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[Martean]

You are not my father, do not call me son. WHO said that it is a threat to the developed world and the undeveloped world.

Which is an overreaction.

Like with the A-Flu, they said 150,000,000 would die...

[Alouite]

You are not my father, do not call me son. WHO said that it is a threat to the developed world and the undeveloped world.

Which is an overreaction.

Oh I see, just curious, which medical university did you graduate from and how long have you studied the threat of this strain of Ebola to other countries? Because unless you are credible yourself, I will not take your word for it.

[Nerotysia]

No, you said it could threaten both developed and developing nations. The use of the word threaten is hyperbolic and ridiculous. The virus poses nearly no threat to the developed world. Of course it will affect a large web of nations, but it's hardly a threat to western nations. And your source does not support the idea that it's a threat to the west.

It seems to have been simply a misunderstanding, in any case. It's certainly a significant threat to Africa and other developing areas.

It could threaten the stability of them given the fact that it has horrifying symptoms, but I think nations overreacting is better than them ignoring Ebola.

No, not really. Before the advent of vaccines there were diseases with symptoms just as bad or worse, and child mortality was much higher, and the state functioned fine.

However of course an overreaction is better, just not an irrational overreaction. And there is a middle ground between overreaction and underreaction.

[Scomagia]

Which is an overreaction.

Like with the A-Flu, they said 150,000,000 would die...

There's a difference between the two. Avian Flu and H1N1 were both, being strains of influenza, highly contagious. While the actual risk of death from any individual case of influenza is low, the risk of infection is fairly high. Obviously the more people that can get sick, the more people that can die. This is why Ebola is really not anything to worry about. The fact that the means of Ebola transmission are not particularly effective, combined with its high mortality rate, means that it is much less likely to widely spread and is more susceptible to burn out that influenza. The real threat that I've seen, particularly here in the states, is panic and the voices that spread it. The American news media has been incredibly irresponsible with their coverage, dipping down into levels of sensationalism completely unbecoming of legitimate journalists.

[Scomagia]

Which is an overreaction.

Oh I see, just curious, which medical university did you graduate from and how long have you studied the threat of this strain of Ebola to other countries? Because unless you are credible yourself, I will not take your word for it.

The fact that WHO says something does not inherently make it true. WHO is a wonderful organization, but that does not preclude them from being wrong. Ebola is poorly transmitted and highly lethal to the infected, not a good mix for widespread infection.

[Soldati Senza Confini]

Which is an overreaction.

Oh I see, just curious, which medical university did you graduate from and how long have you studied the threat of this strain of Ebola to other countries? Because unless you are credible yourself, I will not take your word for it.

I had a brother who is a doctor, and I kept his medical books and have read them on this whole EBola thing as well as read upon internet journals myself.

It is pretty obvious that Ebola isn't a large threat to the developed world. We actually have advanced medicine. The developing world has a small chance of it being a threat, but of people take precautions they won't get it.

Basically, Ebola is as infectious as AIDS and more lethal than that, so there's no reasonable need to worry.

[Vekalse]

Oh I see, just curious, which medical university did you graduate from and how long have you studied the threat of this strain of Ebola to other countries? Because unless you are credible yourself, I will not take your word for it.

I had a brother who is a doctor, and I kept his medical books and have read them on this whole EBola thing as well as read upon internet journals myself.

It is pretty obvious that Ebola isn't a large threat to the developed world. We actually have advanced medicine. The developing world has a small chance of it being a threat, but of people take precautions they won't get it.

Basically, Ebola is as infectious as AIDS and more lethal than that, so there's no reasonable need to worry.

Yes, and it's SO hard to get, that a nurse (in full protective gear) got sick. HMMM...

[-Ebola-]

The good thing of nurses in Spain and US being infected by Ebola is that now pharmatheutics will start to develop a treatment...

They were already working on it.

[Geilinor]

I had a brother who is a doctor, and I kept his medical books and have read them on this whole EBola thing as well as read upon internet journals myself.

It is pretty obvious that Ebola isn't a large threat to the developed world. We actually have advanced medicine. The developing world has a small chance of it being a threat, but of people take precautions they won't get it.

Basically, Ebola is as infectious as AIDS and more lethal than that, so there's no reasonable need to worry.

Yes, and it's SO hard to get, that a nurse (in full protective gear) got sick. HMMM...

Yes, it's so hard to get that only people in close contact can get it. That is the definition of hard to get.

[Vekalse]

Yes, and it's SO hard to get, that a nurse (in full protective gear) got sick. HMMM...

Yes, it's so hard to get that only people in close contact can get it. That is the definition of hard to get.

She was in protective gear! Virtually impenetrable!

[-Ebola-]

Like with the A-Flu, they said 150,000,000 would die...

There's a difference between the two. Avian Flu and H1N1 were both, being strains of influenza, highly contagious. While the actual risk of death from any individual case of influenza is low, the risk of infection is fairly high. Obviously the more people that can get sick, the more people that can die. This is why Ebola is really not anything to worry about. The fact that the means of Ebola transmission are not particularly effective, combined with its high mortality rate, means that it is much less likely to widely spread and is more susceptible to burn out that influenza. The real threat that I've seen, particularly here in the states, is panic and the voices that spread it. The American news media has been incredibly irresponsible with their coverage, dipping down into levels of sensationalism completely unbecoming of legitimate journalists.

They are just worried that I am going to hog all the chocolate. Now I know why everyone is so terrified. I'd be terrified too if my chocolate supply was in danger.

[-Ebola-]

Yes, it's so hard to get that only people in close contact can get it. That is the definition of hard to get.

She was in protective gear! Virtually impenetrable!

You macroscopic organisms obviously have a different definition of "impenetrable" than I do.

[Kenya1]

There's a difference between the two. Avian Flu and H1N1 were both, being strains of influenza, highly contagious. While the actual risk of death from any individual case of influenza is low, the risk of infection is fairly high. Obviously the more people that can get sick, the more people that can die. This is why Ebola is really not anything to worry about. The fact that the means of Ebola transmission are not particularly effective, combined with its high mortality rate, means that it is much less likely to widely spread and is more susceptible to burn out that influenza. The real threat that I've seen, particularly here in the states, is panic and the voices that spread it. The American news media has been incredibly irresponsible with their coverage, dipping down into levels of sensationalism completely unbecoming of legitimate journalists.

They are just worried that I am going to hog all the chocolate. Now I know why everyone is so terrified. I'd be terrified too if my chocolate supply was in danger.

If it infects Ivory Coast, I will be deeply saddened.

[Vekalse]

They are just worried that I am going to hog all the chocolate. Now I know why everyone is so terrified. I'd be terrified too if my chocolate supply was in danger.

If it infects Ivory Coast, I will be deeply saddened.

Me too.

[Kenya1]

If it infects Ivory Coast, I will be deeply saddened.

Me too.

Mostly because of the fact that people are dying but also cause of the chocolate.

[Soldati Senza Confini]

I had a brother who is a doctor, and I kept his medical books and have read them on this whole EBola thing as well as read upon internet journals myself.

It is pretty obvious that Ebola isn't a large threat to the developed world. We actually have advanced medicine. The developing world has a small chance of it being a threat, but of people take precautions they won't get it.

Basically, Ebola is as infectious as AIDS and more lethal than that, so there's no reasonable need to worry.

Yes, and it's SO hard to get, that a nurse (in full protective gear) got sick. HMMM...

Did she follow guidelines and washed her hands after touching the patient?

It's not enough to just go "oh well Ebola will never kill us if we never wash our hands" and such. If you're stupid enough to not take all precautions when dealing with an Ebola patient you sorta got it because of negligence.

[Alto Mantovano]

I had a brother who is a doctor, and I kept his medical books and have read them on this whole EBola thing as well as read upon internet journals myself.

It is pretty obvious that Ebola isn't a large threat to the developed world. We actually have advanced medicine. The developing world has a small chance of it being a threat, but of people take precautions they won't get it.

Basically, Ebola is as infectious as AIDS and more lethal than that, so there's no reasonable need to worry.

Yes, and it's SO hard to get, that a nurse (in full protective gear) got sick. HMMM...

Due to a breach of the protocol.
Meaning that at some point, there was a way of being infected. If you are in full protective gear at all times, you won't get infected.

[Torisakia]

I would, actually. I'm a follower of the "Everything is funny as long as it doesn't happen to me" motif.

Ah, a quasi-NIMBY huh? I don't like quasi-NIMBYs.

I don't know who this Nimby fellow is, but do they have twintails?

[Martean]

Like with the A-Flu, they said 150,000,000 would die...

There's a difference between the two. Avian Flu and H1N1 were both, being strains of influenza, highly contagious. While the actual risk of death from any individual case of influenza is low, the risk of infection is fairly high. Obviously the more people that can get sick, the more people that can die. This is why Ebola is really not anything to worry about. The fact that the means of Ebola transmission are not particularly effective, combined with its high mortality rate, means that it is much less likely to widely spread and is more susceptible to burn out that influenza. The real threat that I've seen, particularly here in the states, is panic and the voices that spread it. The American news media has been incredibly irresponsible with their coverage, dipping down into levels of sensationalism completely unbecoming of legitimate journalists.

I was refearing to H1N1, in Spanish A-flu (Gripe A) = H1N1 and Avian Flu = Gripe Aviar.

I thought it was the same in English

[The Serbian Empire]

Ah, a quasi-NIMBY huh? I don't like quasi-NIMBYs.

I don't know who this Nimby fellow is, but do they have twintails?

NIMBYs aren't tsunderes... nor do they have twintails.

[Natapoc]

Like with the A-Flu, they said 150,000,000 would die...

There's a difference between the two. Avian Flu and H1N1 were both, being strains of influenza, highly contagious. While the actual risk of death from any individual case of influenza is low, the risk of infection is fairly high. Obviously the more people that can get sick, the more people that can die. This is why Ebola is really not anything to worry about. The fact that the means of Ebola transmission are not particularly effective, combined with its high mortality rate, means that it is much less likely to widely spread and is more susceptible to burn out that influenza. The real threat that I've seen, particularly here in the states, is panic and the voices that spread it. The American news media has been incredibly irresponsible with their coverage, dipping down into levels of sensationalism completely unbecoming of legitimate journalists.

Please provide examples of how journalists have presented more of a threat than ebola has? Ebola has killed thousands of people. Given your sensationalist language about journalists I'm going to assume that journalists have killed, say 40,000? But you tell me the real number.

How many people have died from these journalists being "sensationalist"?

[Torisakia]

I don't know who this Nimby fellow is, but do they have twintails?

NIMBYs aren't tsunderes... nor do they have twintails.

Well then this Nimby is no friend of mine.

[The Serbian Empire]

NIMBYs aren't tsunderes... nor do they have twintails.

Well then this Nimby is no friend of mine.

Yep, although NIMBY might want to live in isolation on Stannard Rock.

[Greed and Death]

Yes, and it's SO hard to get, that a nurse (in full protective gear) got sick. HMMM...

Due to a breach of the protocol.
Meaning that at some point, there was a way of being infected. If you are in full protective gear at all times, you won't get infected.

Most likely it occured when she was removing the protective gear.

Anyways another healthcare worker has Ebola.
http://www.dshs.state.tx.us/news/releases/20141012.aspx

[The Pacifican Islands]

fear kills

EDIT: 1000th post!