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mr_lebowski

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15. I kinda have this same attitude, gotta admit ...
Sat Apr 6, 2019, 12:59 PM
Apr 2019

I don't have kids though, so ... if I did my attitude would likely be quite different.

Likelihood this problem would be limited to humans and not other mammals, I have to say seems pretty low, though. This is a fungus we're talking about.

Thanks for the heads up on this. SharonClark Apr 2019 #1
Hopefully it's only dangerous to humans. Coventina Apr 2019 #2
I kinda have this same attitude, gotta admit ... mr_lebowski Apr 2019 #15
I understand completely.. stillcool Apr 2019 #19
We've been devolving since mid 18th century. n/t defacto7 Apr 2019 #21
How ironic. A virus killing the planet's most dangerous virus. defacto7 Apr 2019 #22
You're among like-minded friends, Coventina. catbyte Apr 2019 #24
I have the same sagetea Apr 2019 #25
Life must Evolve to Not live off other life. MarcA Apr 2019 #27
Actually your post made me laugh. We need your kind to stay around. Maraya1969 Apr 2019 #33
You and the others who feel this way have the ability to Hortensis Apr 2019 #37
I've had the same thought about being "due" TexasBushwhacker Apr 2019 #38
Kick dalton99a Apr 2019 #3
Good read...scary though FirstLight Apr 2019 #4
That's a hair-raising article. We have been warned for decades... Hekate Apr 2019 #5
Great. ismnotwasm Apr 2019 #6
All Candida species suck. MineralMan Apr 2019 #9
It's a nasty fungal infection, for sure. MineralMan Apr 2019 #7
more and more people w impaired immune systems, tho. mopinko Apr 2019 #10
That's true, and more are coming. MineralMan Apr 2019 #12
i dont find that last sentence comforting. mopinko Apr 2019 #13
No, not comforting, but the human species gets along fine MineralMan Apr 2019 #14
she (not son) has had the joint pain for a long time. mopinko Apr 2019 #17
I'm betting you could find some information on the frequency MineralMan Apr 2019 #18
yes- the category of "shit i wish i didnt need to know" is yuuge. mopinko Apr 2019 #20
Those drug ads cost millions that could be better spent on education Doremus Apr 2019 #34
Nope. The ads drive demand, but pop med stuff isn't the MineralMan Apr 2019 #36
Where did anybody say anything about unscientific fads? Doremus Apr 2019 #39
This subthread was specifically about autoimmune disorders. MineralMan Apr 2019 #40
There is a lot of scientific research available on this subject. Doremus Apr 2019 #41
Wonderful Takket Apr 2019 #11
The world's climate, overall, has more moisture Ilsa Apr 2019 #8
Where is Bill Gates? watoos Apr 2019 #16
A few years back I posted that it will take a global epidemic to kill malaise Apr 2019 #23
As the human race runs at breakneck speed towards PatrickforO Apr 2019 #26
We are only beginning to understand fungal networks Ponietz Apr 2019 #28
Humans may not be the superior life form after all. n/t MarcA Apr 2019 #29
Hadn't heard of this before............ NNYCDN51 Apr 2019 #30
It is big news today, so it on all the news sources.. Don't do tv often so I don't know about them LiberalArkie Apr 2019 #32
K & R Duppers Apr 2019 #31
I am 75 years old and a printout of everything that is or was wrong with me Cold War Spook Apr 2019 #35
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