The Ebola Virus

[PLANT]

Had this vanished as a headline news story or what?
CONTAINED?
Did hear something about ground zero person found with virus.... Wtf?

 

[NFF]

It's getting worse. See World Health Organization website.

 

[serfty]

It's getting worse. See World Health Organization website.

WHO | WHO: Air travel is low-risk for Ebola transmission

 

[whatmeworry]

When I started this thread, ~700 had died from this current outbreak. The total now stands at ~1100. Roughly 1800 have died in total from Ebola since the first death in the mid 70's. So about 61% of all Ebola deaths have occurred in this current outbreak.

 

[whatmeworry]

Had this vanished as a headline news story or what?
CONTAINED?
Did hear something about ground zero person found with virus.... Wtf?

According to the Doctors on the ground, the virus is moving too fast to contain.

The Ebola crisis in west Africa is outstripping the ability of aid organisations to stem the epidemic, the head of international medical charity Medecins Sans Frontieres (MSF) said Friday, likening it to a war. "It is deteriorating faster, and moving faster, than we can respond to," Joanne Liu told reporters a day after returning from a 10-day mission to the hard-hit region.
"It is like war time. There is fear," she said.

Read more: Ebola moving too fast, doctors say
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[PLANT]

Nuke em USA.... The expendables 4!

 

[NFF]

I'm more concerned about cases that are not reported.

 

[whatmeworry]

[h=1]The Ebola virus has spread to Senegal as the deadliest outbreak in history gets worse[/h]

As the Ebola outbreak worsens — with the virus mutating, the death toll spiraling and the World Health Organization warning that 20,000 people could eventually be infected — another West African country has confirmed that the deadly virus has crossed its borders.

 

[PLANT]

Hang on has not been in the papers for a week or on the TV news.... This should have been fixed by now they have the cure in USA and did they not treat the English guy in England?
Was last report 10000 now 20k..... Nice knowing u all I'm calling it now... Were all doomed!

 

[whatmeworry]

Hang on has not been in the papers for a week or on the TV news.... This should have been fixed by now they have the cure in USA and did they not treat the English guy in England?
Was last report 10000 now 20k..... Nice knowing u all I'm calling it now... Were all doomed!

The way I read it is the wider global community doesn't care because it is an African problem and because their might be a vaccine next year...

 

[harvyk]

It's not so much an African problem as it is a problem of African tribes mistrust in western medicine. If a person is infected they are more likely going to seek out family members and / or witch doctors first than attempting to contact western medical help.

You are right, there are probably a high number of unreported cases, simply because there is mistrust of western medicine.

 

[Foreigner]

Hope this doesn't become pandemic.

 

[PLANT]

What number of deaths before pandemic?

 

[Foreigner]

What number of deaths before pandemic?

I'm not sure but if it spreads across countries and continents it may well be referred to as pandemic.

 

[PLANT]

So mate FIFO engineer mate got another job in South Africa..... They had no idea about Ebola.... Told em to Google it.... Also ask for a premium Ebola danger pay? Thoughts?

 

[drron]

South Africa should be fine.As far as I am aware only 1 suspected case this year.They did have a death back in 1996 but a doctor treating Ebola patients in West Africa came back to SA and developed the disease.the nurse treating him developed the disease and died.
So they are wary and have banned travel from affected countries-
South Africa Issues Travel Ban for Countries Gripped by Ebola Virus - WSJ

Again google the headline if you come up against the pay wall.
A recent article with maps of the outbreaks at the bottom-
It was already the worst Ebola outbreak in history. Now it

 

[PLANT]

Let's just say that Australian hospitals are educating staff now.... Unlikely needed but......

 

[amaroo]

Saw this on the news last night....no wonder they can't contain it!

Only a matter of time before they start shooting people like this young bloke

[video=youtube;8iPl86evLaY]http://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_embedded&v=8iPl86evLaY[/video]

 

[whatmeworry]

Saw this on the news last night....no wonder they can't contain it!

Only a matter of time before they start shooting people like this young bloke

[video=youtube;8iPl86evLaY]http://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_embedded&v=8iPl86evLaY[/video]

They interviewed a guy at the market who said he was the 5th person that week, who came to the market looking for food.

 

[whatmeworry]

Sierra Leone to Impose 3-Day Ebola Quarantine

Sierra Leone to Impose widespread Ebola Quarantine