In article >,
Moderate Mammal > wrote:

> On Mon, 21 Feb 2005 12:32:36 -0600, "Anthony" >
> wrote:
>
> >If you go to Subway, avoid the Chipotle Southwestern Cheesesteak Sub at all
> >costs!
> >
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> >
> >As for me, I don't think I'll be going back to Subway any time soon.
> >
>
> http://washingtontimes.com/specialre...2200-6485r.htm
>
> Contagious diseases are entering the United States because of
> immigrants, illegal aliens, refugees and travelers, and World Health
> Organization officials say the worst could be yet to come.
> In addition to a list of imported diseases that includes
> tuberculosis, sickle cell anemia, hepatitis B, measles and the
> potentially deadly parasitic disease Chagas, officials fear what could
> happen if the avian flu, which is flourishing among poultry in
> Southeast Asia, mutates so that it is capable of human-to-human
> transmission through casual contact.
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> To send mail: remove hutch

While the rest of this article may have some merit, I had to laugh when
I saw the above list!!!

Sickle Cell anemia is _not_ a contagious disease!

Sickle Cell is a genetic hematological disorder.....
You can't "catch" it from others!

Your child might "get" it if you breed with somebody that carries the
genes for it..... and if you carry the gene yourself! It's recessive.

http://kidshealth.org/teen/diseases_..._cell_anemia.h
tml

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K.

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