At 01:13 PM 10/5/01 -0700, Tim May wrote:

On Friday, October 5, 2001, at 12:51 PM, Anonymous wrote:

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A man in Florida has been infected with anthrax, according to the CDC.

<http://www.hhs.gov/news/press/2001pres/20011004b.html>

But don't freak out, they say. Don't buy a gas mask or antibiotics. Don't panic. Get back in your cubicle. Keep working. Stay at your desk.

Under no circumstances should you try to find some ciprofloxacin, an antibiotic which might be useful in treating inhalational anthrax.

<http://www.fda.gov/bbs/topics/ANSWERS/ANS01030.html>

First case of inhalational anthrax reported in the U.S. in over 25 years, CNN reported, and yet it is happening NOW?

And that Croatian just thought the busdriver was choking and did an emergency tracheotomy. And the Ukrainians are such poor shots... ---- Don't believe half of what you see and none of what you hear Lou Reed