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A deadly virus is spreading as quickily as the common cold - what do YOU do?

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Reply 20

TheMeister

My mum called me a swine earlier, does that mean I'm going to contract it?

Reply 21

Preasure

paddyman4

I'm sure Dettol will claim their kitchen spray can kill it, so I'd go buys ome of that

To be fair Dettol probably will be able to kill it.

I wouldn't stay at uni at any rate. Halls and lectures aren't good places when there's a pandemic on. And home is pretty isolated with plenty of stuff, I bet we could be self sufficient for a few weeks if it got really bad.

Reply 22

fabulous_darling

My OCD would probably develop from the minor irritation that it now is to full blown mania. I'd probably spend the vast majority of the day washing my hands.

I'd sit, and i'd wait.

Reply 25

x.Crystal.x

This story has made me feel so paranoid... i have a cold!!

Reply 26

Jeppaloth

Trigger

Move out of Mexico

To escape a global virus? I guess there would be less concentration of people elsewhere.

Reply 27

FTC199

as i live in catered residences where i have to go outside to get any food, i would live off of the water in my bathroom and one orange.....i'd be kind of screwed!

actually i would probably be a geek and revise the immune system and what would be happening in all these people's bodies before i died of it myself

Reply 28

RyanT

edited - thanks acalia.

Reply 29

Pheonixx

dbmag9

On a note of realism, it's unlikely for a virus to spread as quickly as the common cold and still be fatal; the cold spreads so well *because* it's not fatal, and carriers can still go around spreading it.

But I'd probably stay at home and be careful.

well, not really. this fatal virus could have an infectious but symptom free period.

Reply 30

LiberiFatali

As soon as I hear of it, I would drive straight down to a shopping centre, max out one my credit cards on DVDs/Games, then run over to Waitrose and stock up on A LOT of sustainable food (and thus draining a savings account...), then I would go home, invite immediate family around and wait it out... :biggrin:

Reply 31

Tufts

Linweth

Chris Redfield is a babe... it's quite sad how I can be attracted to a video game character, lol. :wink:

He is. Although it is Wesker that gets me wet.

Reply 32

montemoney

switch on the xbox and let the achievements role in.

*being lazy gets me nothing but achievement points*

Reply 33

Nick_000

Have one, massive Skins style part.

Reply 34

Chris#1

Board myself in my town house with a dog called Sam, and work furiously in a lab to save the world (in between watching Shrek DVDs).

Reply 35

sooty1230

Straight on to TSR to ask what to do.

All lifes dilemmas are sorted in this way :yep:

Reply 36

Ewan

I'd take the first flight to the Caribbean. I'd then rob a few supermarkets, plus a boat, and sail to a deserted island. I'd take a load of guns with me, to threaten any passers by.

That or I'd fly to the Himalayas, so cold up there things won't spread so well, and there are large areas which are pretty remote.

EDIT: I'd take my family with me, but only my inner family, not all those uncles & aunts.

Reply 37

CatatonicStupor

Invest in a large sound system and play Iron Maiden's "Run to the Hills" from my window non-stop. At least if I die from the virus, part of the world will have received my contribution.

*RUN TOOOOO THEEE HIIIIILLLLLS, RUN FOOOOR YOUR LI-I-I-IVES!*

Reply 38

MazalTov89

I wouldn't do anything, it's media hype, as usual - when the whole world was going through Birdflumania a few years ago, everyone was going on how H5N1 would kill 750'000 people in this country. All we got in the end was a couple of dead swans and a sick parrot.