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Old 04-27-2009, 06:32 AM   #11 (permalink)
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Originally Posted by mothernature View Post
Now granted, we have antibiotics now, but there are strains of flu that are resistant to treatment and with the high rate of mutation, it is not a stretch to expect the 'super flu' to come along anytime now.
It's a virus.

Antibiotics are useless against a virus.

Our only weapons are hygiene and quarantine.
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