Anonymous
Post 10/25/2014 20:59     Subject: I wonder if Nina Pham will
Anonymous wrote:

You know that when you "catch flu multiple times" you are contracting different influenza viruses, yes? Of which there are many? I think there are only four Ebola viruses and only one is involved with the pandemic right now.
only 4 are known, so far...I doubt any truly comprehensive study has yet been done
Anonymous
Post 10/25/2014 14:27     Subject: I wonder if Nina Pham will
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:Or if it can hide in the body like chicken pox and pop up later


Nope. That's a characteristic of herpes viruses (of which chickenpox is one). Ebola can't do that any more than the flu can.

but you can catch flu multiple times. Can that happen with Ebola? Do we really know? Have enough survivors been studied with repeat exposure?


You know that when you "catch flu multiple times" you are contracting different influenza viruses, yes? Of which there are many? I think there are only four Ebola viruses and only one is involved with the pandemic right now.
Anonymous
Post 10/25/2014 13:43     Subject: I wonder if Nina Pham will
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:Or if it can hide in the body like chicken pox and pop up later


Nope. That's a characteristic of herpes viruses (of which chickenpox is one). Ebola can't do that any more than the flu can.
but you can catch flu multiple times. Can that happen with Ebola? Do we really know? Have enough survivors been studied with repeat exposure?
Anonymous
Post 10/25/2014 10:35     Subject: I wonder if Nina Pham will
Anonymous wrote:I would love to see the growing number of recovered medical professionals form an Ebola-fighting team and head into the epicenter of the epidemic, with all the publicity and support that would hopefully bring with it.


+1