Posted on 08/05/2014 8:54:20 PM PDT by Citizen Zed
The Ebola outbreak is “out of control” in parts of West Africa, says the head of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. Could climate change hasten the spread of the deadly virus? Perhaps, but the linkages are complicated, according to limited scientific literature on the topic.
Ebola is a disease caused by the Ebola virus. Scientists don’t currently know how the disease originates, nor how to cure it. They know the virus is transmitted via contact with an infected animal. It appears that in most cases, Ebola outbreaks begin when humans eat infected bush meat — wild animals like bats and monkeys – which is cooked and used for sustenance in regions where food is scarce.
Scientific and health organizations have long held that climate change poses risks to human health, that warming may expand the range of certain water- and air-borne diseases. For example, given that it thrives in warm water, Cholera has been found to correlate with rising sea surface temperature. And while adaptive measures like improved medical care and vaccines could control their spread, Malaria, Dengue fever, and Lyme disease are all expected to expand in geographical area as global temperature increases, according to the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change.
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No.
Is there anything that Global Warming can’t do?
Will greenies use Ebola to exterminate 90% of the human race to combat ‘global warming’?
I’d be more worried about Loch Ness Monster and Unicorn flatulence.
No, putting infected persons on planes and flying them to other countries will.
Oh for crying out loud .... these people need to give it a break. I dare them to ask ‘Will gay sex worsen Ebola outbreaks?’ Double dare ‘em.
Global warming is simply a twisted facsimile of Original Sin, in the progressive/leftist religion.
Warm the earth?
No, guns will.
Yes. It can't have ANY positive effects.
Are you kidding? Global warming caused Ebola as well as every other malady/disaster/stubbed toe known to man./s
The Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change.
They say the artistic concept formerly known as ‘Global warming’ is very, very bad and, and we’ll come down with dengue fever, Lyme disease and malaria if we don’t give them boatloads of money and put our necks under their bootsoles.
Is this an EPA subcommittee?
Sorry IGPCC but your boy wiped us out.
It’s magic ! I hear a spoonful of it even relieves constipation and erectile dysfunction.
I had an itch on my back that just wouldn’t go away ... my wife told me (with a hardy laugh), must be global warming.
She was jesting of course, but I’m sure her jest is how the world is beginning to see the whole global warming farce.
Just another excuse for taking money form everyone (tax).
They’d LOVE that. Then the plants and aminals could all live happily ever after with a pink unicorn as their king/queen/trans-species ruler. Just caught a glimpse of the preview of the new terror weather movie due to come out I think this weekend. No doubt we are to blame for the 800mph tornadoes etc. Yawn. Gettin’ tired of this BS. No, I’ve BEEN tired of this BS.
The REAL QUESTION that should be asked is...
What if someone with this virus goes to prison?
The MSM worries about this nonsense but is OK with letting anyone in the country without a medical check.
This WAPO article definitely qualifies as among the most vapid BeeEsss ever published in America.
Only Bill and Melinda Gates knows for sure...
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