Official Ebola update thread

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

What if this is like when "women don't get AIDS but HIV"? It took them a long time to figure that one out because they weren't seeing full blown AIDS cases in women for some time.

This is the largest Ebola outbreak ever and we can't accurately predict how the virus will react and if there will be any changes to it at all. We can speculate all we want and scientists can make their best educated guesses but no one knows for sure. Is it really too much to ask that people in high risk categories isolate themselves from the general public? A bike ride or other outdoor activity isn't really an issue but she should limit her interactions with others during the incubation period and not make a fuss about it. Especially since her former roommate has ebola and doesn't know how she got it.

HIV/AIDS was brand new then. Ebola has been studied for 40 years. Not the same thing at all. We know it's caught from symptomatic people, which is why health care workers are at risk. We know it's not transmitted she people don't have symptoms. Why are you so willing to be scared by this? More kids died in school shootings last month, more people died from entovirus , more died trick-or-treating on Halloween than have died from Ebola in this country. Why are so many people wanting to be so scared of this?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Can we stay on topic please?!??!

Any news on Spencer? And when is Ms. Hickox's 21 days over?

His condition has been upgraded to Stable in the last couple of days. Her end date is 11/12.

Sorry, that should say 11/10.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Can we stay on topic please?!??!

Any news on Spencer? And when is Ms. Hickox's 21 days over?

His condition has been upgraded to Stable in the last couple of days. Her end date is 11/12.

Sorry, that should say 11/10.

Thanks. Hopefully this phase will end uneventfully.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

What if this is like when "women don't get AIDS but HIV"? It took them a long time to figure that one out because they weren't seeing full blown AIDS cases in women for some time.

This is the largest Ebola outbreak ever and we can't accurately predict how the virus will react and if there will be any changes to it at all. We can speculate all we want and scientists can make their best educated guesses but no one knows for sure. Is it really too much to ask that people in high risk categories isolate themselves from the general public? A bike ride or other outdoor activity isn't really an issue but she should limit her interactions with others during the incubation period and not make a fuss about it. Especially since her former roommate has ebola and doesn't know how she got it.

HIV/AIDS was brand new then. Ebola has been studied for 40 years. Not the same thing at all. We know it's caught from symptomatic people, which is why health care workers are at risk. We know it's not transmitted she people don't have symptoms. Why are you so willing to be scared by this? More kids died in school shootings last month, more people died from entovirus , more died trick-or-treating on Halloween than have died from Ebola in this country. Why are so many people wanting to be so scared of this?

I'm not afraid of it, not at all. In fact I have barely paid any attention to it at all. However, I think your question is sort of self-righteous and silly. It's obvious what people are afraid of: that this could very slightly mutate, or we discover that we are wrong about how it behaves, and then we could potentially have a life-cha nging situation on our hands. Clearly there are other things killing people in greater numbers right this moment. My guess is that those who are afraid (Again,I am not one of them) fear the unknown possibilities.

[Anonymous]

The 'what are you afraid of' snarks reminds me of a guy I know who makes fun of people who think a travel destination is unsafe, but doesn't acknowledge the 5 star resort he's paying is sheltering him. Bring it up, and the snarking intensifies. When you are trying to be the cool one, and reality intrudes, the only thing you have left is snark

[Anonymous]

Ebola has been known for 40 years, not studied. How can you possibly study something for 40 years and not know squat about it? I don't know, unless the virus mutated so much it doesn't make sense to study it LOL

[Anonymous]

It's obvious what people are afraid of: that this could very slightly mutate, or we discover that we are wrong about how it behaves, and then we could potentially have a life-changing situation on our hands.

What I love is that in many cases the people afraid of it mutating are the same people who "don't believe" in evolution.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

It's obvious what people are afraid of: that this could very slightly mutate, or we discover that we are wrong about how it behaves, and then we could potentially have a life-changing situation on our hands.

What I love is that in many cases the people afraid of it mutating are the same people who "don't believe" in evolution.

I really don't understand why everything has to turn into a political or religious debate. The portion of our population who are creationists is extremely small. I think there are people from every denomination and political persuasion who worry about Ebola.

[Anonymous]

Its not mutating. This is not an unknown virus, they've known how it behaves for decades.

And if you read the paper this morning you saw that the epidemic is starting to recede in LIberia. Still a long way to go but we may have seen the worst of it.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Its not mutating. This is not an unknown virus, they've known how it behaves for decades.

And if you read the paper this morning you saw that the epidemic is starting to recede in LIberia. Still a long way to go but we may have seen the worst of it.

You do know the virus has indeed mutated over the years? And that's how RNA virus behaves?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

It's obvious what people are afraid of: that this could very slightly mutate, or we discover that we are wrong about how it behaves, and then we could potentially have a life-changing situation on our hands.

What I love is that in many cases the people afraid of it mutating are the same people who "don't believe" in evolution.

LOL same with the "Gay isn't a choice" people who believe in evolution and natural selection.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

It's obvious what people are afraid of: that this could very slightly mutate, or we discover that we are wrong about how it behaves, and then we could potentially have a life-changing situation on our hands.

What I love is that in many cases the people afraid of it mutating are the same people who "don't believe" in evolution.

How many cases exactly? What I love is half-assed generalizations without any merit.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Its not mutating. This is not an unknown virus, they've known how it behaves for decades.

And if you read the paper this morning you saw that the epidemic is starting to recede in LIberia. Still a long way to go but we may have seen the worst of it.

You do know the virus has indeed mutated over the years? And that's how RNA virus behaves?

Not PP. Yes, they think this current strain is a mutated Zaire strain. So? It's not airborne, and it's not going to mutate so that it will be.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Yes, they think this current strain is a mutated Zaire strain. So? It's not airborne, and it's not going to mutate so that it will be.

So, it mutated before, but promised not to do it anymore? Where do you get this into? Genuinely curious.

[Anonymous]

When people say they are afraid it will mutate, they mean into something thats airborne. Thats not going to happen.

The real fear should be that it mutates into something LESS lethal because then it won't burn itself out but will spread more easily. But that doesn't seem to be happening either.