Wow... All of these comparisons with other diseases. Do you guys not realize that it took the black plague years to spread to what it ultimately became? I think it took even centuries before the worst outbreak happened. Before you compare it to the black plague, try to consider that the awareness of the virus is less than 50 years old, and the most recent outbreak is less than one year old. If you guys thought a bit more four dimensionally, you could understand the potential of Ebola.  

Posted by TWIZ

Wow... All of these comparisons with other diseases. Do you guys not realize that it took the black plague years to spread to what it ultimately became? I think it took even centuries before the worst outbreak happened. Before you compare it to the black plague, try to consider that the awareness of the virus is less than 50 years old, and the most recent outbreak is less than one year old. If you guys thought a bit more four dimensionally, you could understand the potential of Ebola.

Ebola is not new lol.  

Posted by TWIZ

Wow... All of these comparisons with other diseases. Do you guys not realize that it took the black plague years to spread to what it ultimately became? I think it took even centuries before the worst outbreak happened. Before you compare it to the black plague, try to consider that the awareness of the virus is less than 50 years old, and the most recent outbreak is less than one year old. If you guys thought a bit more four dimensionally, you could understand the potential of Ebola.

we aren't safe until they make a cure.  

Posted by TWIZ

Wow... All of these comparisons with other diseases. Do you guys not realize that it took the black plague years to spread to what it ultimately became? I think it took even centuries before the worst outbreak happened. Before you compare it to the black plague, try to consider that the awareness of the virus is less than 50 years old, and the most recent outbreak is less than one year old. If you guys thought a bit more four dimensionally, you could understand the potential of Ebola.

Maybe if you thought a bit more realistically about the the bigger picture and the nature of Ebola and its contagiousness, maybe you would understand there are greater threats and diseases to this world than Ebola and the world needn't not panic like the movie 'I Am Legend' is about to become reality.

Btw nice contradiction;

Posted by TWIZ

Wow... All of these comparisons with other diseases. Do you guys not realize that it took the black plague years to spread to what it ultimately became?

 

Thunder, he wasn't contradiction himself, someone else referenced the Black Plague and he was giving insight as to why it may have been a bad comparison, and he's right.

The last Ebola out break to reach more than 100 casualties was in 2007 (the one in 2012 was close) and the first reported out break was 1976 which is 38 years ago but even then most incidents occurred years apart and in low amount thus no real panic was ever given towards it and it suffered lack of research, now the death toll is nearing 5,000 with new patients and/or potential patience being found in the US.

When an outbreak of this happens Thunder, it could potentially be more deadly than some other disease if not handed properly which makes perfect sense for panic to occur, maybe you guys care less about it because you aren't dealing with it first hand but innocent lives are still dying in a painful way from it, now let us take a look at some of the countries being affected:

Nigeria
Liberia
Spain
United States (US and Spain are small-scale as of now)
Senegal
Guinea
Repub. Of The Congo

and many more, with multiple areas being affected that is an even greater chance of it spreading.

So tell me, what's better? "There's deadlier diseases so who cares about this it'll blow over" or "Hey, this has the potential to continue spreading and could possibly cause an outbreak, I think we should try our best to contain it"

I think we all know which is the better choice, also I would like to point out some Canadian doctors have created a large amount of test vaccine that they think will have a good success rate so containment is getting closer.

Posted by MrSimons

Ebola is not new lol.

I honestly hope you aren't this stupid in real life, there is a reason he used the number 50 instead of 5.  

Spoiler

I've taken time to reflect, and I don't believe in all of what I said before. I was in a bad mood and if I offended anybody, I apologize. I'd like to take back what I said, however overpopulation is definitely an issue but it needs to be solved humanely, like what China did with their one-child policy (which did have its issues).

Posted by lord greg

It is true that it people connect more than they used to but we also have organised health care now. The fact that people travel more is countered by the way we can combat disease.

Actually, health care may be detrimental to our survival. You may have heard about superbugs, while I believe Ebola isn't one, but in the case you haven't:

Spoiler

How close are we to a nightmarish return to a pre-antibiotic era?

A snapshot of the situation in Australia reveals a war that’s not being won. In recent years, bacteria or ‘superbugs’ have adapted to resist multiple antibiotics including the ‘last-line’ drugs.

Staphylococcus aureus, commonly known as Golden Staph because of its colour on a laboratory plate, is normally harmless. Carried on our skin it can, sometimes, cause minor infections in wounds or create boils.

Image: MRSA

Multi resistant Staphylococcus
aureus (MRSA)

Golden Staph, though, is becoming resistant to the most powerful of antibiotics and returning as a big problem in most large Australian hospitals, attacking intravenous lines, catheters and wounds after operations. It spreads quickly through patient contact, respiratory droplets and food. These resistant bacteria range from 20 to 40 percent of all Golden Staph infections in major eastern Australian hospitals. About 5 percent of those multi resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) can only be treated with vancomycin. Now, even that last line of defence is looking shaky. In 1997, a Golden Staph bacterium partially resistant to vancomycin was discovered in Japan. Dubbed to be of intermediate resistance it is now known as vancomycin intermediate Staphylococcus aureus (VISA).

Source: http://www.abc.net.au/science/slab/a.../superbugs.htm

 

Posted by TWIZ

Wow... All of these comparisons with other diseases. Do you guys not realize that it took the black plague years to spread to what it ultimately became? I think it took even centuries before the worst outbreak happened. Before you compare it to the black plague, try to consider that the awareness of the virus is less than 50 years old, and the most recent outbreak is less than one year old. If you guys thought a bit more four dimensionally, you could understand the potential of Ebola.

We have more modern things like faster boats, public transport, PLANES. It would spread way more easier than the black plague  

Posted by Colin

So tell me, what's better? "There's deadlier diseases so who cares about this it'll blow over" or "Hey, this has the potential to continue spreading and could possibly cause an outbreak, I think we should try our best to contain it"

I think we all know which is the better choice, also I would like to point out some Canadian doctors have created a large amount of test vaccine that they think will have a good success rate so containment is getting closer.

*cure. Although a vaccine would be helpful as well.
At the moment, there a bigger diseases and viruses to worry about. Ebola is certainly concerning, as it has a large mortality rate, however it hasn't spread all over the world like HIV and AIDs that I believe were in the image someone posted a while ago. It also has to be passed on from something and cannot be developed in the body like cancer. As you said, we should approach the situation as "Hey, this has the potential to continue spreading and could possibly cause an outbreak, I think we should try our best to contain it" and not let anyone else become infected.

Posted by Golden Panda

We have more modern things like faster boats, public transport, PLANES. It would spread way more easier than the black plague

Yes and no. There is a higher chance of Ebola being detected, and therefore the carrier would be quarantined immediately.  

Just because they are focusing on Ebola doesn't mean they are disregarding other diseases, the research towards Ebola isn't slowing down research for other diseases at all.  

Posted by Dawn

i saw that on ifunny..



http://online.wsj.com/articles/obama...nce-1412033252
http://www.frontpagemag.com/2014/mat...ly-ebola-lies/

you are just a naive fail. Sorry. You can find articles about any opinion and any stance nowadays. You know that right? You find articles from an Obama hater, of course he is going to be accusing Obama of everything. That is his goal.

"Matthew Vadum is an award-winning investigative reporter and the author of the book, "Subversion Inc.: How Obama’s ACORN Red Shirts Are Still Terrorizing and Ripping Off American Taxpayers."

Posted by Thunderstorm

Maybe if you thought a bit more realistically about the the bigger picture and the nature of Ebola and its contagiousness, maybe you would understand there are greater threats and diseases to this world than Ebola and the world needn't not panic like the movie 'I Am Legend' is about to become reality.

Btw nice contradiction;

You must have just randomly saw that comment and thought you were the smartest guy in the world.

He said that because everyone has been comparing it to the black plauge and other rampant diseases. They are saying it isn't like the black plague because it has only killed a small amount of people. And he was saying the black plague took many years to develop to its deadliest form and outbreak.

Posted by Golden Panda

We have more modern things like faster boats, public transport, PLANES. It would spread way more easier than the black plague

We also have better hygiene, awareness, and stronger medical facilities. I don't think this would prevent it from becoming a rampant diseases, but it negates the fact that we have faster transportation- to an extent.

also, @collin, i liked you long post. It was pretty damn accurate the way I see it

Posted by Platinum

Spoiler

I've taken time to reflect, and I don't believe in all of what I said before. I was in a bad mood and if I offended anybody, I apologize. I'd like to take back what I said, however overpopulation is definitely an issue but it needs to be solved humanely, like what China did with their one-child policy (which did have its issues).

Actually, health care may be detrimental to our survival. You may have heard about superbugs, while I believe Ebola isn't one, but in the case you haven't:

Spoiler

Source: http://www.abc.net.au/science/slab/a.../superbugs.htm

Things like this grow immune to antibiotics because the patients do not finish their set dose so it allows the virus to be exposed to the antibiotic but not die from it, therefore growing more resistant the next time. And then it spreads to other people.

Healthcare is the one giving the antibiotics, but it really is the individual being ignorant and not finishing the dose, contributing to a stronger bacteria.  

Not trying to sound rood.
Its not like anyone important is going to read these forums and use the ideas or acknowledge the complaints towards ebola. What we really can do is wait and see.  

Posted by Livid

Not trying to sound rood.
Its not like anyone important is going to read these forums and use the ideas or acknowledge the complaints towards ebola. What we really can do is wait and see.

Kendama is reading it, he will probably be leading the Ebola Zombie Resistance because of how prepared he is.  

I live right next to Dallas...halp....  

Let's add some more fuel to the fire...

http://www.vox.com/2014/10/17/698837...ssia-furniture  

household furniture is ranked more dangerous than ebola LOL.