Ebola Threat

[Pokem807]

Anybody else starting to pay a little more attention to this situation? Since the initial outbreak earlier this year it's been on my radar, but I figured it would burn itself out like similar outbreaks that have been reported in the past. After reading an article about an American who developed symptoms while on a flight from Liberia to Nigeria, and died after being quarantined in Nigeria, this situation has my attention.

I don't think it's an imminent threat, and I'm not throwing my BOB in my BUG to GOOD before the SHTF and it goes from SNAFU to TARFU to FUBAR. However, the guy was on his way back to the states when this happened. Here's a link to the article, and a chart of the outbreak's progression:

http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/wor...of-global-epidemic-was-on-way-home-to-US.html




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[aeropb]

nope.

 

[Spata]

I've already setup a decon area and sealed all the doors and windows.

 

[KOPBET]

Not unless it goes airborne or you can get it from sheep.

 

[SomeCallMeMom]

No, not too worried. I generally keep my bodily fluids to myself & expect the same of those around me.

 

[Lurker66]

No, not too worried. I generally keep my bodily fluids to myself & expect the same of those around me.

Lmao.....I dunno why I find this so funny. Prolly cuz I watched this dude sneeze today and he blew chewed salad all over his wife.

 

[J.T.]

I'm headed to Europe in September so I'm watching it. I really figured it would burn out by now so....

 

[SMS]

Meh. There have been large outbreaks of Ebola in Africa before...

Wake me when it kills anyone in NYC.

 

[Pokem807]

I'm not asking whether or not ya'll are personally worried about contracting Ebola. I'm talking about the impact it would have on the nation as a whole if Ebola makes it to our shores. I remember when swine flu was making people around here nervous 5 or 6 years ago, and Ebola is a whole other can of worms.

 

[SMS]

Little to no impact. It barely spreads in Africa...a place with deplorable living conditions, poor hygiene, people living on top of each other, and poorly equipped emergency services.

Sure, we have rapid transit that might help spread it but we also have a much better infrastructure when it comes to health and human services. Combine that with Ebola's difficult transmission method (you can't get it from sneezing and coughing) and, IMHO, it might get here but it won't do much.

More people die from diarrhea in a single day than Ebola has killed in recorded history.