At 20:57 1999-12-24 -0800, jean-claude wrote:

>Viruses are just a bit of genetic information spreading inside a species or
>between species.

>Sorry to take advantage of  your temporary uneasiness, to say that there is
>no point at trying to fight information .

Information theory  (a branch of science) says that information is in fact
free, has no costs. The cost involved is getting rid of unwanted
information. And as most information is noise and misinformation the latter
of which the flu virus belongs, this means a high cost. The theory You
refer to about usefulness of viruses is _very_ unproved.

- Hans