JT>-> I am beginning to study and read more and more on virology and
JT>-> origins of same. I am fascinated by Ebola virus as what it does to
JT>-> certain animal's/people's insides acts much like the polyoma virus in
JT>-> birds. "Outbreak" the book and movie fascinated me as did "The Hot
JT>-> Zone" a book about an Ebola outbreak in Washington DC in the
JT>-> 1980's. Matter of factly I just saw that the two chief USAMRID
JT>-> (equivalent Army's version to CDC) veterinarians that handled the
JT>-> virology "hot" zone and lab in that outbreak are now breeding
JT>-> birds! I bet those birds are virally clean and tested!
JT>It fascinates me too, Barbara- I read "The Hot Zone" too.  The most
JT>horrific part to me was when they realized the monkeys were getting it
JT>through the AIR DUCTS too.  I hope those vets will come up with some new
JT>insight into avian viruses.
Yep I caught onto that too, about which pens the monkeys infection was
spreading too. Of course there can be many vectors,such as common people
servicing the pens.
JT>-> JT>My sister is a biology teacher, so she naturally is drawn to all
JT>-> Where does she teach?
JT>Don't remember the name of the school- It's in S. Jacksonville and draws
JT>beach kids mainly.  They want to surf more than study. 
Probably Fletcher.
JT>-> Well, I got some more kakariki's but that's about it.
JT>What are kakarikis????
They are birds from New Zealand. They look rather like a grass keet but
more personality and more like a parrot.
JT>-> Would probably depend on  his physical capabilities and his desire
and JT>-> ability to rise to a challenge. JT>His MS is Chronic
Progressive, unfortunately and he can only walk a few JT>steps now.  I
think my sister would have to take care of a bird, if they JT>got one,
and I'm not sure that she has time. JT> TTYL, Jan
I'm sorry his disease is progressing like that. It must be hard, At one
poing one doc thought that Ed had Muscular Dystrophy and I
panicked. Turned out to be a collapsed disk instead. Bad enough
but not as bad as all that.
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