Ebola

[cottonpicken]

Another case reported,healthcare worker.

Still fear porn but getting interesting.

The reactions of the public will be something to watch.

[cottonpicken]

Scary part is if a few hundred people got it,serious panic would set in and all hell would break loose.

[ALLFARMER]

Exactly Cotton.

The US health care system at places is the best in the world but broadly not even close to being up for Ebola.

[magnum]

I hadn't heard this being reported.

Long Story Short

The World Health Organization released a statement saying that the Ebola virus can live in semen for 70 to 90 days.


Long Story

Living in the U.S., it is not by any means "easy" to contract the Ebola virus. As this NYT article reports, in order to contract the virus, you have to come in contact with an "infected person [who] is experiencing active symptoms." And Mother Jones reports that once a patient has recovered from the virus, their saliva, sweat, urine, vomit, feces are Ebola-free.
However, there is one bodily fluid that can hold on to the virus for up to 90 days after infection: semen.

Studies during past outbreaks of Ebola found the virus existing in the semen of two male survivors 61 days and 82 days after infection. And a 1999 study identified a woman who may have contracted the virus via semen from a recovered patient.

Because male survivors of the disease could be capable of transmitting the virus sexually, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) has recommended that survivors use condoms for up to three months after contracting the virus.

In 2000, a group of researchers also discovered a case in which a mother whose blood tested clear of the disease appeared to have transferred the virus to her baby via breast milk. The baby eventually died of the disease. The researchers could not say conclusively that the disease was transferred via breast milk, but they recommended that mothers wait a few weeks after recovery before breastfeeding.

[parsley]

Scarier scenario would be if it incubates undetected for awhile in East Harlem where people automatically step over crack users who routinely lie dead in their blood and diarrhea . Pars

[Rareearth]

China Battling Their Own Epidemic... "Dengue Fever" Spreading: China is currently battling a severe outbreak of "dengue fever," a type of viral hemorrhagic fever, in the same category as Ebola. Both are caused by different viruses but lead to similar, deadly symptoms. Dengue fever is less lethal, but much more easily transmitted, spread through mosquito bites. Ebola is only contracted through bodily fluids. Southern China has reported 1,000 new cases of dengue fever every day for the last week, with over 23,000 cases having been diagnosed in Guangdong province alone. Chinese authorities say recent hot and wet weather fueled the outbreak, with mosquito numbers up five fold. The recent National Day is also being blamed on the exponential spread, as hundreds of thousands of Chinese traveled across the country for the week long holiday. Guangdong remains the worst hit, but the provinces of Guangxi, Fujian, and Hunan are also reporting new cases of dengue fever daily. Taiwan, Malaysia and Japan are also reporting cases. Malaysia’s infections are triple what was seen last year, and Japan is witnessing its first outbreak in 70 years.

[rockpile]

Maybe this is Natures way of culling the herd.

[cottonpicken]

anyone catch the clip of the general saying "we are screwed"off mike after a press conference

[oneoff]

http://beforeitsnews.com/conspiracy-theories/2014/10/white-house-senior-administration-officials-heard-saying-we-are-screwed-over-ebola-virus-2465660.html

CSpan feed; gov't smart asses; heads to roll???

[oneoff]

OK I guess that Major isn't a general and its his first name.


However apparently he is a journalist and what he radsotloud in news reports doesn't match up with his off the cuff...open mic blurting.

[Flatlander]

What kind of professional, medical or otherwise, has such shit for brains that they would get on an airline flight and visit another city after treating someone who dies of an uncurable disease? Oh, it's ok with a slight fever because the cdc says so? These are the same f ups that have watched this thing get as far as it has. This is happening, it's here. It seems like a perfect" how not to" in action.

[cottonpicken]

Flat-that blew my mind two,wonder if that plane got reloaded right away,imagine sitting in the same seat a few hours later.

Even if this fire gets put out how long until the next and the next,I'm starting to wonder if this really can be contained.

And i seriously doubt the government is telling us everything.

[riders2010]

The Americans are worried about 2 flights taken by sick people that they know of. Ebola started how many months ago with how many flights across Europe and Asia and eventually indirectly here? This will get a lot bigger than they are saying. But hey why spend money for example on a one piece suit that is totally sealed when you can buy a cheaper outfit and use duck tape. Holy crap those health workers must be stressed.

[sumdumguy]

I have a Nigerian friend who is supposed to go back to Nigeria in December to marry.