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06 Aug 2014, 4:06 pm

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The businessman is the type of case that bothers me.
Because (presumably)-
1 He wasn't in west Africa very long.
2 He wasn't spending time in hospitals, morgues, or the like.
3 He was staying at a hotel and not in some local's home.
How does a guy like that get infected?

The same way HIV is transferred?



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06 Aug 2014, 4:45 pm

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The same way HIV is transferred?


Through sexual contact or shared needles, you mean? Possibly, but he still would've had to ignore the fact that the person was exhibiting symptoms.



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06 Aug 2014, 4:48 pm

Just add alcohol to the equation.



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06 Aug 2014, 5:05 pm

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Just add alcohol to the equation.


Also possible, although he was likely Muslim.



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06 Aug 2014, 5:14 pm

Humanaut wrote:
YippySkippy wrote:
The businessman is the type of case that bothers me.
Because (presumably)-
1 He wasn't in west Africa very long.
2 He wasn't spending time in hospitals, morgues, or the like.
3 He was staying at a hotel and not in some local's home.
How does a guy like that get infected?

The same way HIV is transferred?


No, if he was vomiting on that plane then any other passenger or air hostess that came in contact with that vomit would of gotten ebola. Also, one of the symptoms of ebola is also to bleed out every single orifice in the body. If someone tries to help with the bleeding, then that person could contract ebola from the blood.



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06 Aug 2014, 6:38 pm

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I just read that the American who died in Nigeria was vomiting on the plane. Vomiting Ebola on an airplane, on an international flight. And where are the other passengers now? Who knows. Was the plane disinfected afterwards? No, because no one even knew he had Ebola until another 24 hours passed.
I'm buying some extra canned goods on my next trip to Costco. :?


It's official then; we're f****d.



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06 Aug 2014, 6:39 pm

That's it then. I'm stocking up on Bourbon.


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06 Aug 2014, 6:50 pm

mr_bigmouth_502 wrote:
YippySkippy wrote:
I just read that the American who died in Nigeria was vomiting on the plane. Vomiting Ebola on an airplane, on an international flight. And where are the other passengers now? Who knows. Was the plane disinfected afterwards? No, because no one even knew he had Ebola until another 24 hours passed.
I'm buying some extra canned goods on my next trip to Costco. :?


It's official then; we're f****d.


The experimental Ebola serum looks very promising, so I wouldn't start filling out your will yet, if I were you.


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07 Aug 2014, 4:56 pm

/\ /\ Too late. I already portioned out my Pink Floyd album collection.


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07 Aug 2014, 6:35 pm

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/\ /\ Too late. I already portioned out my Pink Floyd album collection.


Well, take heart in knowing that you'll live to miss them! :lol:


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07 Aug 2014, 8:09 pm

The best way to minimize the risk of infecting this country and even the continent is not to knowingly allow anyone infected or suspected of being infected with ebola to enter or re-enter. It's possible that a recent strain of the virus could be more resilient and/or infectious than previous ones. When we have a pandemic on our hands it's a little too late to say oh s**t!


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08 Aug 2014, 8:56 am

The U.S. has military bases with hospitals in many parts of the world. I think they should have converted one of those hospitals into an Ebola treatment facility, rather than bringing patients to the States. Or what about Gitmo? That way if it spreads it might take out some terrorists.



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08 Aug 2014, 10:51 am

Why are people so butthurt that those two people were repatriated? It should be a source of pride for Americans. They got their people back and are giving them the best treatment possible.



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08 Aug 2014, 11:30 am

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Why are people so butthurt that those two people were repatriated? It should be a source of pride for Americans. They got their people back and are giving them the best treatment possible.


Exactly; it says much about us Americans that we care for our own - and it would say much about us if we listened to blowhards like Trump and denied them entry.


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08 Aug 2014, 12:06 pm

I would hope that what is going on with this Ebola will wake people up to the reality of the negative effects of this income inequality and apathy for civilization. If some of this wealth was spread around in assistance to these poverty stricken countries this kind of outbreak could have been prevented. Hopefully, it's not too late.



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08 Aug 2014, 12:13 pm

The pharmaceutical companies get more money off boner pills and medicine to treat the overfed than to develop drugs to help poor people who have no funds to purchase the drugs.


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