Radiation suit

[Annpan]

Just after the first world war bird flu was called 'Spanish Flu' I think that it killed more people in Europe than the war actually killed and it developed in the trenches etc... lack of hygine and apparently chickens were often kept by soldiers for meat...

Also... as a bird's body heat is higher than humans, some people sleep with the birds in their bed (like you might do with a cat or dog) That is probably where people catch it.

But as it does not travel through radiation but through prolonged contact with infected birds I doubt a radiation suit would help... mind you... unless you had a chicken in there with you you are likely to at least avoid the contact.

[QuakerBear]

Nev,

That was the theory for a long time and plague is still one of the main candidates but there are several factors which suggest it wasn't. One of the main ones being that Iceland got the Black Death but didn't have rats, ergo no fleas either. It's a long time since I read about it but I think pulmonary anthrax has also been put forward. Nice.

What ever it was it wasn't the same as the bubonic plague we have today.

[Wombat]

Nev,

That was the theory for a long time and plague is still one of the main candidates but there are several factors which suggest it wasn't. One of the main ones being that Iceland got the Black Death but didn't have rats, ergo no fleas either. It's a long time since I read about it but I think pulmonary anthrax has also been put forward. Nice.

What ever it was it wasn't the same as the bubonic plague we have today.

Hmmm, No worries, mate!

My info is obviously out of date!

Nev

[Cheezy]

Would a radiation suit protect against bird flu? Not that I am paranoid or anything

What you need is to get yersel down the army surplus. You can buy NBC (Nuclear,Biological,Chemical) suites, along with the respirators.

Bizzarely enough we had a conversation at work this morning about them , because one of the lads likes to fish and has ordered one off Ebay, as his current jacket isn't as waterproof as it used to be, and isn't very warm.....
So he see's an ad for NBC suites, waterproof and warm and decides to buy one for £14. (whats wrong with a jumper and water proof I don't know.)
Another lad who is a bit of a softball nutter (hard core paint ball, where you actually fire small pellets at each other while dressed up as military nutters) tells him the local army surplus sells them for £9. As he has several...who are these people who work for me?.

In short for £9 you could get an NBC suite, buy the respirator and that should work. Your meant to replace the suites after contact and heavy use, as they have a layer of charcoal to absorb the chemicals/radiation.