Unlucky biologist catches 'plague'


	Unlucky biologist catches 'plague'

hudgal1

11-10-2007 4:34 AM

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disease, contagious, plague, biologist

hudgal1 says:

It seems that a scientist would know to take precautions?

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11-10-2007 9:09 AM

debbyski

Some of the most intelligent people I know have the least common sense.

11-10-2007 10:05 AM

kmcolo

Here here. Plague is common in prairie gods in the South West. The only precaution there is, is avoidance. But his job was to go out there and be in those environments. If he was asymptomatic that would not have helped him. Likely he thought he had the flu or something and decided to not seek medical treatment

11-10-2007 10:06 AM

kmcolo

Some of the most intelligent people I know have the least common sense.

Interesting observation.

11-11-2007 3:31 PM

hudgal1

Absent-minded professor syndrome?

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