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To: driftdiver

Anybody with half a brain would know that. Ebola needs moisture, a glass surface and 50% humidity =moisture, a droplet of moisture is the size of a lake compared to the size of a virus. So “duh.” You want to worry, try not to worry as much about 10,000 dying from Ebola as 655,000 dying from malaria. (Thank you “Silent Spring”...erroneously banning DDT...another liberal global-warming-type good intention turned killer of humanity).


28 posted on 10/28/2014 4:45:07 AM PDT by ThePatriotsFlag ($$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$ DEFUND OBAMA! $$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$)
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To: ThePatriotsFlag

Must be nice to know everything and yet be so eloquent.

Most viruses cannot live more than a couple hours outside of a host regardless of the humidity. Filoviruses like ebola and marsberg are much hardier than viruses like the standard flu.

BTW, whether to be concerned about ebola is not a binary solution. Just because other diseases exist doesn’t mean we can safely ignore one with a 90% fatality rate.


29 posted on 10/28/2014 5:59:33 AM PDT by driftdiver (I could eat it raw, but why do that when I have a fire.)
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