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Topic: Anyone following the ebola outbreak? - page 13. (Read 39836 times)

legendary
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October 11, 2014, 06:08:17 AM
The number of reported cases for the last week was significantly lower than the previous week. But at the same time, there are concerns that the cases are getting massively under-reported now.
hero member
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October 11, 2014, 01:20:20 AM
Ebola isn't effective enough as a weapon.

"Never let a crisis go to waste."

An Ebola Outbreak Would Be Advantageous For Globalists
legendary
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Gresham's Lawyer
October 10, 2014, 06:47:34 PM
Ebola isn't effective enough as a weapon. Influenza H7N9 would be much more attractive in such application, because asymptomatic carriership could be quite regular scenario in case of H7N9 infection. According to Beijing' Health Bureau deputy director (Zhong Dongpo), asymptomatic carriership introduces a serious threat in case of H7N9 epidemy.

http://edition.cnn.com/2013/04/16/world/asia/china-birdflu/

In theory, yes.  Yes it would.  So would many other things.
It is a bit harder to get ahold of at the moment, however.
legendary
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October 10, 2014, 06:12:11 PM
Ebola isn't effective enough as a weapon. Influenza H7N9 would be much more attractive in such application, because asymptomatic carriership could be quite regular scenario in case of H7N9 infection. According to Beijing' Health Bureau deputy director (Zhong Dongpo), asymptomatic carriership introduces a serious threat in case of H7N9 epidemy.

http://edition.cnn.com/2013/04/16/world/asia/china-birdflu/
legendary
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Gresham's Lawyer
October 10, 2014, 04:32:28 PM
"Public Health Emergency Declared In Connecticut Over Ebola: Civil Rights Suspended Indefinitely"

http://www.zerohedge.com/news/2014-10-10/public-health-emergency-declared-connecticut-over-ebola-civil-rights-suspended-indef
LOL, actually something like an Ebola breakout is exactly what demands these measures.
And... these sorts of measures are exactly what will attract ebola from those who would use it as a biological weapon.
legendary
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October 10, 2014, 03:52:00 PM
"Public Health Emergency Declared In Connecticut Over Ebola: Civil Rights Suspended Indefinitely"

http://www.zerohedge.com/news/2014-10-10/public-health-emergency-declared-connecticut-over-ebola-civil-rights-suspended-indef
LOL, actually something like an Ebola breakout is exactly what demands these measures.

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Proof-of-Stake Blockchain Network
October 10, 2014, 02:08:05 PM
"Public Health Emergency Declared In Connecticut Over Ebola: Civil Rights Suspended Indefinitely"

http://www.zerohedge.com/news/2014-10-10/public-health-emergency-declared-connecticut-over-ebola-civil-rights-suspended-indef
hero member
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October 10, 2014, 09:18:02 AM
Interesting map following the spread of this disease: http://healthmap.org/ebola/#timeline
Projections section reports a pretty high number for the end of the month.
The last cases of these last 2 days are still not reported here btw.
hero member
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October 10, 2014, 02:06:32 AM
So far, all the 48 people with whom they had contact Duncan while he was contagious
appear to be virus free.
legendary
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October 10, 2014, 01:20:56 AM
The point is that Ebola isn't an airborne virus but transferred through bodily fluid so unless the patient pukes across the hallway, there isn't much risk of infection.

Not as simple as that. If the patient (in the advanced stages) sneezes and someone else is standing in the vicinity, then there is a strong chance that the other person might get infected.
legendary
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October 10, 2014, 01:13:00 AM
This could wipe out a lot of earths population if it isn't contained.

This is how a spanish hospital is isolating an ebola-infected nurse



http://www.zerohedge.com/news/2014-10-07/tuesday-humor-spains-ebola-containment-protocols

Obviously not that serious then. I'm thinking I'll be fine as long as I'm not taking vaccines.

The point is that Ebola isn't an airborne virus but transferred through bodily fluid so unless the patient pukes across the hallway, there isn't much risk of infection.
legendary
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October 10, 2014, 12:35:25 AM
Medical service people have a 10x mortality risk in this so far.
Some others just walk out.

The health care professionals are having high morality in countries like Liberia and Sierra Leone, as there is a shortage of protection equipment. If proper protection is taken, then the chances of Ebola spreading to them is minimal.
legendary
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Gresham's Lawyer
October 09, 2014, 07:14:06 AM
This could wipe out a lot of earths population if it isn't contained. WHO has said we have about a month or its game over.

Nope. The mortality rate from Ebola is around 70%. Those who survive the disease, gains immunity from it for more than 10 years (by which time the virus mutates). So it is not going to wipe out humanity.
70% mortality rate would have huge negative impacts on the world. If that much of the world population were to die then we would likely experience skills and production mismatch which could potentially lead to the inability to produce enough food and other necessities

The phone polishers that can learn to harvest get to survive.
The main skill shortage will be medical.  
Medical service people have a 10x mortality risk in this so far.
Some others just walk out.
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October 09, 2014, 01:03:16 AM
This could wipe out a lot of earths population if it isn't contained. WHO has said we have about a month or its game over.

Nope. The mortality rate from Ebola is around 70%. Those who survive the disease, gains immunity from it for more than 10 years (by which time the virus mutates). So it is not going to wipe out humanity.
70% mortality rate would have huge negative impacts on the world. If that much of the world population were to die then we would likely experience skills and production mismatch which could potentially lead to the inability to produce enough food and other necessities
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legendary
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Gresham's Lawyer
October 09, 2014, 12:25:05 AM
Top 20 cities by population:

1.  Tokyo, Japan (37,126,000)
2.   Jakarta, Indonesia (26,063,000)
3.   Seoul, South Korea (22,547,000)
4.   Delhi, India (22,242,000)
5.   Shanghai, China (20,860,000)
6.   Manila, Philippines (20,767,000)
7.   Karachi, Pakistan (20,711,000)
8.   New York, USA (20,464,000)
9.   Sao Paulo, Brazil (20,186,000)
10.   Mexico City, Mexico (19,463,000)
11.   Cairo, Egypt (17,816,000)
12.   Beijing, China (17,311,000)
13.   Osaka, Japan (17,011,000)
14.   Mumbai (Bombay), India (16,910,000)
15.   Guangzhou, China (16,827,000)
16.   Moscow, Russia (15,512,000)
17.   Los Angeles, USA (14,900,000)
18.   Calcutta, India (14,374,000)
19.   Dhaka, Bangladesh (14,000,000)
20.   Buenos Aires, Argentina (13,639,000)
Nothing detected from 7 suspected in Los Angeles.
http://www.dailynews.com/health/20141008/lax-passenger-suspected-of-having-ebola-is-cleared
legendary
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October 08, 2014, 11:39:42 PM
This could wipe out a lot of earths population if it isn't contained. WHO has said we have about a month or its game over.

Nope. The mortality rate from Ebola is around 70%. Those who survive the disease, gains immunity from it for more than 10 years (by which time the virus mutates). So it is not going to wipe out humanity.
legendary
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October 08, 2014, 02:49:32 PM
Although there's no proven therapy or vaccine for Ebola, doctors hope that blood transfusions from survivors will provide current patients with antibodies that will help their immune systems fight off the virus."

http://www.usatoday.com/story/news/nation/2014/10/08/camerman-ebola-transfusion/16906983/

That's quite risky because blood of survivor could be the source of infection. There was an old study on this subject... According to results of PCR, the significant part of survivors have stable titres of viral RNA in their blood and there is no idea how to get rid of infection in such case. So their blood could be used to help patients with ebola disease, but not for protection or emergency treatment... Roll Eyes By the way, survivors have got a recommendation to use condoms to prevent risks of infection of their partners.

http://www.reuters.com/article/2014/10/07/us-health-ebola-condoms-idUSKCN0HW1P820141007
member
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October 08, 2014, 12:14:18 PM
This could wipe out a lot of earths population if it isn't contained. WHO has said we have about a month or its game over.
Sure would ease up that global warming though.
Too many people.
Nature culls the heard

Millions of people will die, a huge swath cut through the nations of the world, a giant percentage of humanity laid to waste.
Yet, the real question still remains...
How will this affect the value of my bitcoins?
This reason why we have ~1 month is because of flu season. There will be a lot of people with ebola like symptoms that only have the flu. There will also be people that have ebola that doctors will assume only has the flu and will be allowed to remain in the "general population" this will result in a lot more people getting infected then if we were not in flu season
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