Posted on 08/21/2014 4:11:16 PM PDT by tcrlaf
At least 70 people have died in northern Democratic Republic of Congo from an outbreak of hemorrhagic gastroenteritis, the World Health Organization (WHO) said on Thursday, denying that the illness was Ebola.
"This is not Ebola," a WHO spokesman said in an email to Reuters on Thursday. A WHO report dated Thursday and seen by Reuters said that 592 people had contracted the disease, of whom 70 died
There are several similar viruses in that area. Ebola tends to have the highest death rate.
Its exactly what he said - Hemorrhagic gastroenteritis -
Which is a description of symptoms actually.
There are piles of tropical diseases that have never been properly investigated as to pathogen, vectors, etc.
In my old neck of the woods we had a range of fevers the doctors would call “paratyphoid” - which of course just means “sort of like typhoid, but its isn’t”.
One reason not to think its not Ebola is the survival rate is too high.
They can morph right under the microscope while the researchers are WATCHING...into something MORE virulent and deadly.
I had the Asian flu in 1965. Being young I survived it, sick as a dog for THREE weeks. However, since then I haven't had a flu or cold...and I'm old. The antibodies my immune system built up are still working. [I do have some sinus trouble in the spring if I work out in the yard for too long.]
THAT'S what viruses do, so who knows what this latest disease is now. Our best defense is to be as HEALTHY as a horse...and I am.
It’s supposed to be rare in humans, here’s a piece on it.
http://www.infobarrel.com/Hemorrhagic_Gastroenteritis
What is it?
Marburg maybe, 25% death rate.
Perhaps Islamists using biowarfare to take over the rest of Africa. Nothing they do would surprise me. They already have taken large areas in north Africa and have large areas in Somalia, Kenya and are doing cross border raids on into Tanzania.
Some missionary friends of mine in Tanzania are getting a little nervous.
An Overview of Hemorrhagic Colitis: A Hemorrhagic Gastroenteritis
This article will describe the human form of hemorrhagic gastroenteritis called hemorrhagic colitis. This medical condition is caused by an infection with the bacteria known as E. coli.
An Introduction
The most common form of hemorrhagic gastroenteritis in humans is hemorrhagic colitis. This is a form a of gastroenteritis caused by the bacteria E. coli O157:H7, which has results in a bacterial infection. This is the most well known strains of E. coli, but other strains of this bacteria enters can enter the intestine and multiply to cause infection. It produces a toxin that causes an inflammation of the lining of the intestine. When this happens the person first experiences cramping pain and diarrhea, but with prolonged exposure to the bacteria and its toxin the symptoms worsen.
Unfortunately this infection can occur in anyone though it is more severe in babies and the elderly. Usually the person can develop exposure to the bacteria by eating food that has been contaminated. For example some foods associated with E. coli infection are undercooked beef and unpasteurized milk. However, it is possible to transmit this infection from person to person. The infection is also transmitted from contaminated water. However, there have been no cases of vector transmission of E. coli infection.
Signs and Symptoms of Gastroenteritis
When the person first experiences this infection they will naturally think that they have food poisoning. This is partially true, but the toxin produced by E. coli can cause a more severe infection than the usual bacteria that causes food poisoning. Initially the signs and symptoms of the disease will start with a pain in the abdomen that is followed by cramps and diarrhea. This can last anywhere from at least one day to up to eight days. As the infection progresses, it can cause bleeding from the walls of the intestine. In some cases the bleeding is quite severe and the person can develop anemia or reduced blood iron. This anemia can progress to cause a situation known hemolytic-uremic syndrome that causes a kidney failure. Hemolytic-uremic is a complication of E. coli infection and the symptoms of this can include increasing fever, stroke and brain damage.
Bottom line is that there are a lot of things out there and especially in that part of the world that can make you very, very ill or kill you. Ebola is the least likely among them.
All anyone has to do to wipe out a huge part of the population of Africa is simply neglect it. I’m sure the Islamists will capitalize on this, but they don’t have the brains to engineer it.
Parvo??
You have said on a couple threads that viruses can’t be killed.
That is simply not true.
For instance the Influenza virus can easily be killed. The immune system, once it is on notice, simply rips it to pieces.
It is ONLY when the virus evades the immune system, then gets past the cell membrane, then travels the seemingly endless path to the nucleus that it can replicate.
I put nothing past them.
“Marburg maybe, 25% death rate.”
A 25% death rate is still really high. If everyone in the US got that virus it would mean over 80 million deaths.
There seems to be, at least to my casual observation, an inverse relationship between ease of transmission of a virus and its mortality rate so that the easier it is to catch the less dangerous it is. I guess humans can be grateful for that or we’d all be dead by now.
bookmarked for later. Thanks.
Just a completely strange coincidence. Sure.
Alkhurma homorrhagic fever (AHF)
Chapare hemorrhagic fever (CHHF)
Crimean-Congo hemorrhagic fever (CCHF)
Ebola hemorrhagic fever
Hemorrhagic fever with renal syndrome (HFRS)
Hantavirus pulmonary syndrome (HPS)
Hendra virus disease
Kyasanur Forest disease (KFD)
Lassa fever
Lujo hemorrhagic fever (LUHF)
Lymphocytic choriomeningitis (LCM)
Marburg hemorrhagic fever
Nipah virus encephalitis
Omsk hemorrhagic fever (OHF)
Rift Valley fever (RVF)
Tick-borne encephalitis
Most people can survive viruses. They are not all deadly. The common cold can't be cured yet and it's from viruses. People just wait them out.
People have to be healthy, though, and most Americans are.
I'm no doctor. I'm just taking stuff off the Internet.
I had the Asian flu, the FIRST, nasty flu from Asian way back in 1965. I was in bed for three weeks. There was no antibiotic for it (still isn't). I just happened to be a VERY healthy young woman and survived the flu's ravage of my body.
FWIW: That nasty flu immunized me so well that I haven't had the flu or a cold since then...and I am old.
I do get some allergy symptoms if I work out in the spring garden for too long. All those fluffy pollens floating into my nose, eyes and mouth.
Well, you are obviously interested and have a bit of knowledge.
I urge you to watch the BBC’s Hidden Life of Cells
Part one is here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FFrKN7hJm64&list=PLXIofKAptSKiCM77NAvkeRsSCWp2AooJ6
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