The Ebola outbreak in W Africa

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  • crockett
    in a van by the river
    • May 2003
    • 76818

    #1

    The Ebola outbreak in W Africa

    How long do you think it will be before it hits a major African city or even shows up outside of Africa? I'm not a Dooms Dayer, but this is the largest outbreak that has ever happened and it's no where near controlled at this point. It has spread to three countries so far and they don't even seem close to containing it and the experts are saying a state of emergency should be put in place.

    It's about 500 deaths so far with more cases reported across 3 countries. The incubation period is up to 21 days and it has a 90% mortality rate, so the death toll will keep rising, making this by far the largest and most deadly outbreak.

    It's pretty fucked up shit if you think about how easily it could spread if hits a major city in Africa.
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  • Major (Tom)
    So Fucking Banned
    • Nov 2003
    • 32492

    #2
    Originally posted by crockett
    How long do you think it will be before it hits a major African city or even shows up outside of Africa? I'm not a Dooms Dayer, but this is the largest outbreak that has ever happened and it's no where near controlled at this point. It has spread to three countries so far and they don't even seem close to containing it and the experts are saying a state of emergency should be put in place.

    It's about 500 deaths so far with more cases reported across 3 countries. The incubation period is up to 21 days and it has a 90% mortality rate, so the death toll will keep rising, making this by far the largest and most deadly outbreak.

    It's pretty fucked up shit if you think about how easily it could spread if hits a major city in Africa.
    scary indeed
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    • Phoenix
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      • Nov 2002
      • 35475

      #3
      Block all incoming people from africa in quarantine for 21 days
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      • Spunky
        I need a beer
        • Jun 2002
        • 133978

        #4
        Scarey shit out there

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        • sandman!
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          • Mar 2001
          • 15427

          #5


          Originally posted by Phoenix
          Block all incoming people from africa in quarantine for 21 days
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          • H-Tom
            Confirmed User
            • Jul 2005
            • 677

            #6
            Originally posted by Phoenix
            Block all incoming people from africa in quarantine for 21 days
            It's impossible in both Europe (emigrants on boats) and USA (I cant imagine that someone will say "sorry, we are not accepting black people"). Only the countires like Russia, Iran, North Korea and China will survive something like that because they are good a keeping their borders secure and they dont give a f**k abut political correctness.
            Last edited by H-Tom; 07-06-2014, 10:39 PM.

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            • AdultKing
              Raise Your Weapon
              • Jun 2003
              • 15601

              #7
              All that has to happen is for the wrong person to get on a plane to Europe, America or Australia and it'd be a disaster like we have never seen in recent times.

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              • Phoenix
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                • Nov 2002
                • 35475

                #8
                Originally posted by H-Tom
                It's impossible in both Europe (emigrants on boats) and USA (I cant imagine that someone will say "sorry, we are not accepting black people"). Only the countires like Russia, Iran, North Korea and China will survive something like that because they are good a keeping their borders secure and they dont give a f**k abut political correctness.
                I didn't say black people. I said all people.
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                • Phoenix
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                  • Nov 2002
                  • 35475

                  #9
                  Originally posted by MrBottomTooth
                  Sounds reasonable until you try to get into the logistics of it. How exactly would they quarantine people? How are these people going to eat and shit for 21 days? It's not even possible.
                  The point is, not to travel to such places. Ebola outbreak? Who in their right mind goes there? Try and leave? sorry. not until the outbreak is fixed.

                  This kind of thing scares me, especially here in Asia where nobody ever learned to cover their mouth when sneezing and coughing.
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                  • editeur
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                    • Nov 2013
                    • 252

                    #10
                    From what I heard ebola is not that dangerous when you have proper modern healthcare available. All what you need to survive is a hospital with life support machines, for about a week. Also the virus has low contagiousness, it is quite hard to get infected without direct contact if you wash your hands before meal.
                    The problem with this virus is that there's very low chance to survive without external life support, relying on your own strength.
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                    • Emil
                      Confirmed User
                      • Feb 2007
                      • 5656

                      #11
                      500 deaths? pfff... Read about the Shanti virus.

                      "Strain 138
                      A strain created through biological engineering, Strain 138 is the first strain known to infect normal humans. Its symptoms are deadly, and due to its high contamination rate, it was responsible for killing 93% of the world's population..."

                      But they're trying to stop it. Hopefully they will in season 3.
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                      • 12clicks
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                        • Jan 2001
                        • 19816

                        #12
                        The world needs a good plague. Starting in Africa and moving to the Middle East is probably the best starting point.
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                        • crockett
                          in a van by the river
                          • May 2003
                          • 76818

                          #13
                          Originally posted by AdultKing
                          All that has to happen is for the wrong person to get on a plane to Europe, America or Australia and it'd be a disaster like we have never seen in recent times.
                          Actually as scary as Ebola is, it likely wouldn't cause a uncontainable outbreak in any modern country. It's not transmitted by air, only by body fluids. Most modern countries are capable of dealing with it.

                          Places like Africa have problem with it due to them living in unsanitary conditions. Farm animals in direct contact with people in villages and the cultural things like the families bathing the bodies of those whom died. It coming to the US or most of Europe wouldn't be an issue but, some of the poorer Asian countries or even China would have problems, probably South America too as many people there live in close contact with farm animals and so on.

                          The real problem is, the more people it infects, the more chances it has to mutate and become more contagious.
                          Last edited by crockett; 07-07-2014, 04:45 PM.
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                          • Emil
                            Confirmed User
                            • Feb 2007
                            • 5656

                            #14
                            Originally posted by 12clicks
                            The world needs a good plague. Starting in Africa and moving to the Middle East is probably the best starting point.
                            Yeah, and hopefully it will reach the USA soon enough to wipe out CIA, NSA and all those organizations that cause wars and such around the world.
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                            • Barry-xlovecam
                              It's 42
                              • Jun 2010
                              • 18083

                              #15
                              Ebola so far has not found the habitat of African cities hospitable.

                              Ebola has been confined to more primitive areas.

                              http://www.mayoclinic.org/diseases-c...s/con-20031241



                              The possibility of contracting Marburg or Ebola virus is extremely low unless you've had direct contact with the body fluids of an infected person or animal.
                              http://www.mayoclinic.org/diseases-c...t/con-20031241
                              Ebola is not an airborne virus that is highly contagious supposedly but how have 500 people been infected? Bodily fluids like HIV?

                              Having sex without a condom in African villages is a bad idea

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                              • American Psycho
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                                • Feb 2009
                                • 3068

                                #16
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