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Vanity: Ebola reality check

Posted on 10/12/2014 6:57:24 AM PDT by dangus

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61 posted on 10/12/2014 10:50:44 AM PDT by Cvengr (Adversity in life and death is inevitable. Thru faith in Christ, stress is optional.)
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To: lonevoice
lol

Technically the Ebola-protection qualities of the headphones have not been tested. I just want to make that clear.

But I heard they also work against zombies, vampires and werewolves.

62 posted on 10/12/2014 11:16:56 AM PDT by GeronL (Vote for Conservatives not for Republicans)
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To: Born to Conserve

Assuming a linear progression which never happens with anything.


63 posted on 10/12/2014 11:22:57 AM PDT by Theophilus (Be as prolific as you are pro-life.)
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To: dangus
It's understood where you are coming from - most of us who think we shouldn't pooh-pooh it, but should stress caution instead, don't think it will be an end-of-world event; we just think the potential seriousness, especially with the apparent lack of interest in our government when it comes to protecting actual citizens.

We haven't heard of any cases in mexico and I would lay odds that there have been a case or two anyway and that it has been squashed so we don't hear about it - both Mexico and our governments are intent on leaving the border wide open no matter what harm may befall our citizens.

64 posted on 10/12/2014 11:47:25 AM PDT by trebb (Where in the the hell has my country gone?)
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To: Theophilus

“Assuming a linear progression which never happens with anything.”

First, go learn the difference between a linear progression, and geometric progression, then, come back here and try not to be a smartass.


65 posted on 10/12/2014 12:20:06 PM PDT by Born to Conserve
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To: precisionshootist
"People who work in close proximity to an infected person are at greater risk. That doesn’t invalidate the general rule. At the moment the hot zone is limited to a few hospitals. And we’re better equipped to contain it than in Africa. Panic is unwarranted."

But will our approach be scalable?

Our current handling of the few suspected cases seems to work fairly well.

But what happens when flu season hits?

Will there be enough containment wards to hold all the people with symptoms?

Might real cases of ebola be sent home for lack of space, thinking those cases are people with the flu?

66 posted on 10/12/2014 1:10:33 PM PDT by Age of Reason
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To: fireman15
taking common sense precautions such as getting enough sleep, washing your hands frequently, and not shaking other people’s hands when you are sick (unless you don’t like them) are always a good ideas.

And let us not forget the duct tape.

67 posted on 10/12/2014 1:18:22 PM PDT by Age of Reason
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To: GeronL
Technically the Ebola-protection qualities of the headphones have not been tested. I just want to make that clear.

They should be delivered to Dallas County Judge Clay Jenkins for field testing. I understand he's enthusiastic about being on the "bleeding" edge of any possible pandemic.

http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/3214227/posts

68 posted on 10/12/2014 1:26:58 PM PDT by lonevoice (Life is short. Make fun of it.)
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To: dangus

No, thank you... I didn’t mention other top killers that most people should actually be more concerned about than Ebola. Heart disease, and other cardiovascular diseases kill approximately 18 million people a year, of these heart disease kill approximately 8 million and strokes approximately 6 million. Diarrhea kills approximately 2.2 million people a year. Then of course, traumatic injuries such as car accidents kill approximately 5 million people a year.

None of the 10 leading causes of death worldwide have anywhere near the Hollywood appeal of Ebola... nasty puss filled boils covering your entire body, internal organs turning to mush, blood oozing from your eyeballs, blood coming out of every orifice, and vomiting blood. Ebola is simply one of the nastiest ways to die, most of us would rather have a date with “Jihadi John” than be infected with Ebola.

So it is not hard to understand why the media will continue to focus on Ebola and cause concern that is grossly out of proportion to the actual risks.


69 posted on 10/12/2014 3:09:27 PM PDT by fireman15 (Check your facts before making ignorant statements.)
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To: Age of Reason
Our borders should be shut down and no one coming from Ebola hot zones should be allowed in. ANYTHING short of this by our elected officials is criminal dereliction of duty.

People who would have led full lives are going to die because of the actions of our government officials. This is Completely unacceptable and the American people should simply not tolerate it.

70 posted on 10/12/2014 10:14:59 PM PDT by precisionshootist
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