Ebola? Who Cares?? It's all about MERS now.

[Brennan]

bit of a game changer, it's acceptable or at least understandable, when a medic contracts ebola through treating someone in Africa with poor facilities and 2nd hand hazmat suits, but in the centre of the U states of A?

The fears of it being airborne seem a bit more realistic as each day passes, then we get biblical

Incredibly unlikely.

In a century of virus research nobody has ever observed a human virus change it's method of transmission.

 

[TheFinnFan]

Don't even joke about it Finners, it's not only a virtual death sentence its a horrible way to go and the effect on family, if they are lucky enough to not contract , must be horrendous.

true that Doc.

...but is this just another one in a long list of diseases like sars, pig flu, bird flu etc....

 

[TheFinnFan]

Don't even joke about it Finners, it's not only a virtual death sentence its a horrible way to go and the effect on family, if they are lucky enough to not contract , must be horrendous.

true that Doc.

...but is this just another one in a long list of diseases like sars, pig flu, bird flu etc....

 

[TheFinnFan]

AIRBORNE???????????


*starts to prep

 

[orchard]

Haha, I reckon the last thing a tropical virus wants is a family vacation anywhere north of Denmark

AIRBORNE???????????


*starts to prep

 

[Professor Toffee]

true that Doc.

...but is this just another one in a long list of diseases like sars, pig flu, bird flu etc....

It's true but a bad way to go. Not easily transmitted until the late stages thank goodness!
It shouldn't have the same impact in the western world where ceremonies after death don't generally involve touching the deceased.
Now bird flu that's a pig of an entirely different colour and the plague that all virologists are really dreading

 

[magicjuan]

Incredibly unlikely.

In a century of virus research nobody has ever observed a human virus change it's method of transmission.

Perhaps, so what is preventing a decent strategy against each strain since 1976?

What are the chances that it mutates in a different primate before the outbreak? The reston outbreak was allegedly transmitted via the air ducts too

 

[Donald Twain]

yes mate, they are gonna shoot each ebola with a big gun...im sure you've done quite a lot of research into infectious diseases so they will prob ask you about it soon I reckon

I was being facetious sunshine! I'm sure no one will be asking you the time of day any time soon.

 

[TheFinnFan]

anyways IF THAT S*** can penetrate hazmat-suits we're doomed. doomed i say.

 

[Donald Twain]

bit of a game changer, it's acceptable or at least understandable, when a medic contracts ebola through treating someone in Africa with poor facilities and 2nd hand hazmat suits, but in the centre of the U states of A?

The fears of it being airborne seem a bit more realistic as each day passes, then we get biblical

This is my point ! Something isn't right here ! America have the most advanced healthcare in the world yet it was still passed despite all recommended protocols adhered to.

 

[TheFinnFan]

This is my point ! Something isn't right here ! America have the most advanced healthcare in the world yet it was still passed despite all recommended protocols adhered to.

one possibility is that contamination has happened before they put the suit, but other one is the scary one...ffs

 

[Brennan]

Perhaps, so what is preventing a decent strategy against each strain since 1976?

What are the chances that it mutates in a different primate before the outbreak? The reston outbreak was allegedly transmitted via the air ducts too

Because nobody cared about a disease which only affected those in third world countries. Flu is more dangerous than Ebola in its current state.

 

[Donald Twain]

one possibility is that contamination has happened before they put the suit, but other one is the scary one...ffs

This just gets worse with each passing fiasco!

 

[Brennan]

This is my point ! Something isn't right here ! America have the most advanced healthcare in the world yet it was still passed despite all recommended protocols adhered to.

Mistakes happen.

 

[toffee matt]

This is my point ! Something isn't right here ! America have the most advanced healthcare in the world yet it was still passed despite all recommended protocols adhered to.

Their saying it's down to basic human error abit like the case in Spain