On 1/23/2015 4:25 PM, Xeno wrote:
> On 24/01/2015 7:47 AM, Sqwertz wrote:
>> On Fri, 23 Jan 2015 13:36:36 -0600, Janet Wilder wrote:
>>
>>> Neither of us can tolerate hot-spicy foods. What are some things in Ho
>>> Chi Minh City that you all would recommend we order?
>>>
>>> No chicken--the travel nurse said not to order chicken because of
>>> bird flu.
>>
>> Your nurse is paranoid and over-reactive. You stand a much better
>> chance of getting salmonella or listeria here in the U.S. than you do
>> getting bird flu in SE Asia. Your best bet in Vietnam right now is
>> contracting measles more than anything else.
>>
>> -sw
>>
> True. It seems the only people who contract bird flu are those who work
> full time with live chickens. The paranoia spreads far more readily than
> the bird flu does.
>
It was my friend's travel nurse who is with Kaiser. It is in Kaiser's
literature on traveling to those countries.

I've had more than my share of health issues and I live with (currently
in remission) lung cancer, so please understand if I'm a bit over cautious.

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From somewhere very deep in the heart of Texas