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

Would not surprise me that the U.S. Army Medical Research Institute of Infectious Diseases all ready have a vaccine for this, along with many others.

They were about to start longer human drug trials, but the funding was stopped. Currently theres no viable market for such a drug. Might change over time.

Bit of perspective, before everybody turns into zombies.

Total deaths from Ebola since it first emerged about 40 years ago ~ 2000

Total deaths from Malaria in 2012 ~600,000 World Health Organization
Total deaths from TB in 2012 ~1,300,000 World Health Organization
Total deaths from AIDS in 2012 ~ 1,600,000 World Health Organization
Total Deaths from Cholera 2012 ~90,000 World Health Organization

Originally Posted by Ferret

Bit of perspective, before everybody turns into zombies.

Total deaths from Ebola since it first emerged about 40 years ago ~ 2000

Total deaths from Malaria in 2012 ~600,000 World Health Organization
Total deaths from TB in 2012 ~1,300,000 World Health Organization
Total deaths from AIDS in 2012 ~ 1,600,000 World Health Organization
Total Deaths from Cholera 2012 ~90,000 World Health Organization

You should read this Bob


BBC News - Ebola: Why is it this disease we fear?

I read it. What should I be making of it?

...But while Ebola remains a genuine concern in West Africa, if it ever did make it to Europe or North America the chances of it spreading far are remote.

This is for two important reasons: first our disease surveillance is more stringent, and second Ebola kills or immobilises its host before they have much of a chance to spread it.

In reality, a bigger concern far closer to home is that some diseases which we once vanquished, like measles, rubella and pertussis, are now making a comeback.

Thanks to an insidious complacency we have seen significant drops in vaccination rates in many parts of the western world, to the extent that diseases are not only coming back but to levels where we are actually exporting them to poorer countries.

Originally Posted by Ferret

I read it. What should I be making of it?

What you will. Cherry pick all you want , I offered it to you to digest. Bob

I digested it. Other than it's emotive title the entire article down plays the threat of ebola in comparison to other diseases endemic in Africa.

So what is your point about cherry picking?

Originally Posted by Ferret

I digested it. Other than it's emotive title the entire article down plays the threat of ebola in comparison to other diseases endemic in Africa.

So what is your point about cherry picking?

At the present moment Ebola is the focus. Are you saying it should not be? Bob

And still it is not taken seriously. Bob


Ebola plague now a global emergency, say health leaders - Independent.ie