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but,do remember,these nasty things has a way of evolving...cross species..air bourne..if mother nature want to kill us, mother nature will find a way.. our chace is trying to out smart mother nature, which is pretty darn difficult
 
Here is the rate of infection that a few folks came up with it pretty much is about as accurate as the real numbers. I have been watching this for months, and usually the ROI is very close to what the WHO is telling us for numbers. I would say we have 6 months to a year before it gets real bad. Plenty of time to stock up.

October 22 2014

WHO: Ebola toll rises to 4,877 out of 9,936

The ROI table:

Ebola spread rate at current trend
Mar, 2014 - Infected: 104 Dead: 62
Apr, 2014 - Infected: 194 Dead: 116
May, 2014 - Infected: 360 Dead: 216
Jun, 2014 - Infected: 670 Dead: 402
Jul, 2014 - Infected: 1,247 Dead: 748
Aug, 2014 - Infected: 2,319 Dead: 1,391
Sep, 2014 - Infected: 4,313 Dead: 2,588
Oct, 2014 - Infected: 8,022 Dead: 4,813
Nov, 2014 - Infected: 14,921 Dead: 8,953
Dec, 2014 - Infected: 27,753 Dead: 16,652
Jan, 2015 - Infected: 51,621 Dead: 30,973
Feb, 2015 - Infected: 96,016 Dead: 57,610
Mar, 2015 - Infected: 178,590 Dead: 107,154
Apr, 2015 - Infected: 332,177 Dead: 199,306
May, 2015 - Infected: 617,849 Dead: 370,709
Jun, 2015 - Infected: 1,149,199 Dead: 689,519
Jul, 2015 - Infected: 2,137,510 Dead: 1,282,506
Aug, 2015 - Infected: 3,975,768 Dead: 2,385,461
Sep, 2015 - Infected: 7,394,928 Dead: 4,436,957
Oct, 2015 - Infected: 13,754,567 Dead: 8,252,740
Nov, 2015 - Infected: 25,583,494 Dead: 15,350,096
Dec, 2015 - Infected: 47,585,299 Dead: 28,551,179
Jan, 2016 - Infected: 88,508,656 Dead: 53,105,193
Feb, 2016 - Infected: 164,626,099 Dead: 98,775,660
Mar, 2016 - Infected: 306,204,545 Dead: 183,722,727
Apr, 2016 - Infected: 569,540,453 Dead: 341,724,272
May, 2016 - Infected: 1,059,345,243 Dead: 635,607,146
Jun, 2016 - Infected: 1,970,382,153 Dead: 1,182,229,292
Jul, 2016 - Infected: 3,664,910,804 Dead: 2,198,946,482
Aug, 2016 - Infected: 6,816,734,096 Dead: 4,090,040,457
 
A quick heads up guys. Looks like some folks may be doing their Ebola shopping already for that just in case scenario. The young man at the cash register at food lion told me I must be Ebola shopping like others were this week because they are stocking up. However I was just doing my monthly Shopping unlike others I buy once a month. I hope to bring that down later on to once every 2 months. I did however stock up on canned vegetables (Big time).
 
Gazrok said:
There's a problem with the travel ban solution though.

Here's the scenario. I'm flying out of Nigeria to the US. Now, the US says I cannot.
So, what do I do? Easy. I fly to some other nation that will allow me in. THEN, I get a plane from THERE into the US as a completely separate ticket.
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Funny you should use Nigeria as an example. Nigeria did have an outbreak caused by an airlines passenger from Liberia, Patrick Sawyer. Nineteen Nigerians were infected either directly or indirectly by Sawyer. Arik Air (Nigerian airlines) suspended flights to Sierra Leone and the people infected were isolated. Nigeria ramped up security at all points of entry into the country.

The Ebola outbreak was stopped and Nigeria has now been declared "Ebola Free" by the World Health Organization...
 
That localized, a travel ban would certainly work, but problem is, many coming from there to here would have connecting flights. That's the weak link in the chain.
 
Ebola patient in New York now.

"Gee, I've been treating all these folks with Ebola, so where should I go now? I know, one of the most populated and important cities on the planet!" Is there no end to the supply of irresponsible Ebola healthcare practitioners? Seriously? (at least the hospital didn't send him home with antibiotics).

By the way, all of Obama's enhanced measures? Like I said before....would have TOTALLY missed this guy. They are POINTLESS.

The ONLY way to stop this is to allow the 15 minute tests to be used, and make them MANDATORY for all passengers leaving affected nations (before they LEAVE). That way, you'll know whether they are infected, before being symptomatic, then getting here and showing symptoms (and spreading it).

Dumb, dumb, dumb, and their stupidity is going to kill more and more.....
 
yeah it is pretty ignorant for them to continue to allow people from these infected countries to continue to enter other
countries
 
Unfortunately, a travel ban would only make it harder to track folks. If they want to leave and travel, they will find some ways to do so, that won't go through Ebola check procedures. A ban would also stifle business for a few exceptions. I don't favor a ban, just quick testing.

If they tested folks at the point of departure, they could allow uninfected folks to travel on their merry way, preserving commerce and business, while also safeguarding the rest of the world.
 
honestly,I wouldn't mind at all if I had to take taht quick test..it would make me feel alot more safe..
 
Exactly, and the test already exists, just not the permission to use it.
 
People are complaining in NYC right now because the throw away gowns and stuff were all thrown in the regular trash. I think we all know what hangs around in the trash cans in NYC, between the rats and the roaches this crap will be spread all over the city.
 
so sensible of them...next time they propably throw away plutonium in the "normal trash cans"...
 
I personally do not trust the CDC as far as I can spit. If you all remember right they lost all kinds of deadly viruses this past year and only found a few of them. Makes me wonder if Ebola happens to be one of the vials they lost
 
hlrive said:
Here is the rate of infection that a few folks came up with it pretty much is about as accurate as the real numbers. I have been watching this for months, and usually the ROI is very close to what the WHO is telling us for numbers. I would say we have 6 months to a year before it gets real bad. Plenty of time to stock up.

October 22 2014

WHO: Ebola toll rises to 4,877 out of 9,936

The ROI table:

Ebola spread rate at current trend
Mar, 2014 - Infected: 104 Dead: 62
Apr, 2014 - Infected: 194 Dead: 116
May, 2014 - Infected: 360 Dead: 216
Jun, 2014 - Infected: 670 Dead: 402
Jul, 2014 - Infected: 1,247 Dead: 748
Aug, 2014 - Infected: 2,319 Dead: 1,391
Sep, 2014 - Infected: 4,313 Dead: 2,588
Oct, 2014 - Infected: 8,022 Dead: 4,813
Nov, 2014 - Infected: 14,921 Dead: 8,953
Dec, 2014 - Infected: 27,753 Dead: 16,652
Jan, 2015 - Infected: 51,621 Dead: 30,973
Feb, 2015 - Infected: 96,016 Dead: 57,610
Mar, 2015 - Infected: 178,590 Dead: 107,154
Apr, 2015 - Infected: 332,177 Dead: 199,306
May, 2015 - Infected: 617,849 Dead: 370,709
Jun, 2015 - Infected: 1,149,199 Dead: 689,519
Jul, 2015 - Infected: 2,137,510 Dead: 1,282,506
Aug, 2015 - Infected: 3,975,768 Dead: 2,385,461
Sep, 2015 - Infected: 7,394,928 Dead: 4,436,957
Oct, 2015 - Infected: 13,754,567 Dead: 8,252,740
Nov, 2015 - Infected: 25,583,494 Dead: 15,350,096
Dec, 2015 - Infected: 47,585,299 Dead: 28,551,179
Jan, 2016 - Infected: 88,508,656 Dead: 53,105,193
Feb, 2016 - Infected: 164,626,099 Dead: 98,775,660
Mar, 2016 - Infected: 306,204,545 Dead: 183,722,727
Apr, 2016 - Infected: 569,540,453 Dead: 341,724,272
May, 2016 - Infected: 1,059,345,243 Dead: 635,607,146
Jun, 2016 - Infected: 1,970,382,153 Dead: 1,182,229,292
Jul, 2016 - Infected: 3,664,910,804 Dead: 2,198,946,482
Aug, 2016 - Infected: 6,816,734,096 Dead: 4,090,040,457
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Keep in mind, about 99% of these occur in west Africa, where there is no food, clean water, or medical assistance. Comparing Liberia to the United States is like comparing knives to babies.
 
SkepticalPrepper said:
Keep in mind, about 99% of these occur in west Africa, where there is no food, clean water, or medical assistance. Comparing Liberia to the United States is like comparing knives to babies.
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Though HIV also came from West Africa and made it to our shores with a vengeance, 1.8 million currently have HIV in the US, 2,468,435 million have died in the US and to mention ebola spreads easier then HIV and kills a whole lot faster ;)
 
It's better to be safe than sorry,when that disease comes knocking on your door..or visits your neighbourhood..
 
sure hope so,but what my "CDC" have done here doesn't quite convice me they could handle it..their plans are over 10yrs old...heck I don't worry for me, it's my kids I worry about..
 
I certainly don't buy the conspiracy theorist crap but I do believe the government has made numerous missteps particularly in response and assurances, no, its not the black plague but can easily become a pandemic with the likes of the black plague and influenza, I do believe much of the reporting in and out of Africa is watered down as a means to quell fears. I also take the reported numbers with a grain of salt, I believe them to be higher.
 
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Playing the devil's advocate here...

IF the U.S. Government wanted to get a widespread Ebola outbreak started here for, let's say, population control purposes, and in such a way that there were no government agency "fingerprints" on it, what would they do differently from what they are doing now?
 
DrHenley said:
Playing the devil's advocate here...

IF the U.S. Government wanted to get a widespread Ebola outbreak started here for, let's say, population control purposes, and in such a way that there were no government agency "fingerprints" on it, what would they do differently from what they are doing now?
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Though there is far easier ways to control the population then to perpetrate a virus upon its citizens, such a wide spread conspiracy couldn't be contained within the circle, Everyone including the government knows nature can't be controlled nor contained only an act of GOD holds that power.
 
but the conspiracy people will have a field day with this ebola and how it's handled or not handled....
 
As a resident conspiracy theorist, I think the only conspiracy theory here is the attempt to cover up just how unprepared the CDC is for any real outbreak threat in the US. In addition, the Ebola issue has shone a light on just how inept the organization is and how unorganized.
 
it's amazing how something like this surprises some big organisation who's supposed to be coverd for surprises..long gone planning..plans a-z...yet it comes as a surprise,as long as panic is kept out of the equation things should be mostly ok
 
Just remember guys that this last Doctor that was positive was in NYC that means lots of stuff went in the sewer what lives in the sewer??? Rats, roaches, and even bums. So will it spread??? I would imagine. Those rats are going to walk through it and then walk all over peoples beds, and even food, and then people will eat the food and sleep in the beds, and so on. NYC is soon enough going to be having some more Ebola patients I would imagine that had nothing to do with other patients.
 
I feel like the CDC has absolutely no clue what they're doing. Nobody is prepared, not even the nurses and doctors who are handling the patients who are infected. It is sad and very dangerous at the same time. I also find it kind of hard to keep up with everything that is said. One news stations says that and the next says something completely different. I did, however read an ebook not too long ago, that did go to the basics of Ebola quite well. It also had a prepping section in it. It's called the Ebola Pandemic by some guy named Brad Shaw. Maybe somebody has heard of him. Here's the link if anybody wants to check it out. http://www.amazon.com/dp/B00ML160SM
 
right now,I'm worried,very worried,some one came back from west-Africa to Finland,spent 20 days among gen.pop,now they are transporting that person to the hospital here in Helsinki with all symptoms of an ebola patient...
 
the preliminary report just came in...seems like we dodged the bullet this time...not thanks to our screening of people flying in..mearly luck this time, final results should be available later this weekend
 
The Hot Zone should be mandatory reading for anyone concerned about Ebola. The only question is: Can you handle the truth?
 
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