Ebola only killed 4000 people in Africa.
So let's say ebola kills 4000. Year in the usa. That's less than the number of alcohol deaths a year.
Should not be any cause for alarm.
College kills 1800 students a year from alcohol.
http://www.niaaa.nih.gov/alcohol-health/special-populations-co-occurring-disorders/college-drinking
Did you see the video that showed someone who died from Ebola come back to life? He was on the street covered with a plastic tarp. A few minutes later he came back to life!So if people have survived and built an immunity to this virus, why can they take that patient and create a vaccine for it?
Maybe I watch to many zombie movies. :hmm:
Imagine if this starts a full blown pandemic? We are due for one, right? I think it's mother natures way of cleaning house.OMGF WE'RE ALL GONNA DIE
eventually, and probably at least a few years from now.
Imagine if this starts a full blown pandemic? We are due for one, right? I think it's mother natures way of cleaning house.
I saw two doctors on Fox News who were debating whether we should take Ebola serious or not.
The one doctor was downplaying the threat of Ebola. He was concerned about creating hysteria. He went on to say that its very difficult to catch Ebola, and Americans have nothing to worry about etc...
The other doctor had a different take on Ebola, and he wanted to close flights coming in from Africa. He also told a possible terrifying scenario. Imagine a man contracting Ebola in Africa. He starts to display flu like symptoms. He takes a Tylenol because he thinks he has a cold. Next, he flies from Africa to America. Once he arrives at the airport he ends up throwing up on the ground. Now, who is going to be the first on the scene to clean up the vomit? The airport custodians. Are they going to be protected? Nope. What happens if an infected Ebola person ends up throwing up on the plane?
Should we panic?
A healthcare worker that treated the guy from Africa has it. Was this healthcare worker sucking on his fecal matter?
http://www.foxnews.com/health/2014/...-at-dallas-hospital-tests-positive-for-ebola/
A healthcare worker that treated the guy from Africa has it. Was this healthcare worker sucking on his fecal matter?
http://www.foxnews.com/health/2014/...-at-dallas-hospital-tests-positive-for-ebola/
it's not going to be 4k+ deaths, which is why your idea to close the borders is stupid. not to mention it would limit the amount of support we can give to those countries. those countries with millions of people and a small % of people with the disease. better off helping them stop it there and screen properly on the way back
I saw two doctors on Fox News who were debating whether we should take Ebola serious or not.
The one doctor was downplaying the threat of Ebola. He was concerned about creating hysteria. He went on to say that its very difficult to catch Ebola, and Americans have nothing to worry about etc...
The other doctor had a different take on Ebola, and he wanted to close flights coming in from Africa. He also told a possible terrifying scenario. Imagine a man contracting Ebola in Africa. He starts to display flu like symptoms. He takes a Tylenol because he thinks he has a cold. Next, he flies from Africa to America. Once he arrives at the airport he ends up throwing up on the ground. Now, who is going to be the first on the scene to clean up the vomit? The airport custodians. Are they going to be protected? Nope. What happens if an infected Ebola person ends up throwing up on the plane?
Should we panic?
the number of reported deaths in africa is widely admitted to be very very much an underestimate. That is because it is for confirmed cases only but hospitals over there are completely lost in the sea of potential patients and huge numbers of people are just dying at home in living rooms. Those people don't get counted. It's a serious mess and the #'s are underestimates.But Africa which is the worst hit only has 4000 dead and they have nothing close to our medical facilities in the USA. And those countries are highly populated with poor hygiene.
4-12k deaths a year of ebola in the USA is no big deal. More people die from the flu I the us. And people choose not to get vaccinated against it.
the number of reported deaths in africa is widely admitted to be very very much an underestimate. That is because it is for confirmed cases only but hospitals over there are completely lost in the sea of potential patients and huge numbers of people are just dying at home in living rooms. Those people don't get counted. It's a serious mess and the #'s are underestimates.
Also being reported is that it's growing exponentially with an approximate doubling every 3 weeks.
Right now the efforts made to stop it are grossly inadequate so it's gonna keep growing and chances for leaving africa will continue to grow as business interests trump world health interests (but that's another story).
this.Not panic but limit the possibility of collateral damage.
You think this is just "business interests"? The ignorance of people is astounding. Look at the discussion on here. "well, shit, it's only a few Americans, no reason to panic, why stop it at the source?"
So how does one stop air traffic out of west Africa?
What about boarder crossings?
Shipping?
How does one not stop air traffic? Do these village people possess a fleet of 737s we don't know about?
Shut down border crossings and ports.
Do you think this is rocket science? They can mitigate the vast majority of international travel very quickly.
oh, you were watching fox news? you don't say...
someone DID just throw up on a plane somewhere. go read about what happened.
The other doctor had a different take on Ebola, and he wanted to close flights coming in from Africa. He also told a possible terrifying scenario. Imagine a man contracting Ebola in Africa. He starts to display flu like symptoms. He takes a Tylenol because he thinks he has a cold. Next, he flies from Africa to America. Once he arrives at the airport he ends up throwing up on the ground. Now, who is going to be the first on the scene to clean up the vomit? The airport custodians. Are they going to be protected? Nope. What happens if an infected Ebola person ends up throwing up on the plane?