Word: viruses
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Dates: during 1990-1999
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...Alexander McCabe (Bob Gunton), does she realize that the bats in Gallup are far from normal (a fact which is clear to the audience within the first five minutes of the movie, from their claymation appearance and vicious teamwork). The government has engineered these bats using a host-specific virus. These bats are meaner, much, much smarter than normal bats, and they are, to quote McCabe, "killing machines." God help us all. Precisely why these bats have been created and why they have been released on an unsuspecting populace are not questions that Bats troubles to answer. What Bats...
...argue that giving kids an unambiguous abstinence message--rather than telling them to wait but distributing condoms for when they don't--will curb teen pregnancies, decrease the spread of sexually transmitted diseases (STDs) and make for "sexually healthier" adults. And they warn against a strain of human papilloma virus that is linked to cervical cancer--and is not prevented by condoms. Opponents of abstinence-only education, however, call it "erotophobic" and fear it could prevent kids from learning what they need to know about...
...this flu season will be, but worrisome signs are cropping up. Among them: folks' getting sick earlier in the year. Six flu outbreaks occurred this summer, in contrast to just the occasional one in summers past. And though it hasn't spread, a new kind of flu virus has appeared in Hong Kong that current shots don't protect against. Be sure--starting around now--to get vaccinated anyway, particularly if you're elderly...
Nurses are not only responsible for administering the shots, however, but will also answer any questions about influenza or the effects of the shot as a part of a UHS effort to increase education about the virus...
What is still puzzling is why Jesse's body reacted so violently. Was his an isolated case, or is there a problem with the way this virus was delivered--injected into the bloodstream? Is it a safe technique? Is the liver too sensitive? Should this particular kind of gene-therapy research be stopped altogether...