Ebola is out of control

[tangent4ronpaul]

Ebola is out of control
WHO released roadmap to contain it within 6-9 months.
will require 750 additional international staff. No one wants to go.
150 health care workers have died.
will cost half a billion for next 6 months. Much more if AirWHO has to keep running
There are shortages of supplies of everything
over 1,500 have died. over 40% of those in the last 3 weeks.
20,000 are expected to become infected before it's over. Thats the low number.
Who believes there are 2-4 unidentified cases for every identified case
Outbreak is expected to spread to at least 10 more countries.
several new drugs are being fast tracked and sent into production for immediate availability if they pass the human trials.
virus has mutated over 300 times in this outbreak alone.

http://www.voanews.com/content/who-fears-ebola-outbreak-could-infect-20-thousand-people/2430758.html
http://www.voanews.com/content/gene...a-leone-show-virus-mutating-fast/2431477.html
http://westmorelandtimes.com/news/1...esponse-to-the-ebola-outbreak-in-west-africa/
http://apps.who.int/iris/bitstream/10665/131596/1/EbolaResponseRoadmap.pdf?ua=1

-t

 

[NorthCarolinaLiberty]

Something's out of control, alright.

 

[orenbus]

Did any more Americans die? No? Okay back to sleep ZZZzzzZZZzzzZZzzz...

 

[tangent4ronpaul]

This thread has been brought to you by the letter "e"...

-t

 

[extortion17]

http://www.voanews.com/content/who-fears-ebola-outbreak-could-infect-20-thousand-people/2430758.html

"cost nearly a half-billion dollars, and cause thousands of deaths before the epidemic raging in West Africa ends. "

ends ? wow, WHO has a great PR spin department at least.

Ebola doesn't just "end" -
and fwiw, Ebola is not a new virus . . . it is just new in the mass media and reported public awareness, that's all.

and we are so glad there is a "roadmap" now too









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[luctor-et-emergo]

http://www.voanews.com/content/who-fears-ebola-outbreak-could-infect-20-thousand-people/2430758.html

"cost nearly a half-billion dollars, and cause thousands of deaths before the epidemic raging in West Africa ends. "

ends ? wow, WHO has a great PR spin department at least.

Ebola doesn't just "end" -
and fwiw, Ebola is not a new virus . . . it is just new in the mass media and reported public awareness, that's all.

and we are so glad there is a "roadmap" now too









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The WHO is not talking about ending the existence of Ebola, they state (which you copied); "the epidemic raging in West Africa ends." They are talking about the worst outbreak of Ebola since it's discovery, how bad ? Significantly worse than any outbreak before.

Ebola is something that's of mild concern when it pops up somewhere every now and then. It's in several very poor countries and the outbreak does not show any slowing down, in fact it seems to get worse still. The problem is that these countries do not have anything to fight this and their people aren't helping either.

It's not a great concern in developed countries, but it could become just that. If this outbreak is not stopped and it continues to infect more and more people then it's only a matter of time before people here start getting infected as well. There may be some experimental medicines for it but have they been shown to work yet ?

 

[CaptUSA]

So I read The Hot Zone back in the 90's.
http://www.amazon.com/The-Hot-Zone-Terrifying-Origins/dp/0385479565

This is something that infectious disease scientists freak out about. Strains of Ebola pop up from time to time and usually go dormant for some unknown reason, only to pop up again later with a mutated strain. Each time a strain of the virus pops up, it's a little different and has different characteristics. According to the book, it's like the virus is trying to find a way to reproduce most efficiently. And with the latest mutations increasing their pace, it looks like the virus is learning faster. That scares the hell out of them because if it succeeds, that means the percentage of people who die from the virus will be lower, but the percentage of infections will be way higher. That means the death toll will be catastrophic.

Anyway, I say that because this is what has the scientists all worked up. I don't think it's the media creating the frenzy, it's those who are looking at the potential. The media is just picking up on their concern.

However. And this is a big "however". This is still in the very early stages. This virus has a way of popping up and going back to sleep. I would imagine this time will be no different. It'll just take a little longer til that rest happens. In the meantime, we can expect all sorts of panic. It's kinda akin to the Yellowstone caldera in my opinion. This is certainly good reason for concern, and it's only a matter of time before it explodes, but that time may still be a long way off.

 

[tangent4ronpaul]

So I read The Hot Zone back in the 90's.
http://www.amazon.com/The-Hot-Zone-Terrifying-Origins/dp/0385479565

This is something that infectious disease scientists freak out about. Strains of Ebola pop up from time to time and usually go dormant for some unknown reason, only to pop up again later with a mutated strain. Each time a strain of the virus pops up, it's a little different and has different characteristics. According to the book, it's like the virus is trying to find a way to reproduce most efficiently. And with the latest mutations increasing their pace, it looks like the virus is learning faster. That scares the hell out of them because if it succeeds, that means the percentage of people who die from the virus will be lower, but the percentage of infections will be way higher. That means the death toll will be catastrophic.

Anyway, I say that because this is what has the scientists all worked up. I don't think it's the media creating the frenzy, it's those who are looking at the potential. The media is just picking up on their concern.

However. And this is a big "however". This is still in the very early stages. This virus has a way of popping up and going back to sleep. I would imagine this time will be no different. It'll just take a little longer til that rest happens. In the meantime, we can expect all sorts of panic. It's kinda akin to the Yellowstone caldera in my opinion. This is certainly good reason for concern, and it's only a matter of time before it explodes, but that time may still be a long way off.

Or it could be an international pandemic threatening all human life on earth.

Don't dismiss this too quick.

-t

 

[CaptUSA]

Or it could be an international pandemic threatening all human life on earth.

Lol. Ok, or it could be that.

Let's regroup in a year and see, K?

 

[Carlybee]

Got my colloidal silver

 

[tangent4ronpaul]

Whatever. Laugh if you want. I'll be buying more N95 masks.

-t

 

[Working Poor]

Got my colloidal silver

I make mine

 

[pcosmar]

It is only a matter of time.

I saw in heaven another great and marvelous sign: seven angels with the seven last plagues--last, because with them God's wrath is completed.

And I have no idea,, if this is part of the last plagues.. But sooner or later,, the evil of this world will piss God off enough.
And the Evil seems to be increasing,, world wide.

 

[CaptUSA]

Whatever. Laugh if you want. I'll be buying more N95 masks.

-t

Good luck with that. This is what USAMRIID uses when dealing with the virus.

Full containment with inflated suits so that if it gets punctured, the air inside pushes any airborne virus away. I remember reading where one of the researchers had a bandage covering a small wound and her suit was punctured allowing possible exposure to the wound. Their fear was that she was already infected.

Not sure a mask will do much for you.

 

[Brian4Liberty]

Did they ever say how the two American aid workers contracted Ebola? Supposedly they would be taking modern precautions...

 

[Acala]

Or it could be an international pandemic threatening all human life on earth.

Don't dismiss this too quick.

-t

Ebola is not very contagious. Unlike air borne and vector borne diseases (plague, influenza, etc.) infection requires direct contact with secretions of an infected person. Certainly diseases like typhoid and cholera that are transmitted in the same manner as ebola have caused problems at times, but they are easily controlled. A little bit of hygiene goes a long way.

Now it is "possible" that the ebola virus will evolve in such a way that it becomes highly cantagious. That would be a problem. It is also possible that aliens are planning to attack us. And there is no way to know which is more probable.

 

[RonPaulIsGreat]

Pretty sure I had Ebola yesterday, I had liquid diarrhea all day long, but I defeated it, so am now immune.

 

[LibertyEagle]

Ebola is not very contagious. Unlike air borne and vector borne diseases (plague, influenza, etc.) infection requires direct contact with secretions of an infected person. Certainly diseases like typhoid and cholera that are transmitted in the same manner as ebola have caused problems at times, but they are easily controlled. A little bit of hygiene goes a long way.

Now it is "possible" that the ebola virus will evolve in such a way that it becomes highly cantagious. That would be a problem. It is also possible that aliens are planning to attack us. And there is no way to know which is more probable.

I'm not so sure about that.

While all Ebola virus species have displayed the ability to be spread through airborne particles (aerosols) under research conditions, this type of spread has not been documented among humans in a real-world setting, such as a hospital or household.

http://www.cdc.gov/vhf/ebola/pdf/fact-sheet.pdf

 

[donnay]

Ebola is not very contagious. Unlike air borne and vector borne diseases (plague, influenza, etc.) infection requires direct contact with secretions of an infected person. Certainly diseases like typhoid and cholera that are transmitted in the same manner as ebola have caused problems at times, but they are easily controlled. A little bit of hygiene goes a long way.

Now it is "possible" that the ebola virus will evolve in such a way that it becomes highly cantagious. That would be a problem. It is also possible that aliens are planning to attack us. And there is no way to know which is more probable.

Except when governments weaponize it. However, the interesting thing it mimics flu symptoms...I can see people freaking out (understandingly so) if they get the flu and lots of chaos will ensue. Of course that is what government likes best--order out of chaos. We are heading into flu season. . .

Stock up on Colloidal silver!

 

[Brian4Liberty]

Ebola is not very contagious. Unlike air borne and vector borne diseases (plague, influenza, etc.) infection requires direct contact with secretions of an infected person.

That's what we have been told.

My question still stands:

Did they ever say how the two American aid workers contracted Ebola? Supposedly they would be taking modern precautions...