ebola, anyone else mildly terrified?

[Muntu]

[TokyoSexwhale]

D-notice as there is a cluster of UK cases, authorities struggling to cope.

• removes bacofoil hat*

[Colonial]

Is that Mat777/ChemicalChaos?

[thehawk]

croyde said:

No Ebola stories in any of my many news feeds on my phone this morning and no additions to this thread overnight.

Can I come out from under my duvet now?

Total media created hysteria. The two nurses are it, and they probably caught it because of lack of experience or protocols.

Doubt we will see any more infections in the West.

[Stu R]

Colonial said:

Is that Mat777/ChemicalChaos?

No, that's quite obviously Dwight Schrute from the US version of The Office.

[vescaegg]

Spanish nurse who was the first to contract it outside of Africa is now all clear

http://www.bbc.com/news/world-europe-29683616

The press have obviously got bored with Ebola now. There hasn't been any end of the world headlines for a few days.

[Bill]

No news really is good news. Thomas Duncan's preadmission contacts are out of quarantine.

http://www.foxnews.com/health/2014/10/20/friends-f...

[Lost soul]

vescaegg said:

Spanish nurse who was the first to contract it outside of Africa is now all clear

http://www.bbc.com/news/world-europe-29683616

The press have obviously got bored with Ebola now. There hasn't been any end of the world headlines for a few days.

The symptoms sound horrendous , I wonder what the long terms health consequences are for survivors

[Snoggledog]

vescaegg said:

Spanish nurse who was the first to contract it outside of Africa is now all clear

http://www.bbc.com/news/world-europe-29683616

The press have obviously got bored with Ebola now. There hasn't been any end of the world headlines for a few days.

IMHO, not having any 'news' is bad news as funding will start to dry up as the world focuses elsewhere. Meanwhile in West Africa Ebola will continue its rampage and more and more people become infected. It will only be a matter of time before it starts to spread and organisations like MSF start to struggle (they've already had to close one centre because they weren't able to cope). When that happens it may be more difficult to manage.

Or the good scenario is that it just fizzles out.

[Lost soul]

Snoggledog said:

Or the good scenario is that it just fizzles out.

Nigeria is now ebola free according to 5 Live

[PhillipM]

Colonial said:

Is that Mat777/ChemicalChaos?

I love how he's bought the cheapest, nastiest masks designed for a bit of aerosol paint spraying he could find. Those'll really help him, I'm sure.

[Super Slo Mo]

PhillipM said:

Colonial said:

Is that Mat777/ChemicalChaos?

I love how he's bought the cheapest, nastiest masks designed for a bit of aerosol paint spraying he could find. Those'll really help him, I'm sure.

They're not even that good, they're only suitable for dust and won't constrain the volatile particles in paint.

[Thankyou4calling]

It's been nearly three month since this thread started and Ebola isn't quite turning out to be the threat to mankind many have predicted.

[superkartracer]

Thankyou4calling said:

It's been nearly three month since this thread started and Ebola isn't quite turning out to be the threat to mankind many have predicted.

I'd imagine in Africa it seems that way!

[FourWheelDrift]

Thankyou4calling said:

It's been nearly three month since this thread started and Ebola isn't quite turning out to be the threat to mankind many have predicted.

You sound upset,

[J18NHS]

It kinda stopped the media giving masses of publicity to ISIS,

Nigeria was declared Ebola free on bbc news last night

[philv]

I think this one is far from finished.

Howether, looking at the speed of response, generosity and readiness of coutries to help, the basic errors, lack of training/prep and time to implement procedures, id say when a truly nasty airborn disease cones along, well be stuffed.

Not impressed at all.

[plasticpig]

Far from over IMO. If you like chocolate you better start buying now. Ivory Coast and Ghana are almost bound to be affected and they produce over 70% of the worlds cocoa supply. Chocolate is going to get very expensive.

[Murph7355]

plasticpig said:

Far from over IMO. If you like chocolate you better start buying now. Ivory Coast and Ghana are almost bound to be affected and they produce over 70% of the worlds cocoa supply. Chocolate is going to get very expensive.

Perhaps if the country that supplies McDonalds with all its cooking oil got a dose we might actually see health improvements over here through a drop in obesity...

[Terminator X]

plasticpig said:

Far from over IMO. If you like chocolate you better start buying now. Ivory Coast and Ghana are almost bound to be affected and they produce over 70% of the worlds cocoa supply. Chocolate is going to get very expensive.

Demand will drop off when it is confirmed that it carries the Ebola virus.

TX.