Ebola story might be just beginning.

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Ebola story might be just beginning.

Post by mistermack » Fri Jan 30, 2015 6:24 pm

Going by the lack of news, we might think that Ebola is nearly sorted, and that it's days are numbered.
Maybe that's true, but maybe not.

With such high numbers of Ebola sufferers, the virus will have a chance to mutate.
It's of a type that mutates easily, like flu and HIV.
So, it can become more contagious, and worse, a bit less virulent. That could mean that some people could carry it and spread it, without having any symptoms. That could set the world on Ebola-fire.
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/health-31019097

If it does get eradicated, it could be that the world dodged a very nasty bullet.
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Re: Ebola story might be just beginning.

Post by cronus » Fri Jan 30, 2015 8:38 pm

mistermack wrote:Going by the lack of news, we might think that Ebola is nearly sorted, and that it's days are numbered.
Maybe that's true, but maybe not.

With such high numbers of Ebola sufferers, the virus will have a chance to mutate.
It's of a type that mutates easily, like flu and HIV.
So, it can become more contagious, and worse, a bit less virulent. That could mean that some people could carry it and spread it, without having any symptoms. That could set the world on Ebola-fire.
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/health-31019097

If it does get eradicated, it could be that the world dodged a very nasty bullet.
It's like the seventies and the dark ages of Hiv in Africa. Another decade and then all hell will break loose. :nono:
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Re: Ebola story might be just beginning.

Post by JimC » Sat Jan 31, 2015 4:00 am

mistermack, stop encouraging Scumple! :nono:
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Post by Xamonas Chegwé » Sat Jan 31, 2015 4:10 am

JimC wrote:mistermack, stop encouraging Scumple! :nono:
:this:

I vote an immediate rule-change to make scumple-encouragement punishable by banning, disembowelment and confiscation of any and all pokemons (but not necessarily in that order.) :lay:
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Re: Ebola story might be just beginning.

Post by cronus » Sat Jan 31, 2015 5:53 am

Xamonas Chegwé wrote:
JimC wrote:mistermack, stop encouraging Scumple! :nono:
:this:

I vote an immediate rule-change to make scumple-encouragement punishable by banning, disembowelment and confiscation of any and all pokemons (but not necessarily in that order.) :lay:
If that happened my task here would be complete. :read:
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Re: Ebola story might be just beginning.

Post by Thumpalumpacus » Sat Jan 31, 2015 9:30 am

Yeah, when ebola evolves to aerobic transmission ....
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Re: Ebola story might be just beginning.

Post by rainbow » Sat Jan 31, 2015 11:29 am

Xamonas Chegwé wrote:
JimC wrote:mistermack, stop encouraging Scumple! :nono:
:this:

I vote an immediate rule-change to make scumple-encouragement punishable by banning, disembowelment and confiscation of any and all pokemons (but not necessarily in that order.) :lay:
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Re: Ebola story might be just beginning.

Post by Svartalf » Sat Jan 31, 2015 11:46 am

well, disembowelling is acceptable while interpretive dance therapy is excessive cruelty.
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