Thread: Meanwhile, in West Africa, Ebola works quietly away.

Education is needed now, in these area's that are prone to infections.

To stop the infection at it's source, they must look at local customs and their diets.

It is not the eating of fruit bats or monkeys that is the problem, it's the handling of the infected live animal and their freshly killed meat before it is cooked.

The movement of the Ebola virus across species first occurs when infected fluids are contacted by the hunter picking up their fresh kill and the person preparing the meat before it is cooked, those people not being aware of the danger, haven't taken precautions.
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Ref; US to Begin Testing Ebola Vaccine

US to Begin Testing Ebola Vaccine
Friday, 01 Aug 2014 12:36 PM

The U.S. government will begin testing on people an experimental Ebola vaccine as early as September, after seeing positive results from tests on primates, according to media reports on Thursday.
The National Institutes of Health's infectious disease unit is working with the U.S. Food and Drug Administration to put the vaccine into trial as quickly as possible, according to CNN and USA Today. The director of that unit could not be reached for comment.

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http://news.nationalgeographic.com/n...nt&sf3962391=1

Originally Posted by lebanon

believe it or not

Ebola - What You're Not Being Told [UPDATED] | SCG News

It might be semantics but that is still bodily fluids. Coughing droplets onto someone still counts and has been a way to spread it in the past.

This has been going on since march and I for one have been reading on it's spread regularly. Habit from past jobs where I had to know and track all outbreaks around the world of various diseases.
Back before 2000 we were saying that this was the future threat for the world as most deadly diseases are spreading and adapting to new environments.
Biggest thing with this outbreak is it has gone on so long and that those trying to fight it are not trusted so the infected are spreading it. At least finally it is being treated more seriously and getting the resources they should have thrown at it when first reported.

Originally Posted by George130

It might be semantics but that is still bodily fluids. Coughing droplets onto someone still counts and has been a way to spread it in the past.

This has been going on since march and I for one have been reading on it's spread regularly. Habit from past jobs where I had to know and track all outbreaks around the world of various diseases.
Back before 2000 we were saying that this was the future threat for the world as most deadly diseases are spreading and adapting to new environments.
Biggest thing with this outbreak is it has gone on so long and that those trying to fight it are not trusted so the infected are spreading it. At least finally it is being treated more seriously and getting the resources they should have thrown at it when first reported.

George, you would probably know this. I find it a very sensible use of modern technology, Bob


Ebola Outbreak: Bots Told CDC Before WHO Announcement - TIME

Interesting health map from my previous post, Bob


Contagious Disease Surveillance | Virus Awareness | Ebola Map | HealthMap

More news, Bob


Health Officials Race to Contain Ebola in Africa's Largest City - NBC News

What I find staggering is how slow the response has been, given this out break started in February.


Now many have died and $100's millions are having to be thrown at it with months of uncertainty and social/economic upheaval for some of the poorest people in the world.