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Originally Posted by dyna mo
I'm the one that mocked that.
Small pox can only be transmitted person to person. A couple of military can send letters back and forth about blankets, but that doesn't = a widespread effort and especially doesn't mean anything came from it since blankets can't transfer the disease.
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More Dyna Mo disinformation...
From the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases:
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Transmission
Smallpox is highly contagious. In most cases, people get smallpox by inhaling droplets of saliva, which are full of virus, during face-to-face contact with an infected person. When someone becomes infected, they do not immediately feel sick or shed virus to their household contacts. In addition, they have no symptoms for 10 to 12 days. After the virus has multiplied and spread throughout the body, a rash and fever develop. This is the "illness" portion of the disease, and it's when someone is most infectious.
Some risk of transmission lasts, however, until all scabs have fallen off. Contaminated clothing or bed linens also can spread the virus. Those caring for people with smallpox need to use special safety measures to ensure that all bedding and clothing from the infected person are cleaned appropriately with bleach and hot water. Caretakers can use disinfectants such as bleach and ammonia to clean contaminated surfaces.
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http://www.niaid.nih.gov/topics/smal...nsmission.aspx
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Transmission occurs through inhalation of airborne variola virus, usually droplets expressed from the oral, nasal, or pharyngeal mucosa of an infected person. It is transmitted from one person to another primarily through prolonged face-to-face contact with an infected person, usually within a distance of 6 feet (1.8 m), but can also be spread through direct contact with infected bodily fluids or contaminated objects (fomites) such as bedding or clothing.
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Getting back on topic, I am appalled at the ignorance and hatred displayed in the video that started this thread. Not sure how much good can come from such attitudes.
As I indicated earlier, American white racists are going to be in for a rude awakening as the demographics rapidly change over the next 10-20 years. If they are not very happy with minorities now, wait until the tables are turned on them.
ADG