dont fuck around with ebola

i have armpits fetish

source?

that's discrimination

so true

well, the point is: its not as dangerous as most people think.

The sad thing is that "we" know more about it than the most of the villagers who are actually dying of it.

well, education about how the desease spreads prevents infection (not in all cases) and therefore saves lifes.

if you get infected, there is not much that can be done, but very good care increases your chances a bit. defeating the desease is (until there is a cure) only possible by preventing further infectons.

only a small portion of medical staff got infected, because they have good education - and of the people flown out most survived because of excellent treatment. (and perheps because of zmapp)

problem in the region is: people do not trust doctors, treat sick at home and often touch dead during burials (thats how it initially got spread).

The virus is dangerous, but if you do proper precautions and so, it is managable. those people who panic or fear overestimate the virus. it is not airborne and does not spread like flu.

i am not an expert, but i do know a bit about viruses in general and what i wrote is what i heard from experts. just do the research yourself.

actually there is a great podcast about viruses which is done by a professor for virology. in the last episodes they addressed the issue of ebola.

some medical staff who went to Africa to help the population there actually caught the virus and died, were they too uneducated or missing the proper treatment?

Maybe because they people they were helping were actively fighting them? Clawing, spitting, and biting them. They didnt magically get ebola just because they were around patients or with-in some magical radius.

Before you jump on the fear and hype train about ebola and insult others, why dont you actually look into the life cycle of ebola and how it spreads? Its pretty hard to contract ebola if you dont go searching to become infected.

marburg?

T-virus?

Me, me, me! Please pick me!

Yo mama.

Ebola is a thing I'm banging tonight.

Thats not a pun, thats not even a play on words.

Do you want Ebola Rice Crispies?

that would only reduce risk of infection, not lethality.

its danger is overestimated by the public/media, not by the experts

I live in South Africa, and even with hospitals here, people are still superstitious and the education system here is one of the worst in the world. What's refered to when he says local culture, is that when someone dies, the locals, usually consisting of BIG families, would all go up to the corpse and touch it as a final farewell. Many people who get sick will also prefer to go to witch doctors, since they rather believe in the power of their ancestors than modern medicine (and it's a lot cheaper than going to a hospital). This isn't just an observation of an arrogant person from a rich western country

Actually, Africa is filled with riches, which is why so many people and companies are investing heavily in it. Unfortunately, it still suffers from the lasting legacy of European colonization. Arbitrarily drawing borders never works out well.

well part of the problem is:

they have lots of natural resources. western companys work with those warlords and dicatators to get them and the common people suffer and are left with the waste.

instead of plundering their continent we should help them.

Like the real deal? Or is it just some guys trolling and people took it seriously?

Lol South Park