Ebola outbreak needs an 'unprecedented' response to bring it under control

Thursday, August 28th 2014 - 06:46 UTC

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The Ebola outbreak in West Africa is going to get worse before it gets better, according to the top US public health official. Tom Frieden, the director of the Centers for Disease Control, said the epidemic would need an “unprecedented” response to bring it under control. Read full article

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lsolde
lf we don't get on top of it, it has the potential to wipe out all human life on the planet.
Aug 28th, 2014 - 09:09 am - Link - Report abuse 0
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EscoSes Doido
The virus thrives in Africa due to the general culture, and lack of education.

So easy to contain is this virus.

It's not airborne you know.
Aug 28th, 2014 - 12:02 pm - Link - Report abuse 0
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Conqueror
The solution is straightforward. Quarantine. Identify relevant areas. No-one out, no-one in. Then, go in and incinerate the remains as well as 100 yards around. Establish the temperature at which the virus is totally incinerated. Flamethrowers, tamped fuel-air explosions, nukes. Whatever it takes. And move those infected to somewhere that doesn't matter to anyone. Guess!!!
Aug 28th, 2014 - 12:22 pm - Link - Report abuse 0
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Idlehands
Always nice when conqs shares his expertis with us.
Aug 28th, 2014 - 02:17 pm - Link - Report abuse 0
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Briton
When the government tells you its safe,

then is the time to panic.
Aug 28th, 2014 - 08:21 pm - Link - Report abuse 0
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malicious bloke
@1, actually the mortality rate of this outbreak is running at about 55% and that's with crappy healthcare provision and difficult working conditions for emergency response teams.

Ebola also isn't that transmissable. As above, it's not airborne and the short(ish) incubation period makes it pretty easy to screen.

Don't get me wrong, it's awful for the people who get it, but if we are going to end up wiped out by a pandemic, ebola won't be the one to do it.
Aug 28th, 2014 - 08:31 pm - Link - Report abuse 0
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EscoSes Doido
Just heard its in Port Harcourt now. Best get my rubber gloves looked out, as that's where I'm headed next week...
Aug 30th, 2014 - 03:11 am - Link - Report abuse 0
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Briton
but if we are going to end up wiped out by a pandemic, ebola won't be the one to do it.
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true,
but one has to suspect that one kind of pandemic could well be governments
who lie and deceit to us all to save themselves,

just a spreading thought.
Sep 01st, 2014 - 06:29 pm - Link - Report abuse 0
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