[Prophet2520]

If Nigeria can handle it, we ought to be able to.

[Black Agnes]

We will never take the steps Nigeria did to halt it.

The very FIRST thing the Nigerians did when Sawyer’s ebola test came back positive was to shut down the hospital he was in. Completely.

[Mouton]

Always expect the NY Slimes to help out Obola when he is on the ropes.

[petitfour]

Yeah. Just too bad for those eight who died.

[Vermont Lt]

Nigeria was effectively SHUT down.

Boston was shut down for a day and everyone went crazy.

That is not going to happen across the country.

[PghBaldy]

That is debatable, given it will be seen as a black, or African or immigrant disease. They will probably not do what is necessary.

[PGalt]

DEFENSE! DEFENSE! The Washington D.C. Redskin’s defense is the best in the N.F.L. (National Filovirus League)

[DouglasKC]

That's good news. But one guy started that in Nigeria and he wasn't trying to spread it yet still infected 18 many of whom died. Suppose a Muslim from Liberia wants to start an epidemic in America. He purposely infects himself before starting his his trip to the US. He comes into the country. Get's sick and starts infecting as many as possible..discreetly. He goes to the emergency room and complains of flu symptoms and purposely spreads it to hospital personnel and people in the waiting room. Goes back home and continues to spread it as much as possible. Finally, too weak and dying, he calls an ambulance and attempts to spread it to even more medical personnel both there and at the hospital.

Can't happen here? Why not? If Muslims really hate us then why wouldn't they do this? What if they already have?

[wastedyears]

Halted? Yeah, okay. What about everybody else on the plane breathing the same air he was breathing? Everybody he came into contact with at both airports? His family and friends that he saw when he was back? Then all of those people seeing their friends and family.

We could very quickly have tens of thousands of cases pop up over here.

[Real Cynic No More]

The experts say there is no known cure. Well, how about the obvious? Have they tried injecting blood from any survivors into ill patients to see if it increases the percentage of survivors?

[WayneS]

Well, gee whiz, the crisis is over. I’ll certainly sleep better tonight knowing that...

[12th_Monkey]

Looked at the CDC site yesterday, they report a 51% kill rate

[Jim Noble]

If this is true, it’s an important piece of the puzzle.

21 days from now (Dallas), a lot of our questions about Ebola transmission and biology will be answered.

[null and void]

Eeeee-bolllll-aaaaaa ping!

Bring Out Your Dead

Post to me or FReep mail to be on/off the Bring Out Your Dead ping list.

The purpose of the “Bring Out Your Dead” ping list (formerly the “Ebola” ping list) is very early warning of emerging pandemics, as such it has a high false positive rate.

So far the false positive rate is 100%.

At some point we may well have a high mortality pandemic, and likely as not the “Bring Out Your Dead” threads will miss the beginning entirely.

*sigh* Such is life, and death...

[metmom]

I call BS

[Bigg Red]

Oh, and, of course, we can believe any statements coming out of Nigeria. /s

[Tolerance Sucks Rocks]

Good news!

PING!