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Klara writes:
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| We use down duvets, but I've wanted to get a few more Hungarian goose
| down pillows (the BEST) - but have been put off at the thought of bird
| flu. Do you suppose I'm silly?

Yes. Influenza effectively doesn't have a stable form, and so can be
transmitted only directly. Now, if you were to worry about tetanus
or anthrax from using rawhide for bondage games, then you would be
being entirely rational (if mildly kinky) :-)


Regards,
Nick Maclaren.