Ebola coming to a town near you.

[XxDaSTaRxx]

If you can keep your head when all about you are losing theirs, then either you have failed to properly grasp the situation, or you have found someone else to blame. Or you could be an eijit

I haven't lost my head because I can't do a damn thing about Ebola and I realize I can't.

[Brooke]

I haven't lost my head because I can't do a damn thing about Ebola and I realize I can't.

No, you can put pressure on your politicians to stop being idiots and to stop travel into the US for citizens of Ebola-epidemic areas.

That would help with transmission into the US, and if it is put in place (as it should be) it will be because people agitated for it, since we know that the current administration and its servants are highly biased against such action and would not do it except from large amounts of popular pressure.

[Rich46yo]

For the species that suffer the most on this planet right now (large part of animals), 100% due to actions of human race, it would sound like winning the lottery.

Dude what are you talking about? A bunch of cow's giving high hooves over payback to the hamburger eaters?

Im talking about a merciless virus. Do you have children?

[guncrasher]

So, what are we predicting, 15 million deaths in the US, unless the government, which is incompetent, takes extreme measures, which can't be trusted to take? Is that about right?

The Alex Joneseses of the world must be loving this - FEMA camps!!

would love to see how you are predicting that.


semp

[Wmaker]

Dude what are you talking about? A bunch of cow's giving high hooves over payback to the hamburger eaters?

Not really no. Talking more about the wildlife than breeds that are basically human creations.

Im talking about a merciless virus.

And?

Do you have children?

Nope. Not gonna have any either.

[MrRiplEy[H]]

well I'll tell you what ripley, since you dont live in this country but since there has who knows how many sick passengers on airplanes which could have already spread the disease all over the world.  so I'll worry when you begin to seal your doors and windows and wear a space suit when you water your lawn.

Actually I'm going to stock up on emergency supplies and get a full body protection suit for all family members, just in case there is a major outbreak. We have our own well on our property and plenty of rain water and birch trees to burn so in that aspect we're lucky I guess. That may not make a difference in the end but nothing stops me from trying. The only way to truly survive a major outbreak would be to be able to grow your own food so you don't have to be in contact with outside world at all until the disease literally dies in its natural way. This we can't start to do yet but our property enables maintaining a couple of sheep and chicken easily if excrement hits the fan.

[Scherf]

would love to see how you are predicting that.


semp

Indeed, would be good to see how that's being predicted, but it's not me doing the predicting. Just going off what some folks have posted here. So yes, would love to see how it's being predicted.

[zack1234]

Is it the end of the world yet?

Has North Korea invaded again?

Is U2 still poo? and mega rich?

Is the US always right still?

[Randy1]

The real threat to the US is an ebola outbreak in Latin America.

[Rich46yo]

Indeed, would be good to see how that's being predicted, but it's not me doing the predicting. Just going off what some folks have posted here. So yes, would love to see how it's being predicted.

"1" becomes 100 monitored http://www.foxnews.com/health/2014/10/18/more-than-100-monitored-for-ebola-symptoms-in-ohio/

Another "1" becomes how many monitored because of complete health care screw ups? http://www.foxnews.com/health/2014/10/18/ebola-lapses-persisted-for-days-at-dallas-hospital-medical-records-show/

"3" becomes how many monitored? And how many will get infected? http://www.cnn.com/2014/10/19/health/us-ebola/index.html?hpt=hp_t1

Meanwhile the virus super highway is still wide open. http://www.flightradar24.com/38.17,-54.11/4

Its been proven in history, even modern history, that its imposable to stay ahead of a virus without a vaccine. http://www.cnn.com/interactive/2014/10/health/epidemics-through-history/?hpt=hp_t1

So far ebola has shown an R-naught of 2. Thats 2 new infections for every previous infection and its been the same here as its been in Africa. Hell even the flu has an R-naught of only 1. So now we have a virus on our shores with an R-naught of 2 and there is no treatment, no vaccine, and its anywhere from 50% to 90% fatal. There are currently 35 m HIV infected in the world along with an additional 25 m already dead from it. And HIV is far harder to catch then ebola.

So far its 8,000 infected. By Jan 2015 they are predicting 1.4 m world wide.

[guncrasher]

"1" becomes 100 monitored http://www.foxnews.com/health/2014/10/18/more-than-100-monitored-for-ebola-symptoms-in-ohio/

Another "1" becomes how many monitored because of complete health care screw ups? http://www.foxnews.com/health/2014/10/18/ebola-lapses-persisted-for-days-at-dallas-hospital-medical-records-show/

"3" becomes how many monitored? And how many will get infected? http://www.cnn.com/2014/10/19/health/us-ebola/index.html?hpt=hp_t1

Meanwhile the virus super highway is still wide open. http://www.flightradar24.com/38.17,-54.11/4

Its been proven in history, even modern history, that its imposable to stay ahead of a virus without a vaccine. http://www.cnn.com/interactive/2014/10/health/epidemics-through-history/?hpt=hp_t1

So far ebola has shown an R-naught of 2. Thats 2 new infections for every previous infection and its been the same here as its been in Africa. Hell even the flu has an R-naught of only 1. So now we have a virus on our shores with an R-naught of 2 and there is no treatment, no vaccine, and its anywhere from 50% to 90% fatal. There are currently 35 m HIV infected in the world along with an additional 25 m already dead from it. And HIV is far harder to catch then ebola.

So far its 8,000 infected. By Jan 2015 they are predicting 1.4 m world wide.

you forgot to say that that is their worst case scenario.


semp

[GScholz]

To all those who would want to trivialize this outbreak: It is already an order of magnitude worse than any previously recorded outbreak of Ebola. The previous worst outbreak was in Uganda in 1976 and killed 280 people. This strain is something new and far worse. More people have been killed in this outbreak alone than in all other outbreaks in recorded history of Ebola virus, Sudan virus, Reston virus, Taï Forest virus, and Bundibugyo virus combined.

[Muzzy]

One last thing...when this burns out...when it's contained and we're all still here and not going all Rick Grimes and Daryl Dixon on each other, are you going to man up and say you were wrong? Because if you're right, I'll be dead and that should be good enough for you.

I'm done here.

[GScholz]

Wrong about what?

[NatCigg]

I believe his false assumption that there is no difference between taking this outbreak seriously and taking unnecessary precautions is causing him to reject any further discussion about the topic.

If another case comes flying ashore and requires our healthcare workers to receive blood transfusions from our limited supply of ebola proof blood...well i guess the commerce guys will be getting a call from the health care guys saying" Were loosing 2 million dollars a day how much will you guys loose if we stop letting flights in from liberia?"