She'd be a fool to think that an outbreak is impossible but if you were to ask her about an uncontrollable incident i think youd find that wasnt her concern
I would like to see these facts, too. I've spoken to several infectious disease experts as well, and I've not heard a single one say it can't spread outside of Africa. In fact, one is extremely concerned about this outbreak. She's intelligent enough to preface her concern with caution, though.
Seems to be some lag in here just getting away from the thread.
*edit* Did you suddenly do a 180 degree turn, after you're not too worried about things, after accusing me of being a sensationist earlier ?
+1 ... it is worth it to just create the name of the plague... "My __ has infected the world"If you've played "plague Inc" you'd know that you need to get your infectivity and vectors of infection up before you boost your lethality. And if you haven't played it you should
The WHO isn't advising that people avoid travel or trade in the affected areas. Apparently they don't think this has much chance of spreading outside the currently affected areas.
but the chance of it successfully spreading to other continents is quite low, it's relatively easy to quarantine, and outbreaks in Africa even more so (lack of roads in the areas with large outbreaks).
TBH rabies is far scarier. And if you want to be really rational about it the flu is probably the one that you want to be most scared of.
Why are you acting like the first line of defense is all there is? This disease CAN'T spread rampantly in the USA for fundamental reasons. It's very easy to isolate here. Before you act hysterical and indignant and smarter than the authorities, the least you can do is read up on the subject.
Toon in December where this disease combines with the FLU!
It's interesting to go back and look at the people who are "eh, whatever" nothing bad will ever happen type of conversation...
Will it make zombies?
Ok, but if that's how you want to be don't be surprised if someone's calling you a tard if it's New Year's and there has been no uncontrolled outbreak in the US.
Precautions by the govt, sure. That's exactly why they're quarantining (or whatever nice word they're using for it) several dozen people that the Liberian may have had contact with. That's all well and good, but there's nothing I can personally do that's going to make any positive difference, except perhaps exhorting people to chill the eff out before starting a run on WalMart or giving themselves ulcers.
She'd be a fool to think that an outbreak is impossible but if you were to ask her about an uncontrollable incident i think youd find that wasnt her concern
Ebola of the spine?
Well, I am more than a little worried because I have to travel to D/FW airport a lot. The last thing I need is to pick this shit up someplace when I have no fucking clue where an infected passenger has even been.
mmm hmm.
Yeah but they will be sniffly zombies that can't be bothered to get out of bed so no worries there.Will it make zombies?
They both have a similar R0 numbers, flu is somewhere between 1.2 and 2.0 depending if you are looking at the seasonal or nastier ones. Ebola is 1.6.I will play Devil's Advocate here and point out that all the officials trying to downplay how contagious it is by saying that it only spreads by fluids and isn't airborne: well, same thing goes for the flu and yet it spreads rampantly every year. Doorknobs, telephones, runny noses from the cold, and people seeking warmth indoors, that's all it takes to trigger each flu season.