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Outbreak in West Africa
An Ebola epidemic that has been sweeping through West Africa since January has proven to be the most devastating single outbreak of the disease in history.
originally posted by: Vasa Croe
a reply to: soficrow
I think it is out and spreading already. We are getting small information tidbits here and there of people being tested and whatnot, but I think it has actually already spread to neighboring countries but not being reported. The worst thing they could do is not report it, have it go under the radar of general public for a few more months then BANG....every country in the world suddenly has deaths mounting.
originally posted by: violet
It could very well be present in several countries by now.
Who benefits? The pharma companies and whoever they are in bed with, who make the vaccines or treatment serums.
They need it spread to richer countries who can afford the medicine. Africans can't afford it. Doubt they really want to contain it there.
originally posted by: Mustard2243
It's starting to get scary, i do wonder if they are considering extremists turning themselves into some kind of bioweapon? Suicide Ebola Bomber.....it sounds crazy but this is the kind of thing that they will try.
I'm laughing about how ridiculous it sounds but there are allot of Muslims in Nigeria, an S.E.B. attack.
originally posted by: clenz
What about the other side of the coin? 8 months is a long time for a "raging" epidemic. What if no one is paying for it and no one is benefiting from it? What if it is all just a natural occurrence and no countries outside of Africa have it?
Every report I've read about ebola outside of Africa has come back negative, frankly I'm getting tired of hearing about it, so personally I think that, despite ebola being a very serious and scary disease, that maybe things aren't all that bad yet and everything is getting blown out of proportion. I'm in no way saying that we shouldn't stop it in Africa though.
That's just my opinion though, maybe I'm wrong and things will get crazy or something, after 8 months though I'm starting to lean towards that this isn't a super human destroyer that I keep reading about.
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originally posted by: soficrow
originally posted by: Mustard2243
It's starting to get scary, i do wonder if they are considering extremists turning themselves into some kind of bioweapon? Suicide Ebola Bomber.....it sounds crazy but this is the kind of thing that they will try.
I'm laughing about how ridiculous it sounds but there are allot of Muslims in Nigeria, an S.E.B. attack.
Looks like a slam-dunk to me.
A group of monkeys got a free trip to Europe after boarding a ship in Malaysia bound for Rotterdam.
According to gCaptain.com, the monkeys were found on top of containers in the Eugen Maersk a few days after departing Malaysia.
It was too late to return the monkeys to the country, so the ship's crew asked the Copenhagen Zoo for help with identifying the species and how to catch them.
originally posted by: soficrow
a reply to: Mustard2243
PS> The "Blame the Terrorists" slogan is getting really old.
originally posted by: SubTruth
a reply to: clenz
Rarely do I think the sky is falling when it comes to things like this.........This is different and I believe will cause worldwide panic. It is not the disease I am worried about it is the the way people will react to it.
Look around the world and it people are a powder keg. Mass amounts of people are turning into survivalists. So many people looking for any reason to freak out is very bad thing. Prepping I believe will become a self fulfilling prophecy.
originally posted by: soficrow
originally posted by: clenz
What about the other side of the coin? 8 months is a long time for a "raging" epidemic. What if no one is paying for it and no one is benefiting from it? What if it is all just a natural occurrence and no countries outside of Africa have it?
Every report I've read about ebola outside of Africa has come back negative, frankly I'm getting tired of hearing about it, so personally I think that, despite ebola being a very serious and scary disease, that maybe things aren't all that bad yet and everything is getting blown out of proportion. I'm in no way saying that we shouldn't stop it in Africa though.
That's just my opinion though, maybe I'm wrong and things will get crazy or something, after 8 months though I'm starting to lean towards that this isn't a super human destroyer that I keep reading about.
Great post. Thanks. ....Note that the epidemic is "raging" in West Africa, and it was covered it up there, allowing it to get out-of-control there. Even if no one is paying for it, and given that it could be entirely natural - the mining companies still benefitted, as did the VHFC and now, Big Pharma.
....The benefits are real, substantial and financial.
originally posted by: Mustard2243
It's starting to get scary, i do wonder if they are considering extremists turning themselves into some kind of bioweapon? Suicide Ebola Bomber.....it sounds crazy but this is the kind of thing that they will try.