ebola, anyone else mildly terrified?
Discussion
http://news.sky.com/story/1293274/ebola-outbreak-s...
After reading this book,
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Hot_Zone
I certainly am, if this disease hits a populated area then it can possibly mutate to become an airborne virus
After reading this book,
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Hot_Zone
I certainly am, if this disease hits a populated area then it can possibly mutate to become an airborne virus
randlemarcus said:
A long way down my list of worries. It's a pretty pathetic virus as it stands, even though the morbidity is high (and that counts against it). AIDS has signally failed to become airborne.
It's nasty but it kills people far too quickly for its own good. Flu is far more dangerous because it's already easily transmitted and fairly unpleasant.Bill said:
randlemarcus said:
A long way down my list of worries. It's a pretty pathetic virus as it stands, even though the morbidity is high (and that counts against it). AIDS has signally failed to become airborne.
It's nasty but it kills people far too quickly for its own good. Flu is far more dangerous because it's already easily transmitted and fairly unpleasant.There is experimental evidence suggesting airborne transmission of Zaire Ebola between infected pigs and monkeys.
http://www.nature.com/srep/2012/121115/srep00811/f...
Zaire Ebola is not lethal to pigs, it causes a mild respiratory infection. There is evidence that pigs infected with Reston Ebola (the strain which appeared to spread between monkeys by airborne means in the Reston monkey quarantine facility) may have infected their handlers, though that strain does not cause disease in humans. Like some of the animal handlers in the Reston incident, the farmers were seropositive but well.
No airborne human-to-human transmission has been shown to happen, though aerosols are thought to be a risk at close quarters.
http://www.nature.com/srep/2012/121115/srep00811/f...
Zaire Ebola is not lethal to pigs, it causes a mild respiratory infection. There is evidence that pigs infected with Reston Ebola (the strain which appeared to spread between monkeys by airborne means in the Reston monkey quarantine facility) may have infected their handlers, though that strain does not cause disease in humans. Like some of the animal handlers in the Reston incident, the farmers were seropositive but well.
No airborne human-to-human transmission has been shown to happen, though aerosols are thought to be a risk at close quarters.
Thankyou4calling said:
HIV
Aids
Ebola
BSE
Swine Flu
Bird flu
SARS
Rabies.
All these and many more have been promoted as the disease that will kill off the majority of the population. They never do.
Without refacing the article I'd guess it'll be full of ifs, buts, maybes, mights and possibles.
Ebola isn't new.
They only have to be right once.Aids
Ebola
BSE
Swine Flu
Bird flu
SARS
Rabies.
All these and many more have been promoted as the disease that will kill off the majority of the population. They never do.
Without refacing the article I'd guess it'll be full of ifs, buts, maybes, mights and possibles.
Ebola isn't new.
Not too scared when this is available:
http://www.nbcnews.com/health/health-news/scientis...
Yoshihiro Kawaoka has effectively created the death of all humanity if his creation is ever released by accident.
It has no known cure and hes caused quite a storm in the last few days by admitting hes created it.
If released its bye bye human race.
http://www.nbcnews.com/health/health-news/scientis...
Yoshihiro Kawaoka has effectively created the death of all humanity if his creation is ever released by accident.
It has no known cure and hes caused quite a storm in the last few days by admitting hes created it.
If released its bye bye human race.
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