Screw all that. I want to know what the symptoms are. What does the disease do? What are we watching out for? Do we get a fever and chills, and little bumps? Does our skin slough off? What organs are affected? Are there any tests?
We are getting very little information. We know what measles does, measles is a virus, so is chicken pox, so is hepatitis in its many forms. So is a cold and all the types of flu. We don’t see massive numbers of deaths from any of these viruses. So why are we scared of ebola?
So far, less than 3000 people have died, out of a world population of seven billion. That is a negligible percentage. Sorry, 3000 people. Maybe they were already sick, maybe some had other problems. All we hear is a death toll, and we are expected to get all worked up. I think it is made-up news.
I don’t think Ebola is made up news at all.
We shall know soon enough.
Incubation period generally of 21 days.
Fever, sore throat, muscle pain, headaches at first.
Vomiting, diarrhea, rash follow.
Decreased kidney and liver function.
Then the hemorrhaging begins.
Live virus can be spread through sexual contact, even up to two months after surviving infection.
Oh, mental effects have been noted in the recent outbreak.
Fugues, violent irrational behavior contrary to prior known personality.
I don’t know about made up news. I think it is a very serious problem in Africa. Sanitary conditions, personal health and medical care are very skimpy there.
If the disease spreads to a more advanced society the outcome could be very different.
http://www.cdc.gov/vhf/ebola/symptoms/
Personally, I’m not too worried about the US, except for a few bigger cities with large illegal alien populations.
The real worry is for the large, poor, third world cities. It could easily sweep through the shanty towns masquerading as major cities in Africa, the middle east and even parts of South America and Asia.
I want to know if it can be spread by the aerosol action from the flush of a toilet used by an infected person?
http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-chat/3191066/posts
Even if it is hyped, any malady which kills 50% of the doctors treating it, in one country, would catch my attention.
It’s incubation period without symptoms is 2-22 days.
It’s very small (80nm x 970nm), and vary in length to 14,000nm. Those as small as 970 nm long are known to be infective.
I think it is made up news.
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Hilarious and sad.
It’s not happening to you and you don’t know anything about it, therefore it is made up news.
The symptoms and progression of ebola are available to anyone with the motivation to research and learn. That apparently does not include you.
Enjoy your bubble.