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To: 2ndDivisionVet

Waiting for when Ebola shows up in Mecca

That should be fun.......


26 posted on 08/16/2014 5:37:16 AM PDT by njslim (T)
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To: njslim
It would indeed, but it is most unlikely. Haemorrhagic fever viruses cannot tolerate direct sunlight for more than a few minutes, and require moisture to replicate. One thing to note: IF Mecca (say) or some other city with similar weather conditions, specifically, hot, sunny and dry, should see such an outbreak, you can very confidently wager that 1) the outbreak was induced and did not occur via natural transmission and 2) absent the invention of a vaccine or a cure, you will quite soon have a pandemic on your hands.

Fortunately, as yet, none of the idiots running the world have been able to weaponise this class of viruses.

30 posted on 08/16/2014 6:40:08 AM PDT by SAJ
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To: njslim

That is actually a major concern. If it hits during pilgrimage season, it will be worldwide in a month


52 posted on 08/16/2014 10:52:06 AM PDT by redgolum ("God is dead" -- Nietzsche. "Nietzsche is dead" -- God.)
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