The Ebola Doom Porn Extravaganza

[ArMaP]

What seems to be scarier about this ebola is that it passes through personal protective gear as if it were not there at all... (And kills most of the people whom it infects, leaving just a few to continue propagating the virus).

Do you have any source for that information about Ebola passing through protective gear? It's the first time I see that.
The mortality rate is around 54%, I wouldn't consider that "most people".

[Fruitbat]

I do.
If you research the subject you will too.

And in my native language 54%, as it is the greater fraction, would be expressed as "most people" or if you prefer, "the majority".

FB.

[rdunk]

Do you have any source for that information about Ebola passing through protective gear? It's the first time I see that.
The mortality rate is around 54%, I wouldn't consider that "most people".

ArMaP, the actual mortality rate of this outbreak will not be known until all is over. Right now, the rate is just a function of how many have been infected so far, and how many have died...........so far! I certainly would hope for a 54% rate, but the prior outbreak rates are much higher.

Here is an applicable reply I posted in another thread that states the mortality rates of the prior 14 outbreaks:

"The past 14 Ebola outbreaks have "averaged" a 78.5% death rate from the same "Zaire strain. In some of the outbreaks the rate was up to 90%. Here is a link to a chart of past Ebola outbreaks, with various specific data points."

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_Ebola_outbreaks

[ArMaP]

I do.
If you research the subject you will too.

My interest in this subject is not enough to make me spend any time researching it.

And in my native language 54%, as it is the greater fraction, would be expressed as "most people" or if you prefer, "the majority".

Sure, 54% is more than half, but when we say "most people" here in Portugal we are usually talking about something like 3/4 or more.

[ArMaP]

ArMaP, the actual mortality rate of this outbreak will not be known until all is over. Right now, the rate is just a function of how many have been infected so far, and how many have died...........so far!

Obviously, but one or two weeks ago I think I heard it was 56%, so, if I'm not mistaken, it's not getting worse, at least for now.

[Fruitbat]

Comment was below my usual standards, unneccesarily arguamentaive and condescending towards armap's reply and has been redacted.

Apologies to anyone who may have read it.

Fruitbat.

P.S. CAn you guess which well known flying mammal is the carrier of the ebola virus? 

[Fruitbat]

The linked article should answer your question, Armap.
(Do you have any source for that information about Ebola passing through protective gear?)

http://www.zerohedge.com/news/2014-08-12/one-question-about-ebola-nobody-can-seem-answer

FB.

[ArMaP]

The linked article should answer your question, Armap.
(Do you have any source for that information about Ebola passing through protective gear?)

http://www.zerohedge.com/news/2014-08-12/one-question-about-ebola-nobody-can-seem-answer

FB.

Thanks.

[Amaterasu]

Oh boy oh boy!  VERY interesting "coincidences!"

[ArMaP]

After reading that Zerohedge article I could only see opinions, not facts, so I will add it to the "opinions" stack.

[ArMaP]

Yesterday I saw on Euronews something that reminded me of the "virus passing protecting gear" idea; someone from a pilot's union (or something like that) was saying that they are telling people not to accept flights to the countries affected, as (I think it was) Air France gives them a face mask to protect them from being infected but those masks protect only for 24 hours, then they start losing their protective action.

I will look for the video.

Edited to add that the masks only work for 5 hours and to add the link to the video.
Senegal suspends air links with three Ebola-affected countries

[Amaterasu]

Anti-doom porn?

[Pimander]

I find it interesting that the United States 'just happens' to have a secret serum to cure Ebola.  That serum would certainly be useful if our troops were to encounter a weaponized form of the disease.

Or if our troops were to use a weaponised form they would be safe.  I bet they have a few of these serums.