Spare me

[gemfyre]

For Chrissakes people you are not going to get bird flu from LOOKING at birds. It is a disease most potent among high density poultry farms, not wild passerines or low density migratory waders.

Geez.

Just explained to a visitor that the blue and white flycatcher - a bird seen here, which was one of the 3 sightings for Australia - is from south-east Asia. Her response "Oh you know what THEY carry!" *rolls eyes*
I just had to say, "Well if it sneezes on you then start worrying."

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[darcerin.livejournal.com]

I take the media in the U.S. with a grain of salt, that said, all they're basically telling over here is that people are contracting it from migratory birds and chickens, but they aren't telling us HOW they're contracting it. Obviously, if you LOOK at a bird, you aren't going to get it, but I'm certainly not going to be going to feed pigeons any time soon, either. *shrug*

[firvulag.livejournal.com]

all comercial media interests should be taken with a grain of salt. often with a bucket full as a chaser