Or a dingo, or a crocodile!
: Okay,
:
: I'll emend my post. I hope he hasn't been eaten by a hungry emu.
:
: Mike
:
: Oziebill wrote:
: > Rabies doesn't exist in Australia.
: >
: >
: > : > : Mike Koewler wrote:
: > : > David seems to have disappeared. I know a few months ago he typed he
: > : > was taking a serious break for a while and then a few weeks later he
: > : > posted here and in the Serif Forums for a while. I'm hoping he's
just
: > : > out panning for gold or touring the country and hasn't been eaten by
: > : > a rabid emu.
: > : >
: > : > Mike
: > :
: > : I'm hoping the latter... ;o) <eg>
: > :
: > : It would have to be a rabid dingo, though, as the rabies virus is
carried
: > in
: > : the saliva and is transmitted when another mammal is bitten. As birds
no
: > : longer have teeth, they cannot be carriers, therefore they cannot
transmit
: > : it.*
: > :
: > : *OK, for all I know they could carry it (though I don't think so) but,
as
: > : they are toothless, they cannot pass it on. Mind you, a kangaroo could
: > carry
: > : it but, as herbivores, their teeth are probably not sharp enough to
pierce
: > : the skin (I've been bitten by a sheep, but it didn't draw blood).
: > :
: > : Yes, I know, I'm boring...
: > :
: > :
: > : --
: > : In memory of MS MVP Alex Nichol:
http://www.dts-l.org/
: > :
: > :
: >
: >
