Reply With QuoteOriginally Posted by Ferret
Sorry, I see your point. I've been looking at this from the point of view of a first World country. And Ebola frightens me. I can't begin to imagine how the African people feel. Bob
You are correct, it does have to be put into prospective.
A thousand people have died; in the same period, of time nearly a million have died from Malaria, depending on what figures you believe.
In my experience I think the reason Ebola is so feared is 3 fold:
No known cure
Attrition rate of up to 90%, dependant on strain
The way you die. Nasty.
500 children under 5 die A DAY in Uganda due to all the other reasons applicable with a developing nation, PNG is much the same although figures are unknown given the mess this country is in.
So a thousand people in 7 months could be seen as not many but of course has the potential to blow out?
Cheers Jerry
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Sorry, I see your point. I've been looking at this from the point of view of a first World country. And Ebola frightens me. I can't begin to imagine how the African people feel. Bob
I’m pretty sure the dinosaurs died out when they stopped gathering food and started having meetings to discuss gathering food
A bookshop is one of the only pieces of evidence we have that people are still thinking
YarnMaster
Sad as it might be, no one really cares about Africa. So why Invest money on a drug that no one can afford.
If if ever did make its way to the US for example, mass production of a vaccine would be done if a % of the population became ill.
Nasty business. I don't think the snide comments about the profit motive in general and US companies, Monsanto, in particular were very constructive. What is constructive, is the work the dedicated people employed by these companies do for humanity. /rant
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SubscriberGeelong Scientists are doing good work, in order to find a vaccine, Bob
Ebola virus: Australian researchers use ferrets to develop vaccine for deadly disease - ABC News (Australian Broadcasting Corporation)
I’m pretty sure the dinosaurs died out when they stopped gathering food and started having meetings to discuss gathering food
A bookshop is one of the only pieces of evidence we have that people are still thinking
Wizard
Here we go...conspiracy theory... nahbut I hope they don't escape and pass it to the rabbits
Ebola virus: Australian researchers use ferrets to develop vaccine for deadly disease - ABC News (Australian Broadcasting Corporation)
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SubscriberHere we go...conspiracy theory... nah
Ebola virus: Australian researchers use ferrets to develop vaccine for deadly disease - ABC News (Australian Broadcasting Corporation)
Australia has been leading the research on Ebola for some time now, and indeed has been one of the few countries in the World to have the virus in laboratory conditions. At least it was, don't know now, after the cuts. Bob
I’m pretty sure the dinosaurs died out when they stopped gathering food and started having meetings to discuss gathering food
A bookshop is one of the only pieces of evidence we have that people are still thinking
Master
Apparently Ebola is similar to the Hendra virus, so Aust has a head start on developing a vaccine.
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SubscriberIts not getting any better, how long before its total panic, Bob
Ebola Spreading 'Exponentially' As Patients Seek Beds in Liberia - NBC News
I’m pretty sure the dinosaurs died out when they stopped gathering food and started having meetings to discuss gathering food
A bookshop is one of the only pieces of evidence we have that people are still thinking
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SubscriberThis is not getting better, Bob
BBC News - Ebola outbreak 'threatens Liberia's national existence'
I’m pretty sure the dinosaurs died out when they stopped gathering food and started having meetings to discuss gathering food
A bookshop is one of the only pieces of evidence we have that people are still thinking
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