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Old 01-02-2013, 10:23 PM
Hans Tucker (Hans)
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Originally Posted by Larryp View Post
Quite possibly. With the increasing development of anti-biotic resistant bacteria, and the ready mutation of viruses, we may one day be faced with the modern equivalent of plague.
The Spanish Flu epidemic of 1918 reportedly killed 20-40 million. The next epidemic is way overdue, just look at the more aggressive strains of the flu that appear each year and with the population being cramped in tighter in the cities.

Maybe we need to introduce the Logan's Run approach

Last edited by Hans Tucker; 01-02-2013 at 10:39 PM.
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