Post: Ebola outbreak
08-02-2014, 08:26 AM #1
ResistTheSun
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Ebola is a rather deadly thing even on a small scale when you start to get to epidemic levels....
Current death rate can be up to 90%,with 728 already dead.

Spread through contact with bodily fluids of infected patients, bush meat or surfaces, Ebola has no known cure or vaccine, longer you wait more likely death.
Also has a rapid, constant mutation and adaptation changing very quickly.
Biggest problem is Ebola appears to be malaria at first, can take 21 days for the host to notice.
With health care in these nations being poor along with a deep mistrust Ebola is hard to counter.

Virus can be contained the methods are rather basic but hard to apply in this part of the world.
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08-02-2014, 08:49 AM #2
BeaTsDominion
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I can't believe that there's no cure for it yet....
08-02-2014, 09:49 AM #3
owens12
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Originally posted by ResistTheSun View Post
Ebola has had quite a nasty outbreak in Guinea, Sierra Leone and Liberia. With efforts to control the outbreak failing as the Ebola can spread quickly. So why the fuss?
Ebola is a rather deadly thing even on a small scale when you start to get to epidemic levels....
Current death rate can be up to 90%,with 728 already dead.

Spread through contact with bodily fluids of infected patients, bush meat or surfaces, Ebola has no known cure or vaccine, longer you wait more likely death.
Also has a rapid, constant mutation and adaptation changing very quickly.
Biggest problem is Ebola appears to be malaria at first, can take 21 days for the host to notice.
With health care in these nations being poor along with a deep mistrust Ebola is hard to counter.

Virus can be contained the methods are rather basic but hard to apply in this part of the world.


Lazy people these days man...
08-02-2014, 10:23 AM #4
Cryptic
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With the virus being able to mutate and adapt quickly it's hard to make a cure.

The biggest fear is that it'll get out of Africa, that's when the real problem starts as it'll spread like wildfire (grassfire for you non-US folk).

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08-02-2014, 11:47 AM #5
Originally posted by Cryptic
With the virus being able to mutate and adapt quickly it's hard to make a cure.

The biggest fear is that it'll get out of Africa, that's when the real problem starts as it'll spread like wildfire (grassfire for you non-US folk).


I fear the same thing. Hoping it doesn't turn into something big since the numbers are much higher than they ever have been
08-02-2014, 11:59 AM #6
Cryptic
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Originally posted by Insight View Post
I fear the same thing. Hoping it doesn't turn into something big since the numbers are much higher than they ever have been


Hopefully the US (and other developed nations) have a plan in place should it reach their shores.
08-02-2014, 12:24 PM #7
ResistTheSun
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Originally posted by owens12 View Post
Lazy people these days man...


Not lazy just poor investment has created this problem it pretty easy to stop, just these places are untrusting due to lack of investment.

Originally posted by Insight View Post
I fear the same thing. Hoping it doesn't turn into something big since the numbers are much higher than they ever have been


Originally posted by Cryptic
With the virus being able to mutate and adapt quickly it's hard to make a cure.

The biggest fear is that it'll get out of Africa, that's when the real problem starts as it'll spread like wildfire (grassfire for you non-US folk).


Originally posted by Cryptic
Hopefully the US (and other developed nations) have a plan in place should it reach their shores.


US and Eurozone do, UK medical stations are sending out letters to doctors with a plan being made in advance for new virus coming to the UK.
US along with Eurozone have a plan in place which is on stand be if need be. Also a legal framework allowing for certain items to be used just in case.

Risk is rather low of spreading right now.

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08-02-2014, 12:46 PM #8
Cryptic
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Originally posted by ResistTheSun View Post
Also a legal framework allowing for certain items to be used just in case.


What You mean like putting humans down?
08-02-2014, 01:35 PM #9
ResistTheSun
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Originally posted by Cryptic
What You mean like putting humans down?


Testing drugs and massive production quickly :p
08-02-2014, 01:37 PM #10
Cryptic
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Originally posted by ResistTheSun View Post
Testing drugs and massive production quickly :p


Oh. Gaspkay: :fa: Had my hopes up for human hunting.

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