new potpourri trivia thread

[3615buck]

Louis Pasteur ???

 

[8ball]

No, Louis was rabies, I think.

 

[Bling Bling]

nope.

 

[3615buck]

Hurry up BiggieN or you'll blame you dial up again

 

[BiggieN]

william crawford

 

[BiggieN]

i got it...i swear i did.

 

[Bling Bling]

no

 

[BiggieN]

oh, no cure for yellow fever...only prevention.

 

[BiggieN]

only if your body can't fend off the disease.

 

[3615buck]

"Founded in 1887 by Louis Pasteur, the institute has been responsible for research breakthroughs over the years which have contributed to combating virulent diseases such as diphtheria, tetanus, tuberculosis, poliomyelitis, influenza, yellow fever and plague"

 

[Bling Bling]

my answer was Walter Reed.

Damn, i need a new question.

Edit: 3615Buck: note the word "contributed."

Anyway, if you want, i'll make another question.

 

[3615buck]

Well, maybe Walter Reed worked at the Louis pasteur institute...

 

[thEnEuRoMancER]

Major Walter Reed?

Edit: posting takes even longer than refreshing today

 

[Bling Bling]

yes, but i already posted the answer.

My new question:

Who (i'm talking humans) has the biggest penis in the world?

 

[BiggieN]

NOOOOOOOOOOOOOO........





<< Major Walter Reed of the U.S. Army demonstrated in 1900 the transmission of yellow fever from one human to another through the bite of A. aegypti. Reed was further able to show that mosquitoes (rather than bodily contagion, as had previously been thought) were the only vector of the disease. >>

 

[3615buck]

Belgians !

 

[BiggieN]

the answer to the new question is BiggieN.

 

[Bling Bling]

sorry wise man, but i have a new question up.

heheh, i said &quot;up!&quot; get it? penis? up?

nevermind.....:|

 

[BiggieN]

<< By the late 19th century there were several theories about the cause and transmission of yellow fever, and in 1881 Carlos Juan Finlay of Havana, Cuba, suggested that the infectious agent was transmitted by the mosquito now known as Aedes aegypti. In his investigation of Finlay's theory, Major Walter Reed of the U.S. Army demonstrated in 1900 the transmission of yellow fever from one human to another through the bite of A. aegypti. Reed was further able to show that mosquitoes (rather than bodily contagion, as had previously been thought) were the only vector of the disease. Reed's discoveries were quickly taken up by the American surgeon William Crawford Gorgas, who was able to practically eliminate yellow fever from Havana through the control of the Aedes mosquito. Gorgas' success was repeated in Rio de Janeiro and then in Panama during the building of the Panama Canal. The last outbreak of yellow fever in the United States occurred in 1905, when New Orleans and other ports of the South were invaded.


The yellow-fever patient's convalescence is prolonged, but, when recovery does occur, it is complete and is accompanied by a lifelong immunity. The mortality rate of yellow fever varies greatly, depending upon the strain of virus and, to a certain extent, upon the race of the patient. Many persons may experience only a mild infection that lasts a few days.

There is no specific treatment for those with yellow fever. Good nursing and supportive care, particularly reduction of fever, are important both in maintaining comfort and in reducing mortality.

Yellow fever is an outstanding example of a completely preventable disease. Originally, the control of Aedes aegypti mosquitoes was the only preventive procedure available, as, for example, the campaign against them that made the construction of the Panama Canal possible. Live-virus vaccines, which produce active immunity without clinical illness, are the second great preventive measure.

>>

 

[Bling Bling]

[Buzzer]AAAIIIIIIINNNNNN!!!!![/Buzzer] WRRRRONG...again

Looks like you're not so wise after all....

 

[3615buck]

>> the answer to the new question is BiggieN. <<


Too late again BiggieN, I already replied...
You should really buy a T1

 

[Bling Bling]

don't argue with me. otherwise i'll have to call you....























































ALF 2!!!

:|:|:|:|:|:|

 

[BiggieN]

i alreaady answered your new question........i miss my t-1....freaking dial up takes 1 minute to load after i hit reply.





i contest the yellow fever answer though. it was NOT Walter Reed!!!!!!!

 

[thEnEuRoMancER]

The largest medically verified penis on record is 13.5 inches long and 6.25 inches around, documented in the early twentieth century by Dr. Robert L. Dickinson.
from www.sexualrecords.com

doesn't say who, though...

 

[Bling Bling]

you're wrong, buck.