On Fri, 23 Jan 2015 17:32:34 -0600, Janet Wilder >
wrote:

>On 1/23/2015 4:25 PM, Xeno wrote:
>> On 24/01/2015 7:47 AM, Sqwertz wrote:
>>> On Fri, 23 Jan 2015 13:36:36 -0600, Janet Wilder wrote:
>>>
>>>> Neither of us can tolerate hot-spicy foods. What are some things in Ho
>>>> Chi Minh City that you all would recommend we order?
>>>>
>>>> No chicken--the travel nurse said not to order chicken because of
>>>> bird flu.
>>>
>>> Your nurse is paranoid and over-reactive. You stand a much better
>>> chance of getting salmonella or listeria here in the U.S. than you do
>>> getting bird flu in SE Asia. Your best bet in Vietnam right now is
>>> contracting measles more than anything else.
>>>
>>> -sw
>>>
>> True. It seems the only people who contract bird flu are those who work
>> full time with live chickens. The paranoia spreads far more readily than
>> the bird flu does.
>>
>It was my friend's travel nurse who is with Kaiser. It is in Kaiser's
>literature on traveling to those countries.

Then they are incorrect. Bird flu is not transmiited through the
eating of chicken (or eggs). Check with the CDC.

JB

>
>I've had more than my share of health issues and I live with (currently
>in remission) lung cancer, so please understand if I'm a bit over cautious.