Ebola

[planetdoc]

Aid organisation Doctors Without Borders says an Ebola outbreak suspected of killing at least 78 people in Guinea is an "unprecedented epidemic".
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has spread across the west African nation.

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Another article says

The WHO says 83 people in Guinea have died in suspected cases of Ebola, which is spread by close contact and kills between 25% and 90% of its victims. It has now spread to neighbouring Liberia, as well as Guinea's capital, Conakry, which has a population of two million people. Sierra Leone has also reported five suspected cases, none of which have yet been confirmed, while Senegal, which also borders Guinea, has closed its land border.

So we know that Ebola has a high mortality rate. The hemoragic fever (people bleed to death) usually kills so quickly that the spread is limited in the rural areas affected. In this instance Ebola cases have been found within large populations spread over large geographic areas. Previously Ebola transmission was via contact with bodily fluids (diarhea, vomit) of an affected person.

Recent research has found

Recent research In late 2012, Canadian scientists discovered that the deadliest form of the virus could be transmitted by air between species. They managed to prove that the virus was transmitted from pigs to monkeys without any direct contact between them, leading to fears that airborne transmission could be contributing to the wider spread of the disease in parts of Africa.

airborne transmission greatly increases virility of the disease. Ebola has no known cure.

[dmahurin]

Originally Posted by TribalElder

[BWillie]

Originally Posted by tecumseh

No planes in or out of Africa, period.

I hafta agree. If that shit becomes airborne watch out. The only good news is it hits so quick and im pretty sure its only a day or 2 incubation period so that actually helps it not spread too far, I think.

[Just Passin' By]

So.........


Flaming Ebola trees?

[Silock]

Originally Posted by BWillie

I hafta agree. If that shit becomes airborne watch out. The only good news is it hits so quick and im pretty sure its only a day or 2 incubation period so that actually helps it not spread too far, I think.

The article I read said the incubation period was from 4 to 16 days.

[chiefzilla1501]

Of course I hate ebola. I refuse to get it until they upgrade to iBola / every Mac geek

[Smed1065]

Ebola is the same as a Chiefs fan o, except it does'nt last like the Chiefs.........Less than 20 years........

[Smed1065]

Originally Posted by Smed1065

Ebola is the same as a Chiefs fan o, except it does'nt last like the Chiefs.........Less than 20 years........

Guess 10 at a time works the same....... Unless your are a GR...........

[Dayze]

I saw Ebola in Fresno in '99 when they opened for Megadeth.

[Smed1065]

Same as a TMN QB. Least it will drop off front page as that5 hack will..........

Go running QB for history.

[tooge]

I'm impervious to the Ebola. It once got too close so I hurled its ass a solid 70 yards in the air. It then chased me, but my 4.4 speed was too much for the Ebola. BTW, I had an Ebola protein shake before my second workout this morning. I was then able to bench 450!

[planetdoc]

Why an Ebola epidemic is spinning out of control
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The Ebola epidemic now raging across three countries in West Africa is three-fold larger than any other outbreak ever recorded for this terrible disease; the only one to have occurred in urban areas and to cross national borders; and officially urgent and serious. At least 1,090 people have contracted the awful disease this year, though the epidemic's true scope is unknown because of widespread opposition to health authorities in afflicted Guinea, Liberia and Sierra Leone.

Today, the World Health Organization is officially loath to say so, but under these circumstances, this epidemic is beyond anybody's control.

[Shekelsteinberg]

When in doubt, get to madagascar

[Ebolapox]

You rang?

[Iowanian]

We should hurry up and start sneaking people from those diseased ravaged areas into all of our major cities.

[tecumseh]

Originally Posted by Iowanian

We should hurry up and start sneaking people from those diseased ravaged areas into all of our major cities.

I see what you did there.