Ebola

[TheBluRaichu]

I was watching the news. Turns out a man who traveled to Dallas (From Africa I assume) was carrying the Ebola virus. He had contact with five kids before he got to the hospital who are going to be tested for Ebola

Thoughts?

I don't know of any articles with this. I saw this on the news so I probably got parts wrong...

 

[lazuli]

spoopy. it isn't down here in the valley so i think i'm good (though i was in austin this past weekend). which news was this? nbc? local?

 

[PaperLuigi3]

It's been pretty well spread around now.

Let's see where this goes. I've got sixteen Mario games, so if I need to sit in a bunker for a bit and not breathe a whole lot, that's fine. Also, I can pick up a few copies of Pokemon if need be.

 

[KarlaKGB]

ebola really isnt that contagious

 

[TheBluRaichu]

If any of the kids were infected they probably spread it at school. And yeah... It's a pretty dangerous chain to think about. Also it was NBC

 

[Jade_Amell]

The Zombie Apocalypse begins!

But in all seriousness, this is bad. There are only a handful of Doctor's who are qualified to handle Ebola. Soon, it will start spreading and more people will be getting sick. Things will get bad. I hope everyone stays safe, and carry a bottle of hand sanitizer with you. *sigh*

 

[TheBluRaichu]

I knew it would start to spread when the first US citizen got sick. Hope it doesn't get too bad

 

[Motte]

I'm not worried about it in the slightest tbh. It's not an airborne virus, and they're already isolating everyone the guy came in contact with.

 

[nammie]

ebola really isnt that contagious lol... unless you're exchanging bodily fluids or like... handling the poo of an infected individual you'll prob be ok.

it's a terrifying disease and if it really was as contagious as ppl seem to assume it is (aka if it mutated and became airborne) we'd probably all be screwed no matter what we tried to do tbh

 

[Archangel]

I live in Houston and the word got spread so quickly throughout Texas, it's ridiculous. People are making jokes about it and stuff like touching each other and going "You've got Ebola!" (Literally happened to me today, the ignorance is absolutely astounding.) I'm pretty scared to be totally honest, because diseases can get spread so quickly. Plus I actually live in the state that's affected. I wish there would be more precautions taken to ensure diseases aren't transferred like this.

 

[Crucifigo]

I wouldn't start panicking yet, considering how serious the outbreak is, the moment someone's suspected of being infected, the quarantine measures go up. It's a lot easier to manage illnesses like ebola in a country that has plenty of money to spend on tackling it should it take hold. Totally agree with carrying hand sanitizer though, people do the most unhygienic things.

I hope it doesn't hit the UK, but if it does I'm carrying on as normal unless the number of cases rises. Wouldn't be too worried yet overall, it's not the dawn of the modern smallpox yet.

 

[honeymoo]

i'm a really anxious person about sickness but it really doesn't scare me too much.. idk why i just feel like in this day and age with the quality of life we have in the western hem it's not going to end up spreading here. though it's terrifying that anywhere at all is being affected with it, i'm not scared for my well being.

 

[BellGreen]

I remember reading one article where this woman managed to heal from Ebola and is being able to do more and more things each day. Hopefully doctors can heal more people, because that would be really nice.

 

[Jawile]

While I am pissed they let a guy coming from Liberia into the country, I don't think it'll be that bad. Ebola ain't all that infectious. (At least until it becomes airborne )

 

[TheBluRaichu]

I'm surprised that some people aren't scared.

It's not ridiculously contagious but some people are just unhygienic. It spreads through any bodily fluids though, so, if the man coughed on any of the five kids, chances are, atleast one got Ebola. I hate to think like that but it's true...

Even if you think it won't spread just be safe, okay?

 

[-Apples-]

This actually scares me. I live three hours away from that city. It's easier to catch than AIDS, and it kills faster.

The Ebola Epidemic kinda reminds me of the plot details from inFAMOUS 1 and 2. The spread, the lockdown of Sierra Leone for the past many years, and the fight against it, that's kinda similar to what inFAMOUS franchise was about.

 

[nammie]

I'm surprised that some people aren't scared.

It's not ridiculously contagious but some people are just unhygienic. It spreads through any bodily fluids though, so, if the man coughed on any of the five kids, chances are, atleast one got Ebola. I hate to think like that but it's true...

Even if you think it won't spread just be safe, okay?

thats not what transmission via bodily fluids means.............. unless this dude coughed directly into these kids' eyes/mouths then they won't contract the disease.....

you cant get non-airborne viruses from ppl coughing/sneezing on your arm or something...

 

[Gracelia]

Think we should all be happy that Ebola is not airborne.

 

[TheBluRaichu]

thats not what transmission via bodily fluids means.............. unless this dude coughed directly into these kids' eyes/mouths then they won't contract the disease.....

you cant get non-airborne viruses from ppl coughing/sneezing on your arm or something...

I don't know how old these kids could be. They could bite their nails, pick their nose (without washing their hands)

 

[nammie]

This actually scares me. I live three hours away from that city. It's easier to catch than AIDS, and it kills faster.

The Ebola Epidemic kinda reminds me of the plot details from inFAMOUS 1 and 2. The spread, the lockdown of Sierra Leone for the past many years, and the fight against it, that's kinda similar to what inFAMOUS franchise was about.

???? who told you it's easier to catch than HIV? you contract both viruses through direct bodily fluid contact/sharing used needles/etc. If anything it would be harder to contract than HIV because of the fact that it's so lethal, i.e. more hosts are killed by the disease before they have a chance to infect other people