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originally posted by: Mustard2243
It's starting to get scary, i do wonder if they are considering extremists turning themselves into some kind of bioweapon? Suicide Ebola Bomber.....it sounds crazy but this is the kind of thing that they will try.
I'm laughing about how ridiculous it sounds but there are allot of Muslims in Nigeria, an S.E.B. attack.
originally posted by: Mustard2243
It's starting to get scary, i do wonder if they are considering extremists turning themselves into some kind of bioweapon? Suicide Ebola Bomber.....it sounds crazy but this is the kind of thing that they will try.
I'm laughing about how ridiculous it sounds but there are allot of Muslims in Nigeria, an S.E.B. attack.
originally posted by: clenz
Every report I've read about ebola outside of Africa has come back negative, frankly I'm getting tired of hearing about it, so personally I think that, despite ebola being a very serious and scary disease, that maybe things aren't all that bad yet and everything is getting blown out of proportion. I'm in no way saying that we shouldn't stop it in Africa though.
originally posted by: clenz
originally posted by: soficrow
originally posted by: clenz
What about the other side of the coin? 8 months is a long time for a "raging" epidemic. What if no one is paying for it and no one is benefiting from it? What if it is all just a natural occurrence and no countries outside of Africa have it?
Every report I've read about ebola outside of Africa has come back negative, frankly I'm getting tired of hearing about it, so personally I think that, despite ebola being a very serious and scary disease, that maybe things aren't all that bad yet and everything is getting blown out of proportion. I'm in no way saying that we shouldn't stop it in Africa though.
That's just my opinion though, maybe I'm wrong and things will get crazy or something, after 8 months though I'm starting to lean towards that this isn't a super human destroyer that I keep reading about.
Great post. Thanks. ....Note that the epidemic is "raging" in West Africa, and it was covered it up there, allowing it to get out-of-control there. Even if no one is paying for it, and given that it could be entirely natural - the mining companies still benefitted, as did the VHFC and now, Big Pharma.
....The benefits are real, substantial and financial.
You're right, I didn't think about that aspect as I posted my initial response. I agree with this.
originally posted by: Rezlooper
originally posted by: clenz
Every report I've read about ebola outside of Africa has come back negative, frankly I'm getting tired of hearing about it, so personally I think that, despite ebola being a very serious and scary disease, that maybe things aren't all that bad yet and everything is getting blown out of proportion. I'm in no way saying that we shouldn't stop it in Africa though.
Or, maybe you're being lied to.
originally posted by: clenz
originally posted by: Rezlooper
originally posted by: clenz
Every report I've read about ebola outside of Africa has come back negative, frankly I'm getting tired of hearing about it, so personally I think that, despite ebola being a very serious and scary disease, that maybe things aren't all that bad yet and everything is getting blown out of proportion. I'm in no way saying that we shouldn't stop it in Africa though.
Or, maybe you're being lied to.
I can't let the fear of possibly being lied to make me worry myself to death over this, the way I see it, if they were lying then the evidence would be all over the place as I believe you can't just cover up an ebola epidemic over here in the west. If I wake up sometime this year and find out 1 million people in NY are infected with ebola because they lied about the negative test results from that patient, I will eat crow, but I just don't see that happening.
originally posted by: SubTruth
a reply to: clenz
Rarely do I think the sky is falling when it comes to things like this.........This is different and I believe will cause worldwide panic. It is not the disease I am worried about it is the the way people will react to it.
Look around the world and it people are a powder keg. Mass amounts of people are turning into survivalists. So many people looking for any reason to freak out is very bad thing. Prepping I believe will become a self fulfilling prophecy.
Flight restrictions hamper Ebola response: UN
"Three considerations are important to keep in mind for the public at large:
"Ebola is not spread through air borne contact;
"transmission is unlikely to occur through water or food;
"a person infected with the Ebola virus is not contagious until symptoms appear;
"Ebola is spread through direct contact with the blood or body fluids of a person who is sick with the virus," Dujarric said.