Ebola is freaking me out!!
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UsedToBeHusky wrote: »And before Ebola it was Swine Flu. And before that, Bird Flu. Soon you'll see a new "breakthrough drug" that prevents the spread of Ebola, once everyone is good and scared. Our drug manufacturer saviors will make it available - and watch the money roll in.
Actually, they have been working on a vaccine for ebola since before this recent outbreak. I'm not sure how close they are to distributing it though.
I think I heard that they were testing it on volunteers over here (UK) but it would be 4 years until they know if it's safe. - Might be wrong about that though
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MyaPapaya75 wrote: »
Isn't this the truthAlatariel75 wrote: »
Truth!0 -
stop...watching...the...mainstream news...0
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The chocolate hasn't been affected. The countries that produce the most cocoa (Ghana and Cote d'Ivoire) won't let people from infected countries past their borders.0
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Those do not look like big friendly letters. And frankly, that flashing is making me panic even more.trinatrina1984 wrote: »
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Lots of people had Polio in the 1940s-1960s, Spanish Flu epidemic ended in 1920.Alatariel75 wrote: »I think they found out that bird flu didn't freak us out enough...swine flu didn't freak us out enough...anthrax didn't scare us enough...and now it's Ebola. Next it'll be the black plague...now THAT *kitten* is scary!
Nah, that shiz is like the clap - used to be terrifying, now it's fixed with a decent dose of antibiotics
HAHAHA! Actually Leprosy is the same way.
I do agree that it's fear mongering...there hasn't been a legit epidemic in the US of any of these kinds of diseases...and no pandemics since what-the Spanish Flu?
But the Media broadcasts it to scare people and to keep people watching...just silly.
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Keepcalmanddontblink wrote: »
Those do not look like big friendly letters. And frankly, that flashing is making me panic even more.trinatrina1984 wrote: »
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And before Ebola it was Swine Flu. And before that, Bird Flu. Soon you'll see a new "breakthrough drug" that prevents the spread of Ebola, once everyone is good and scared. Our drug manufacturer saviors will make it available - and watch the money roll in.
the whole worldwide government disease conspiracy argument seems alot less convincing when you realize almost every wealthy nation provides free health care0 -
i agree, seems there are numeous other diseases here as well.0
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You gone die0
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I live about 5 blocks away from all of this.0
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again, so many diseases here , present and in the past......I wouldnt worry....and the Black plauge from the middle ages was spread by rats ....the one in the Renassiance period, about 400 years ago0
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I eat Swiss chocolate, so I'm golden. 0
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Being obese, smoking tobacco and drinking alcohol is a choice. Ebola is not. Ebola is highly contagious and "airborne" to a degree. When someone coughs, sneezes or, in the case of Ebola, vomits, he releases a spray of secretions into the air. Droplet-borne germs can travel in these secretions to infect someone a few feet away, often through open wounds, eyes, nose or mouth. A study conducted in 2012 showed that Ebola was able to travel between pigs and monkeys that were in separate cages and were never placed in direct contact.
The fact of the matter is, Ebola will continue to spread, due to the fact we are letting people fly into our country from Ebola stricken regions without quarantining them for the 21 day incubation period. Expect cases all across the United States and globally. Air traffic should be halted immediately to and from these areas and quarantines should be enforced.
The CDC has come out and said they are estimating 1.4 million people infected with Ebola by January 2015. The WHO has also come out and said they are expecting 5000-10,000 cases weekly by December 2014. Also, doctors/medical workers are being infected through top-line bio-hazard gear. Keep believing the TV! First they said it wouldn't come here, then they said it wouldn't spread, now it's here and spreading.
We should be concerned and keep a close eye on both Ebola and Enterovirus D68. Don't take my word for it though, do your own research.
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@therocpile. you are misinformed and spreading misinformation. Ebola is NOT airborne to any degree. It is only spread by body fluids such as blood, sweat, saliva, urine and feces. Actual contact with those fluids has to be made in order to transmit the disease. Those numbers you are sharing are not numbers for the US, they are for Africa, and only if current infection rates continue. (worst case scenario) Medical workers are not being infected through bio-hazard gear. they are being infected by not initiating protocols soon enough. Medical workers following protocols in Africa have not become infected.0
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This Ebola didnt start in Africa, Im pretty sure. Started in South America.
And honestly, you dont have to worry about Ebola unless you touch the body fluids of someone who is infected. Its not like it can be transmitted through air.0 -
The death rate is 50%. I think I'll become a hermit. Bring on winter, kill it all!0
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and what kind of crap chocolate are you guys eating? All my stuff is straight single bean varietals hand picked in central america.0
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Did you freak out on Y2K, too?0
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Alatariel75 wrote: »
*slow clap* thank you0
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