EBOLA, creeping timebomb?

[awa355]

Is this just a passing phase like Bird/Swine flu? or something deadlier?
Seems strange that such a deadly natural occuring desease has only been reconized since 1976. 1500 dead from Ebola so far, doesn't seem like a lot.


http://www.nzherald.co.nz/world/news...ectid=11305873

[Katman]

Is this just a passing phase like Bird/Swine flu? or something deadlier?

Either that or something to keep people's minds off other issues.

[bluninja]

Well a flu pandemic would be much worse. At least in this outbreak the reported death rate is 55% of infected. Earlier outbreaks were 90% mortality. At least the virus hasn't yet gone airborne.

Hmmmm imagine if an infected person was given a semtex vest and then blew themselves up in a place packed with people.....Helllo Bio-terrorism

[mashman]

Well a flu pandemic would be much worse. At least in this outbreak the reported death rate is 55% of infected. Earlier outbreaks were 90% mortality. At least the virus hasn't yet gone airborne.

Hmmmm imagine if an infected person was given a semtex vest and then blew themselves up in a place packed with people.....Helllo Bio-terrorism

Perhaps the local population have more of an immune defense than the rest of the world?

Are you volunteering your services?

[pzkpfw]

Well a flu pandemic would be much worse. At least in this outbreak the reported death rate is 55% of infected. Earlier outbreaks were 90% mortality. At least the virus hasn't yet gone airborne.

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A lower death rate can help it spread further, so can actually be worse (in the long run) than a high death rate.

(e.g. the ultimate deadly virus that instantly killed the infected person, would itself die out if there was then no way for it to spread to the next person.)

An Ebola that spread easily via a sneeze before the host dies - that'd be something to get very very scared of.

[oldrider]

Is this just a passing phase like Bird/Swine flu? or something deadlier?
Seems strange that such a deadly natural occuring desease has only been reconized since 1976. 1500 dead from Ebola so far, doesn't seem like a lot.


http://www.nzherald.co.nz/world/news...ectid=11305873

Creation of mass fear and then "suddenly" a medical breakthrough and the "compulsory" need to vaccinate all citizens by law!

How extraordinarily surprising ... a law for "compulsory mass medication around the world" ... fear of the masses will demand it be done ... gotcha!

[Laava]

Creation of mass fear and then "suddenly" a medical breakthrough and the "compulsory" need to vaccinate all citizens by law!

How extraordinarily surprising ... a law for "compulsory mass medication around the world" ... fear of the masses will demand it be done ... gotcha!

Bet they sneak a little microchip in there to control our minds while they're at it!

[mashman]

Bet they sneak a little microchip in there to control our minds while they're at it!

Yeah, but that would require that you had a mind first.

[Laava]

Yeah, but that would require that you had a mind first.

Feeling a bit bitchy today bro?

[mashman]

Feeling a bit bitchy today bro?

Nah... you feeling a little sorry for yourself are ya hun?

[Oscar]

Ebola is about as infectious as leprosy.
In a western setting it simply would not propagate.

[Laava]

Nah... you feeling a little sorry for yourself are ya hun?

Yep, I'm still at work.

[JimO]

its the start of the zombie apocalypse

[unstuck]

Either that or something to keep people's minds off other issues.

Seems to be my take on it too.

[mashman]

Yep, I'm still at work.

Ach that'll be over soon... and it's the weekend too.