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re: First confirmed case of Ebola in US
Posted on 9/30/14 at 7:52 pm to kilo
Posted on 9/30/14 at 7:52 pm to kilo
Airborne mutations are rare as hell though. Literally what makes a virus airborne is its outer casing. Assuming a virus can just change like that isn't very likely. It can happen, but it isn't as likely as one would predict.
I will say this though, shite has to be REALLY bad hygienically in Africa for it to be spreading like it is. Something seems off about this strain and we may not know what it is until all of this is over.
Plus there is this study Airborne Ebola that basically proves that close proximity without direct contact can still transmit the infection, that suggests Ebola can be airborne to some degree.
So the logical assumption is either
A) Ebola is airborne to some degree, but not as much as say the flu
or
B) The hygiene of affected countries is so bad that even hundreds of doctors trained in keeping bodily fluids out of their system are still contracting the disease (I think the number is 300 something doctors)
I will say this though, shite has to be REALLY bad hygienically in Africa for it to be spreading like it is. Something seems off about this strain and we may not know what it is until all of this is over.
Plus there is this study Airborne Ebola that basically proves that close proximity without direct contact can still transmit the infection, that suggests Ebola can be airborne to some degree.
So the logical assumption is either
A) Ebola is airborne to some degree, but not as much as say the flu
or
B) The hygiene of affected countries is so bad that even hundreds of doctors trained in keeping bodily fluids out of their system are still contracting the disease (I think the number is 300 something doctors)
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Posted on 9/30/14 at 7:55 pm to Kcoyote
I still think it's exceptionally easy to have someone who is just starting to present symptoms or just shy of presenting to be a weapon.
Air travel, tourist destinations, hell, the stock exchange...
Simply shaking a hand, leaving a sheen on a pole or hand hold on a bus...
If I'm thinking about that, someone else who has more evil intentions is too.
Air travel, tourist destinations, hell, the stock exchange...
Simply shaking a hand, leaving a sheen on a pole or hand hold on a bus...
If I'm thinking about that, someone else who has more evil intentions is too.
Posted on 9/30/14 at 7:58 pm to Kcoyote
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Airborne mutations are rare as hell though. Literally what makes a virus airborne is its outer casing. Assuming a virus can just change like that isn't very likely. It can happen, but it isn't as likely as one would predict.
No, its not very likely. Most of the experts give it a very very small chance of actually developing the mutation.
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