Ebola Virus...

[tahdizzle]

Originally Posted by airjonny

Wait for the first rich person to get Ebola and watch how fast a vaccine comes out for it.

Not true! unless Magic is secretely keeping the HIV vaccine from the world.....

[stugray]

Originally Posted by HunterGreene

Mutation is driven by two things--random mutation and environmental pressure. Environmental pressure, aka darwinism/evolution, even with a large population, takes time to result in a fundamental change. The chances of ebola making that sudden leap through evolution are, for all intents and purposes, impossible.

Did you forget the part of the math where there are likely more ebala virons in existence on this planet right now then the total combined number of them to have EVER existed?

Originally Posted by HunterGreene

In the case of random mutation, of course anything is possible.

And probable.

Originally Posted by HunterGreene

No, the nurses who caught ebola were exposed to him (if this is the correct story) before they had proper isolation and personal protective equipment. They were in close, personal contact with him in order to treat him.

NO - the nurses who are sick now were in full protective gear when they contracted the virus. The NPR story I listened to this morning mentioned that the virus likely entered via the skin where the nurses used medical TAPE to cover exposed skin in their necks. Peeling away the tape removed the top layer of epidermis making theme more susceptible to the virus entering via the skin. I am just repeating what was said n NPR (not FOX).

Originally Posted by HunterGreene

And no, you don't know what "Airborne" is, plainly. Now please do us all a favor and go hunker down and wait for this to blow over. Your misinformation does nothing but cause fear.

So tell me this: If a person can catch a virus from anther person WITHOUT TOUCHING them, WHAT would you call it? "Viral Quantum Tunneling"???

Clearly if the virus moved from one person to another through the AIR it is capable of being AIR-BORNE.
Or are you (like the govt.) redefining what a word means?

And here is some more "misinformation".
They keep talking about it the same as HIV in that it can only be transmitted through "bodily fluids" so everyone thinks "Oh like AIDS".

THIS IS NOT LIKE AIDS! So everyone quit thinking about it like AIDS.
You do NOT have to kiss someone or have sex with them to contract Ebola.

As I said - It has the same transmissibility as the Flu.

If the Flu was "so hard to catch" that we "dont need to worry about it", then WHY does my doctor tell me every year that I should get a flu shot???

How about - "because it is relatively EASY to catch the flu"???

[HunterGreene]

Originally Posted by stugray

Did you forget the part of the math where there are likely more ebala virons in existence on this planet right now then the total combined number of them to have EVER existed?

And probable.

NO - the nurses who are sick now were in full protective gear when they contracted the virus. The NPR story I listened to this morning mentioned that the virus likely entered via the skin where the nurses used medical TAPE to cover exposed skin in their necks. Peeling away the tape removed the top layer of epidermis making theme more susceptible to the virus entering via the skin. I am just repeating what was said n NPR (not FOX).

So tell me this: If a person can catch a virus from anther person WITHOUT TOUCHING them, WHAT would you call it? "Viral Quantum Tunneling"???

Clearly if the virus moved from one person to another through the AIR it is capable of being AIR-BORNE.
Or are you (like the govt.) redefining what a word means?

And here is some more "misinformation".
They keep talking about it the same as HIV in that it can only be transmitted through "bodily fluids" so everyone thinks "Oh like AIDS".

THIS IS NOT LIKE AIDS! So everyone quit thinking about it like AIDS.
You do NOT have to kiss someone or have sex with them to contract Ebola.

As I said - It has the same transmissibility as the Flu.

If the Flu was "so hard to catch" that we "dont need to worry about it", then WHY does my doctor tell me every year that I should get a flu shot???

How about - "because it is relatively EASY to catch the flu"???

You're doing that whole "circular argument" thing that people like to do when they don't have an answer.

Science, while sometimes misused or misquoted, is never wrong. You're working with assumptions instead of facts.

I'm done responding to you. Enjoy living in pure terror.

EDIT: Despite all of this, I hope you and your family stay safe. Your hyper-vigilance, although for the wrong reasons, is not wrong in practice.

[tahdizzle]

Exactly. Why i said Ebola is as Ebola Does.

If they wanna stock pile supplies and live in a bunker. Go ahead.

[murdoc]

Originally Posted by stugray

Did you forget the part of the math where there are likely more ebala virons in existence on this planet right now then the total combined number of them to have EVER existed?



And probable.



NO - the nurses who are sick now were in full protective gear when they contracted the virus. The NPR story I listened to this morning mentioned that the virus likely entered via the skin where the nurses used medical TAPE to cover exposed skin in their necks. Peeling away the tape removed the top layer of epidermis making theme more susceptible to the virus entering via the skin. I am just repeating what was said n NPR (not FOX).



So tell me this: If a person can catch a virus from anther person WITHOUT TOUCHING them, WHAT would you call it? "Viral Quantum Tunneling"???

Clearly if the virus moved from one person to another through the AIR it is capable of being AIR-BORNE.
Or are you (like the govt.) redefining what a word means?

And here is some more "misinformation".
They keep talking about it the same as HIV in that it can only be transmitted through "bodily fluids" so everyone thinks "Oh like AIDS".

THIS IS NOT LIKE AIDS! So everyone quit thinking about it like AIDS.
You do NOT have to kiss someone or have sex with them to contract Ebola.

As I said - It has the same transmissibility as the Flu.

If the Flu was "so hard to catch" that we "dont need to worry about it", then WHY does my doctor tell me every year that I should get a flu shot???

How about - "because it is relatively EASY to catch the flu"???

Right now the real challenge when it comes to Ebola is fighting it in Africa, where basically every risky behavior you can think of from a public health stand point is commonplace. It has not been shown to be able to spread well in an advanced nation, so the threat to the United States is, at the current time, low. The threat will increase as the number of infected increases, but the virus as it is now should not spread well in our country.

The real issue here is that it's VERY capable of spreading out of control in West Africa, and killing hundreds of thousands if it is not contained.

This will require working with a lot of very poor people who distrust their governments, and in the case of some tribal groups, don't really acknowledge their authority.

It's a shitty situation, but America isn't at much of a risk right now.


...and you can't get AIDS from kissing...unless you're a fan of gnawing on tongues...

[stugray]

Originally Posted by HunterGreene

You're doing that whole "circular argument" thing that people like to do when they don't have an answer.

What is "circular" I took some points you made, and refuted them separately.

Originally Posted by HunterGreene

Science, while sometimes misused or misquoted, is never wrong. You're working with assumptions instead of facts.

Umm science is literally NOT that.

That is funny. You are trying to lecture me about "science" when clearly it is your understanding that is in error.
In "Science" EVERYTHING is theoretical and there is no such thing as a "fact".
ALL of science is about conjecture, test, refinement, and re-test.
You cannot PROVE a theory to be true, you can only prove it false.
So the science will play itself out.
My theory:
this will get a lot worse in the US before it gets better
Many more people in the US will die
Of the people who die, there will be a higher number that chose to "not worry about it" than those that chose to be "hyper-vigilant".

The only way to disprove my theory (using the scientific method) is to wait and see.
One cannot argue away my side or try to state facts because as you said "Science, while sometimes misused or misquoted, is never wrong" as long as it is used as intended.

Originally Posted by HunterGreene

EDIT: Despite all of this, I hope you and your family stay safe. Your hyper-vigilance, although for the wrong reasons, is not wrong in practice.

Thank you! and you as well.
I truly hope I am wrong, but I fear not.

[tahdizzle]

Stu.. you are an irrational person to say the least.

But you are entitled to those beliefs. What you are NOT entitled to is telling everyone that martial law will be declared in months. and you should all stock pile food and ammuntion while locking your daughters in the basement.

The sheer ignorance and false security in that logic is astounding.

Look; lets humor you and say everything you predict is going to come true. Do you think ANYTHING you have listed as "precautions" are going to change the outcome?

Do you think Stock piling food and ammunition is going to keep you safe and fed? It may for a month, BUT if things get as bad as you predict, that is all its going to do. You are just delaying the inevitable.

But let stu be stu. And if that is going to help him feel better about the situation, then let him feel better.

[Ultramaroon]

Originally Posted by murdoc

...and you can't get AIDS from kissing...unless you're a fan of gnawing on tongues...

fapfapfap...

BTW, @Atticus808, thanks. It's been stuck in my head "EEEEEEBOLAAAAAAA"

[stugray]

Originally Posted by tahdizzle

Stu.. you are an irrational person to say the least.
.

One could make the argument that to tell people that they do not need to worry and do not need to take ANY precautions is the irrational approach.

What if I am wrong and those that say "nothing will happen" are right?
If you follow my lead, NOTHING happens other than the family gets a little more quality time together.

What if I am right and those that say "nothing will happen" are wrong?
If you follow my lead you improve your own chances of survival while helping to not spread the virus making it worse.

So not only is it more "rational" to be concerned but to NOT care at all and to take no precautions is the "less rational" course of action.
I could even make the case that YOU are the one being more irresponsible of the two of us.

Originally Posted by tahdizzle

Do you think Stock piling food and ammunition is going to keep you safe and fed?

Look at it this way: I have always "stockpiled food & ammo" and I have survived 100% of the global pandemics so far

[wbradley]

It a 'Merican thing to feel a need to bear arms at home.

I'm just making sure my Tim Hortons card is loaded.

[tahdizzle]

Originally Posted by stugray

One could make the argument that to tell people that they do not need to worry and do not need to take ANY precautions is the irrational approach.

What if I am wrong and those that say "nothing will happen" are right?
If you follow my lead, NOTHING happens other than the family gets a little more quality time together.

What if I am right and those that say "nothing will happen" are wrong?
If you follow my lead you improve your own chances of survival while helping to not spread the virus making it worse.

So not only is it more "rational" to be concerned but to NOT care at all and to take no precautions is the "less rational" course of action.
I could even make the case that YOU are the one being more irresponsible of the two of us.




Look at it this way: I have always "stockpiled food & ammo" and I have survived 100% of the global pandemics so far

Like i said stu, irrational.

No one is saying do nothing. What people are saying is.... the world is not ending! There will be no zombies, Some guy in digital pajamas is not going to show up to your home and steal your food and rape your daughter.

What I am saying is: You are irrational. Fine be irrational. But don't fear monger. Which is what you are doing.

[m.box.design]

media cannon fodder. i'm not going to downplay the severity of ebola itself, but it's being blown out of proportion by everyone.

headline: Man hospitalized for high fever. Not ebola.

Thing is, they don't even need to toss ebola into the context of the headline, but they will because it catches attention of what's currently "in"

[ciro]

Originally Posted by Jyn

I think that paranoid guy died from ebola.

Also, I got my flu shot today for the first time in my life. Gottdamn arm is numb as hell now. Damn mercury.

10$ says you get ebola...

[Jyn]

Originally Posted by stugray

Look at it this way: I have always "stockpiled food & ammo" and I have survived 100% of the global pandemics so far

I haven't done shit and survived.