Are they purposely spreading Ebola?

a reply to: putnam6

They burn out too quick

a reply to: JAGStorm

Correct. They did the dress rehearsal in 2019.

New York City and New Jersey Health Departments Conduct Emergency Exercise to Safely Transport a Simulated Ebola Patient to NYC Health + Hospitals / Bellevue

a reply to: putnam6

One good sneeze at the right time and you've infected dozens in an airport situation.

a reply to: JAGStorm

I still think there is something to that CDC guy a few years back that "disappeared" and then later was found and his death was ruled as a suicide. He was promoted if I recall correctly for his work with Ebola. When Covid first hit I wondered if there was some sort of connection of if he "knew" something was coming and he was either suicided or he killed himself off his own volition. But maybe Covid was the test before the next big thing which could be some sort of Ebola virus. Or maybe I just have an overactive imagination.

originally posted by: Creep Thumper
a reply to: putnam6

One good sneeze at the right time and you've infected dozens in an airport situation.

A good sneeze really, how often are you around an Ebola patient there Creep Thumper? don't we have enough real stuff to think about than Ebola all of a sudden performing as it has never done?

Ebola transmission rates in Africa are like 1 to 1.3/1.8 for perspective we usually don't freak out till it gets to 1 to 3 or 4 people. Ebola doesn't even hit a 1 to 2 ratio in the poorest countries

here is an excellent article about Ebola and it's spread

slate.com...

and even from the LA times.

www.latimes.com...

Doesn't matter if it spreads much, they want the fear factor.

We should just cancel the elections now.

a reply to: putnam6

Nice info in your post.
It can be spread through sweat?
That is not good.
Nervous people in a new land with sweaty hands touching handrails, doorknobs, aircraft seats, tables, windows, overhead luggage doors, plane tickets, IDs, luggage.
Excellent, this should be fun.
This admin is cruckin frazy.
This could/should be handled at customs in the country of origin.
It just shows malice.
At best dangerous incompetence.

a reply to: TWS1969

Yes...

we wouldn't want to appear racist now would we? Like Cuomo telling people that Trump was a conspiracy theorist, there was nothing to worry about, go on out to the Chinese new year street festival and spread the love (covid-19)

a reply to: MaxxAction

He was too hard on China...aka all the scum sucking zillionaire lobbyists slave labor cashflows..
A literal nazi

originally posted by: JAGStorm
a reply to: putnam6

Please keep talking us down.

If there is one book I wish I never read it would be that stupid Hot Zone!!!

No worries I read Hot Zone too, it scared me too and FWIW I think some sort of disease or infection is how civilization eventually breaks down, but currently, Ebola isn't it.

Read elsewhere if we are gonna be concerned about an international pathogen we should be worried about the West Nile virus

FWIW

en.wikipedia.org...

The Hot Zone has received criticism for sensationalizing the effects of Ebola virus.[12] In their memoir Level 4: Virus Hunters of the CDC (1996),[13] former CDC scientists Joseph B. McCormick and Susan Fisher-Hoch lambasted Preston for claiming that Ebola dissolves organs, stating that although it causes great blood loss in tissues the organs remain structurally intact. McCormick and Fisher-Hoch also dispute Preston's version of the CDC's actions in the Reston virus incident.[citation needed] In an interview about his book Ebola: The Natural and Human History of a Deadly Virus (2014), David Quammen claimed that The Hot Zone had "vivid, gruesome details" that gave an "exaggerated idea of Ebola over the years" causing "people to view this disease as though it was some sort of preternatural phenomenon".[14]

"The Hot Zone" gave me nightmares when I first read it in the nineties! Every few years I read it again.
But when I see the word 'Ebola' in the news, the hair on my arms stand up for a second!

I've read about the latest outbreaks in Africa last week, it's the variant that they don't have a working vax for.
It seems that some African presidents don't want to order any kind of travel restrictions because of economical reasons.

So there is no one to stop anyone from boarding a plane over there.

originally posted by: Katatonik
a reply to: JAGStorm

I still think there is something to that CDC guy a few years back that "disappeared" and then later was found and his death was ruled as a suicide. He was promoted if I recall correctly for his work with Ebola. When Covid first hit I wondered if there was some sort of connection of if he "knew" something was coming and he was either suicided or he killed himself off his own volition. But maybe Covid was the test before the next big thing which could be some sort of Ebola virus. Or maybe I just have an overactive imagination.

Katatonic I read about that too, a successful CDC administrator IIRC I'm from Atlanta BTW it was fairly big here seems he had some personal demons if we are to believe the official narrative.

excellent article from the AJC and I'm normally not a fan of their work

www.ajc.com...

To those who knew him best, Timothy Cunningham was a well-educated, motivated career man who felt it was his purpose to change lives. But in his personal life, Cunningham struggled with his sexuality, was upset he hadn’t landed a promotion, and lived with a chronic disease, family and friends told Atlanta police.

It’s now no longer a mystery how the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention epidemiologist died. Cunningham committed suicide by drowning himself, according to the Fulton County Medical Examiner’s office.

The Atlanta Journal-Constitution on Monday obtained more than 600 pages of documents that show how the extensive investigation unfolded. Though there are hints at the personal struggles Cunningham was facing, there are no definitive answers to the biggest question: Why?

a reply to: JAGStorm

The darn idiots weaponized the common cold. Can you even imagine what a mess this would be if rogue scientists got a hold of Ebola?

originally posted by: JAGStorm
a reply to: putnam6

Ebola poses little risk to travelers or the general public who have not cared for or been in close contact (within 3 feet or 1 meter) with someone sick with Ebola.

You mean like a super busy airport?

Not to mention the flight in where a passenger could be sitting next to a sweaty person with Ebola....or need to use the restroon after they've deposited bodily fluids.

If they're so concerned they should stop flights coming from Africa.

Trump tried that with C19 and look what happened.

a reply to: v1rtu0s0

How about "vote by email?" We could do same day registration by email too, and extend the election to allow voters one whole week to get it done. I mean, 200 years ago people only had one day to get on their horse to do it. Its inconceivable that in modern times people could show up at the polls to vote as easily since not everyone has a horse, right?

Anyway, about the thread topic, i dont think many airports have medical facilities but most airports do have EMS. I see these things cuz I only work on the ems side of things these days. Though I am not aware of any agency I work with who employs a crew at an airport. I would think the city employs these crews. So for me to receive a request to make a code change for something specific to paramedics in a very unique situation does not make much sense unless they are trying to get ahead of a potential outbreak. But it could be a general request just to not single out a specific vendor. Who knows .

a reply to: putnam6

I think you are missing the point of the information. Ebola lives on surfaces and can be picked up simply by touching it. Door handles, hand rails, elevator buttons, currency, etc. Then all you have to do is touch your nose, rub your eye, things everyone does without even thinking about it.

There was a video near the beginning of the covid outbreak of a woman saying how important it is to wash your hands and not to touch your eyes, nose, or mouth. As she was reading the announcement she was licking her finger to turn the pages. It was a perfect demonstration of how easy it is to talk about protection but not be able to do it.

originally posted by: StarsInDust
a reply to: JAGStorm

The darn idiots weaponized the common cold. Can you even imagine what a mess this would be if rogue scientists got a hold of Ebola?

Rogue scientists already have it and have likely weaponized it.

originally posted by: Vroomfondel
a reply to: putnam6

I think you are missing the point of the information. Ebola lives on surfaces and can be picked up simply by touching it. Door handles, hand rails, elevator buttons, currency, etc. Then all you have to do is touch your nose, rub your eye, things everyone does without even thinking about it.

There was a video near the beginning of the covid outbreak of a woman saying how important it is to wash your hands and not to touch your eyes, nose, or mouth. As she was reading the announcement she was licking her finger to turn the pages. It was a perfect demonstration of how easy it is to talk about protection but not be able to do it.

If you want to worry about contracting Ebola have at it...for perspective the current outbreak in Uganda population 49,024,708

foreignpolicy.com...

Ugandan authorities are scrambling to quell a deadly Ebola outbreak that is believed to have killed 39 people and infected at least 54 people, fueling concerns of a wider public health crisis since the virus strain currently circulating has no available vaccine.

FWIW death rate from Ebola drops significantly in western countries, like into the 18 percentage-wise

The latest outbreak—Uganda’s biggest in two decades—was first reported in September and has since hit at least six districts and Kampala, the country’s capital. On Tuesday, officials said a man who had died in a Kampala hospital last Friday had Ebola, further compounding fears about how far the virus had spread.

Interesting Read

Evidence Mounts: Ebola Made In The USA By Big Pharma & Dept Of Defense? LINK

The scientist who recently pointed to evidence that Ebola was created by pharmaceutical corporations at the highest echelons of power was backed up by another expert- who says the outbreak coincides exactly with UN vaccine campaigns in the region

The Story of the Ebola Vaccine


Ebola Scandal! Delaware Univ. Prof. Says It's A USA Made Bio-Weapon!

originally posted by: TarantulaBite
Interesting Read

Evidence Mounts: Ebola Made In The USA By Big Pharma & Dept Of Defense? LINK

The scientist who recently pointed to evidence that Ebola was created by pharmaceutical corporations at the highest echelons of power was backed up by another expert- who says the outbreak coincides exactly with UN vaccine campaigns in the region

The Story of the Ebola Vaccine

Ebola Scandal! Delaware Univ. Prof. Says It's A USA Made Bio-Weapon!

Ridiculous. Ebola came out of the Congo.