Oh, Gross
Having, as I do, a passion for understanding the political climate of any place to which I travel, I've been reading the news from the Baltics. I wish I'd refrained.
“There is no reason for hysteria, because it’s not spreading and it's not increasing – it’s decreasing,” he said.
Researcher Dag Harmsen at the Muenster University Hospital, which has been closely involved in the investigation of the outbreak, said scientists were hoping to know enough about the E. coli strain by next week to be able to prevent new infections and better treat patients.
In order to avoid food-borne illnesses, WHO recommends that people wash their hands, keep raw meat separate from other foods, thoroughly cook their food, and wash fruits and vegetables, especially if eaten raw. Experts also recommend peeling raw fruits and vegetables if possible.
As the number of consumers avoiding vegetables grows, European farmers say they are losing millions of euros every day. Russia on Thursday extended a ban on vegetables from Spain and Germany to the entire European Union to try to stop the outbreak spreading east, a move the EU quickly called disproportionate and Italy’s farmers denounced as “absurd.” No deaths or infections have been reported in Russia.
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Apr '11
Re: Oh, Gross
To say nothing of this...
Edited on Jun 4, 2011 at 5:37amRe: Oh, Gross
Why, thank you, Charlotte!
Don't mind me, I'll just fast for a week, bathe in hand sanitizer, and refuse to shake hands with anyone.
Mar '11
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The real story here is how broken health agencies such as WHO and the CDC are. Whether it be e coli, swine flu, avian influenza, etc the primary purpose of these agencies appears to be to generate the very hysteria Dag Harmsen derides. The e coli outbreak in Europe has killed about a dozen people so far, a tragedy to be sure but why is this even news? The media coverage and the reactions of various governments is incredibly disproportionate. In the United States something on the order of 50,000 people will be killed in auto accidents this year, if governments acted in similar fashion here as to these purported health crisis we would be banning automobiles and tearing up the freeways.
Edited on Jun 4, 2011 at 11:40amDec '10
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Roberto: ... banning automobiles and tearing up the freeways. · Jun 4 at 11:39am
Edited on Jun 04 at 11:40 am
Do not give them ideas.