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Many in W. Africa thought to be immune to Ebola
telegram.com ^ | Saturday, September 6, 2014 | Donald G. McNeil Jr.

Posted on 09/06/2014 2:13:53 PM PDT by BenLurkin

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To: exDemMom
Okay, so here are the latest numbers.:

2014-09-05 22:28

Geneva - More than 2,000 people have died in the Ebola outbreak in West Africa, the World Health Organisation said on Friday, out of about 4,000 patients thought to have been infected in the three countries worst hit by the disease.

The death toll in Guinea, Liberia and Sierra Leone totaled 2,097 as at 5 Sept, out of 3,944 cases, a WHO document said.

1800 survivors, 2097 dead, would mean only 47 active cases. Perhaps now you will understand why I asked.

Only 47 active cases? I doubt that is the situation.

41 posted on 09/06/2014 8:46:03 PM PDT by Smokin' Joe (How often God must weep at humans' folly. Stand fast. God knows what He is doing.)
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To: BenLurkin
But many Africans who have never seen a victim also have antibodies.

Some antibodies are passed from mother to child, chances are they were the descendent of someone who survived it.
42 posted on 09/06/2014 9:02:40 PM PDT by Ellendra ("Laws were most numerous when the Commonwealth was most corrupt." -Tacitus)
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To: Ellendra

might not have even known they were sick with it


43 posted on 09/06/2014 9:03:42 PM PDT by GeronL (Vote for Conservatives not for Republicans)
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To: Mercat

they might have had a poop bag on him..


44 posted on 09/06/2014 9:32:41 PM PDT by Tennessee Nana
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To: Smokin' Joe

I’d have to look at the exact numbers. The last set of numbers I saw were from the 31st.

Active cases would only include cases from the last 2 or 3 weeks. Any cases from before that time are resolved.


45 posted on 09/06/2014 9:35:33 PM PDT by exDemMom (Current visual of the hole the US continues to dig itself into: http://www.usdebtclock.org/)
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To: Alamo-Girl

You’re Welcome, Alamo-Girl!


46 posted on 09/07/2014 12:46:15 AM PDT by Smokin' Joe (How often God must weep at humans' folly. Stand fast. God knows what He is doing.)
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To: Mom MD

I was also curious if it could mutate enough that even people who fought it off the first time would have to do it again after it evolved a while, even if it was the same base strain they were exposed to earlier.


47 posted on 09/08/2014 6:25:06 AM PDT by Abathar (Proudly posting without reading the article carefully since 2004)
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To: BenLurkin

Great, ...so the human race can only look forwards to a future similar to that foretold in the movie “IDIOCRACY”, where ‘Da MAN’ dies out, and the eubonics bred, Michael Browns of the world, remain alive.


48 posted on 09/08/2014 6:58:17 AM PDT by Cvengr (Adversity in life and death is inevitable. Thru faith in Christ, stress is optional.)
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