Anyone following the ebola outbreak? - page 21.

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Quote from: RedDiamond on September 02, 2014, 09:08:02 AM

Quote from: Swordsoffreedom on August 25, 2014, 03:34:26 AM

More ebola news, still spreading I wonder how long until the initial stages of transmission end.
Two new cases of Ebola reported in Democratic Republic of Congo
http://www.vox.com/2014/8/24/6063027/ebola-virus-found-in-the-democratic-republic-of-the-congo

According a virological analysis the outbreak in Democratic Republic of Congo is a distinct and independent event, with no relationship to the outbreak in west Africa:

http://www.who.int/mediacentre/news/ebola/2-september-2014/en/

This would actually be a worse case, than if it were related.

If you aren't in Africa and aren't going there, there are still some questions to consider:
Will you be able to manage your social isolation if needed?
What will be the trigger for you to know when it is needed and engage in self-quarantining?
Do you have enough Zombie apocalypse movies to watch, or is the news enough?

You do NOT want to go to a hospital if this is anywhere near your area.
Ebola is the killer of the medical profession. Medical personnel are 1/10th the dead.
Worldwide there are about 13 doctors per 10000 people or about 1 for every 770 people.

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Quote from: Swordsoffreedom on August 25, 2014, 03:34:26 AM

More ebola news, still spreading I wonder how long until the initial stages of transmission end.
Two new cases of Ebola reported in Democratic Republic of Congo
http://www.vox.com/2014/8/24/6063027/ebola-virus-found-in-the-democratic-republic-of-the-congo

According a virological analysis the outbreak in Democratic Republic of Congo is a distinct and independent event, with no relationship to the outbreak in west Africa:

http://www.who.int/mediacentre/news/ebola/2-september-2014/en/

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Now it is already started to spread from remote villages to bigger cities in Sierra Leone: "Ebola is now spreading from the remote provinces and into the teeming cities such as Freetown, where 1.2 million people jostle for space. Previous outbreaks had been limited to remote villages, where containment was aided by geography. The thought of Ebola taking hold in a major city such as Freetown or Monrovia, Liberia’s capital, is a virological nightmare. Last week, the World Health Organization warned that the number of cases could hit 20,000 in West Africa."

http://www.washingtonpost.com/world/africa/it-was-already-the-worst-ebola-outbreak-in-history-now-its-moving-into-africas-cities/2014/08/30/31816ff2-2ed6-11e4-bb9b-997ae96fad33_story.html

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Quote from: AnonyMint on August 24, 2014, 05:39:16 PM

Luckily so far ebola's mode of transmission is apparently not yet airborne (or not enough) to be a threat to western civilization.

But mutation is possible and there are...

Correction: A microbiologist pointed out to me that if ebola mutated, the odds it wouldn't be the same virus, i.e. not as virulent because mutation is a randomized process so all variables of the pathogens genetic structure are at play. So if ebola remained virulent and became airborne, it could be reasonably assumed it was weaponized and engineered intentionally.

The coming global economic implosion could make the population weakened due to lack of nutrition which may facilitate spread of disease. Yet that still doesn't explain a potential pandemic. I am still searching for a plausible scenario.

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there is no doubt that this shiit ebola crap is hyped. Ban fucking cars. It kills more ppl than gunz or ebola combined. fuktards.

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Quote from: Swordsoffreedom on August 31, 2014, 06:31:25 AM

Back on the Vaccination front with regards to ZMapp
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In my opinion Skip Trials let people decide if they want to use it or not knowing full well the risk Ebola presents.

Money decides. The decision is not up to "the people".
Its not like anyone can just plant a seed in their yard, add water, and have a vaccine and government is stopping them.

If you are saying you want the leviathan to extract the money from everyone to pay for this instead of something else, you need to lobby more effectively than posting on a website.

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More scary news: "A group of researchers in Massachusetts claim that the Ebola virus is "rapidly mutating," which makes it difficult for doctors to diagnose and cure it. According to reports, a study found that nearly 400 genetic mutations of the virus were detected from the early patients in Sierra Leone.

The researchers fear the mutation rate will only be hampering the development of treatment including future vaccines."

http://au.ibtimes.com/articles/564676/20140831/ebola-virus-outbreak-mutation.htm

So it is like HIV virus.

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Somewhat surprised we haven't seen Ebola outbreaks yet in South Asia given the often disastrous sanitation situations
Probably just luck so far

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Back on the Vaccination front with regards to ZMapp
Ebola outbreak: ZMapp protects sick monkeys
Findings warrant further development of cocktail for clinical use, Canadian researchers say

A Phase 1 safety study is scheduled to begin in healthy humans in early 2015. Mapp BioPharmaceuticals, which has licensed the drug, is conducting the next stages of research needed to seek regulatory approval for ZMapp.

If safety data from a Phase 1 trial in humans in the U.S. supports the compassionate use of ZMapp, Kobinger expects it could be used under Health Canada’s special access program possibly by spring. But scaling up production in tobacco plants to stockpile thousands of doses is another matter.

So in other words
"Unfortunately, it's not like Hollywood where they make a drug or a vaccine in 24 hours and save the world. You know, it does take some time," Geisbert said.

In the meantime new cases will keep spreading
http://www.cbc.ca/news/world/ebola-outbreak-zmapp-protects-sick-monkeys-1.2750199

In my opinion Skip Trials let people decide if they want to use it or not knowing full well the risk Ebola presents.

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Bad news again: "Health workers have gone on strike at a major state-run Ebola treatment centre in Sierra Leone over pay and poor working conditions."

http://www.radioaustralia.net.au/international/2014-08-31/ebola-outbreak-health-workers-strike-in-sierra-leone-liberia-lifts-quarantine-measures/1362784

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A very bad news coming in. Senegal has confirmed its first Ebola victim. Now they become the fifth West African nation to get affected with Ebola, after Guinea, Liberia, Sierra Leone and Nigeria.

http://www.bbc.com/news/world-africa-28983554

Just like the cases in Nigeria, the confirmed case in Senegal was also caused by someone who traveled from one of the affected countries. Angry

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"U.S. health officials announced that the first human trial of an experimental Ebola vaccine will start next week, and that trials of other vaccines will follow close on its heels."

"The vaccine already has performed well in tests in animals, protecting them against Ebola infections."

http://www.usatoday.com/story/news/nation/2014/08/28/ebola-vaccine-trial/14716833/

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Quote from: RedDiamond on August 28, 2014, 11:09:08 AM

Quote from: bryant.coleman on August 28, 2014, 10:57:39 AM

The WHO is not publishing new disease updates on its site for almost a week now. What is the reason? Are they trying to hide something?

This disease outbreak news 28 August 2014 shows the latest official numbers: http://www.who.int/csr/don/2014_08_28_ebola/en/

So the outbreak continues to accelerate.

Hmm... so 454 new cases in 6 days. And almost two-thirds of the new cases from Liberia. Not surprising. And even more worrying, these figures don't include the probable cases from West Point.

Situation in Sierra Leone and Guinea is bad.. but what is happening in Liberia is horrible. If the Liberians have any commonsense, then they should ask Ellen Johnson Sirleaf to GTFO. So far, she has been a complete failure.

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Quote from: bryant.coleman on August 28, 2014, 10:57:39 AM

BTW, if anyone is having any update on the latest situation from the West Point slum, please post here.

The situation in West Point is desperate: "Inside the barrier, there is desperation. Behind the gate of a three-story apartment complex, 20 people pleaded with me to share their story. We have nothing to eat, nothing to drink, no medical care, they said. We have children, they told me."

https://news.yahoo.com/blogs/nightline-fix-abc-news/look-inside-slum-cut-off-ebola-outbreak-143734891.html

The disease is also tearing families apart: http://www.mirror.co.uk/news/world-news/mirrorman-braves-ebola-slums-witness-4122702

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Quote from: bryant.coleman on August 28, 2014, 10:57:39 AM

The WHO is not publishing new disease updates on its site for almost a week now. What is the reason? Are they trying to hide something?

This disease outbreak news 28 August 2014 shows the latest official numbers: http://www.who.int/csr/don/2014_08_28_ebola/en/

So the outbreak continues to accelerate.

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The WHO is not publishing new disease updates on its site for almost a week now. What is the reason? Are they trying to hide something?

Just heard the devastating news about a confirmed Ebola case from Port Harcourt (Nigeria). Just like Lagos, Port Harcourt is also home to millions of people, and is covered with ultra-high density slums. I am just hoping that this is an isolated case.

Also, Port Harcourt is situated in the Niger Delta, where a lot of international petroleum workers reside. Angry

BTW, if anyone is having any update on the latest situation from the West Point slum, please post here.

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"The total number of probable and confirmed cases in the current outbreak of Ebola virus disease (EVD) in the four affected countries as reported by the respective Ministries of Health of Guinea, Liberia, Nigeria, and Sierra Leone is 3069, with 1552 deaths.

The outbreak continues to accelerate. More than 40% of the total number of cases have occurred within the past 21 days. However, most cases are concentrated in only a few localities."

http://www.who.int/csr/don/2014_08_28_ebola/en/

So it is not looking very good now.

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Quote from: itsAj on August 26, 2014, 07:25:34 PM

surviving. This means that as the strains of the virus change and mutate they will likely be immune to antibiotics. (your have sound logic, but it is just bad for society).

Actually they do not even need to mutate, antibiotics can not kill viruses.

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Quote from: Scoremaster on August 27, 2014, 10:42:52 AM

no but seriously ebola is probably just something people are hyping

The biggest outbreak of one of the deadliest most viral diseases ever, just hype? If it really takes hold or breaks in to any major world cities then you're talking black death / spanish flu scenario

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Hi I am back from a long period of away time :)

l2 ebola! no but seriously ebola is probably just something people are hyping. ban baseball bats they kill more people per year than all gunz combined Sad

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