Ebola Cases Outside of Africa all 5 of them

originally posted by: lakesidepark
While the Ebola infection rates are still doubling every three weeks,

Doubling every three weeks? In the US, the index case infected two people, almost exactly three weeks ago. They did not infect anyone else, and have been cleared of the virus. A second imported case appears not to have infected anyone so far. Similarly negligible "outbreaks" have also been stemmed in Spain and several African countries. Outside West Africa, the infection rate is at--or hovering very near to--zero. Doubling zero is still zero.

a reply to: AutumnWitch657

What do you expect on ATS? lol

Some folk really need to actually look into ebola what it can and what it can not do I think.

Now the real conspiracy is why the media in the US are blowing it right out of proportion.
Everywhere else they are playing it down and telling us facts about it (in the UK they are anyhow) but in the USA it's a media frenzy.

Please stop calling people who believe differently from you sheeple. It's rude and implies that that person is stupid. I don't see stupidity I see differing but articulate opinions being offered. Try showing some respect. Nothing being offered by opposing opinions so far is stupid. Please...

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originally posted by: onequestion
a reply to: AutumnWitch657

Does that depend on your location?

Like what if your talking to me and I'm I'm Africa?

Africa is the largest continent on the planet. LOL. It's still exponential. If you're in Johannesburg or Cairo or even in Madagascar you'll probably be ok.

a reply to: HappyThoughts
I have made no claims.
Well, I guess I have made one.
Ebola can become a worldwide pandemic in it's current form.
Your claim is that if it hasn't happened yet, then it's never going to happen.
How can one refute such wisdom?

a reply to: badgerprints

Your claim is that if it hasn't happened yet, then it's never going to happen.

Well one of the traits of a pandemic disease is that it spreads whenever it gets the chance, like in a plane full of people. If it doesn't at all in multiple cases, why would it do so in future cases? Yes it does in Africa, because, for instance, they like to drag around their dead loved ones.

Here is another chance for you to explain why it would act differently in the future. Again, I'll await your answer.

a reply to: HappyThoughts
Like I said,
You win
Enjoy your thread.

Cases inside Africa: 10,000.

The response to the crisis: priceless.

There's no doubt that that the media has taken the ball and ran with it, But still Ebola has claimed thousands of lives and it needs to be nipped in the bud.

originally posted by: badgerprints
a reply to: HappyThoughts
I have made no claims.
Well, I guess I have made one.
Ebola can become a worldwide pandemic in it's current form.
Your claim is that if it hasn't happened yet, then it's never going to happen.
How can one refute such wisdom?

It absolutely CAN become a worldwide pandemic. But not by a healthcare worker walking around when they are not confirmed to be contagious. It can become a worldwide pandemic by us fueling our ignorance of how the disease spreads, and by ostracizing the very people who can help save us.

. This thread is devolving like so many others have with personal insults. Too bad. We might have learned something if we could have kept the venom out. Not saying you spread venom. Just making an observation I guess.

a reply to: badgerprints

a reply to: AutumnWitch657

Oh yeah... What if I'm in Liberia?

a reply to: badgerprints

We both win. You won "the most inadequate poster" award.

Congrats.

a reply to: onequestion
That's still exponential isn't it? Just the other end of the spectrum. If you're in Liberia avoid crowds and don't tend the dead.

Posts like that can get you banned. Tone it down or take a time out. a reply to: HappyThoughts

a reply to: AutumnWitch657

Wow autumnwitch woke up on the controlling and incredibly logical side of the bed today, or what they call the wrong side of the bed where I'm from.

Also it's a good thing their informing th public of Ebola it's probably saving lives.

a reply to: AutumnWitch657

Come on, the guy is asking for it. He has been given multiple chances to explain why it would become a pandemic, opposed to the facts. All he responds with is childish passive aggressive drivel.

originally posted by: HappyThoughts
a reply to: AutumnWitch657

Sorry, DP.

edit on 1-11-2014 by HappyThoughts because: (no reason given)

I think what he's saying is that we shouldn't expect it to suddenly start behaving in a manner contrary to its history. That's kind of like worrying about pigs flying. The little Gieco fella excluded of course. a reply to: badgerprints

a reply to: AutumnWitch657

I think what he's saying is that we shouldn't expect it to suddenly start behaving in a manner contrary to its history.

I don't think so, since the history shows that it hasn't really spread outside of Africa at all.

Getting post banned for two weeks taught me something. I'm thinking if others can learn from my mistakes it's a good thing. I hurt my head falling off a bike when I was a kid. I made my kids wear helmets. It's the same thing.
I'm not trying to control anyone just spreading wisdom. LOL. I have a cat who says wow whenever I enter a room. Who am I to argue.
a reply to: onequestion