nil

10/11   "Diary of a smallpox attack"
        http://www.msnbc.com/news/242194.asp?0cb=-11330726
        Sounds very realistic to me.
        \_ It'd be pretty stupid for a terrorist to use smallpox on the
           USA.  Of all countries, the USA probably has the best chance
           of keeping the infection rate low and fatailities low through
           supportive care and general good nutrition/health of the
           population.  Poor countries with malnourished populations
           will suffer far more.  Countries like Afghanistan.
           Anthrax is another matter.  It is not contageous, so anthrax
           in the US is unlikely to backfire at Afghanistan, except in
           the form of US military reprisals.

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