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Originally Posted by Derek
Quite aside from Ebola being fairly difficult to catch in comparison to other diseases how would we cope by cutting ourselves off from the world?
I'm pretty sure we import a significant chunk of the food consumed here and people will still need to eat.
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We could start by having the baggage handlers at airports actually chuck out the bags coming in from Africa dripping blood, we don't need anyone eating that crap no matter how much of a delicacy it's considered elsewhere.
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Originally Posted by Hugh
The last epidemic panic we had was in 2009, when Swine Flu was forecast to decimate the planet.
In fact, in the 209'countries that reported cases, there were around 14,000 deaths - by comparison, more people died of Bronchitis and Emphysema in the UK alone that year.
Take the advice on the cover of the Hitchiker's Guide to the Galaxy....
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Seems to me it stands to reason one of them will go epidemic then, let's not forget duck flu did decimate the planet around 100 years ago
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Originally Posted by Damien
Yeah but then it would need to find a way into someone. I guess if you then got something on your hands and eat something, touched your face etc then maybe but I am not sure how much of the virus is required to successful gain a foothold in someone's system. I imagine not too much other these health workers wouldn't have caught it.
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I believe it can get in through the skin, not entirely sure though and can't remember.where I heard it but if true any contact with a carrier could be enough
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Originally Posted by Russ
I heard someone talking about this yesterday - as it's (apparently) only transmitted via bodily fluids, surely if a carrier coughs or sneezes they're sending the virus airborne, albeit temporarily?
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I don't think that's what's meant by airborne, they have to sneeze directly on you to get infected, the virus can't float about in the air looking for a host