News, Ebola Death Rate 70 Percent, WHO Says in Dire New Forecast

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Originally Posted by Ariete

Maybe a bit, but as there is no cure for ebola, the death rate would be terrifying in developed countries as well. The death rate is mainly defined with the strength and viciousness of the virus (there's several of them).

In developed countries it would spread less, as we have developed quarantines, that is a given.

yes, valid point. it isn't very easy to get ebola - it isn't like the common cold. i guess we'll see whether a cure is developed or not.

[MissionIMPOSSIBRU]

CDC Confirms First Ebola Case Identified In The US

• *CDC SAYS INDIVIDUAL LEFT FROM LIBERIA
• *CDC SAYS PERSON WITH EBOLA IN TEXAS LEFT LIBERIA ON SEPT. 19
• *CDC SAYS INDIVIDUAL DEVELOPED SYMPTONS ON SEPT. 26
• *CDC SAYS U.S. EBOLA PATIENT IS A MALE
• *CDC IDENTIFIED ALL PERSONS THAT MAY BE IN CONTACT W/ INDIVIDUAL
• *CDC SAYS ALL PERSONS IDENTIFIED ARE MONITORED FOR 21 DAYS
• *CDC DIRECTOR SAYS: `I HAVE NO DOUBT WE WILL CONTROL THIS CASE'
• *CDC DIRECTOR SAYS: `THERE IS NO DOUBT WE WILL STOP IT HERE'

[syracusa]

Originally Posted by MissionIMPOSSIBRU

CDC Confirms First Ebola Case Identified In The US

• *CDC SAYS INDIVIDUAL LEFT FROM LIBERIA
• *CDC SAYS PERSON WITH EBOLA IN TEXAS LEFT LIBERIA ON SEPT. 19
• *CDC SAYS INDIVIDUAL DEVELOPED SYMPTONS ON SEPT. 26
• *CDC SAYS U.S. EBOLA PATIENT IS A MALE
• *CDC IDENTIFIED ALL PERSONS THAT MAY BE IN CONTACT W/ INDIVIDUAL
• *CDC SAYS ALL PERSONS IDENTIFIED ARE MONITORED FOR 21 DAYS
• *CDC DIRECTOR SAYS: `I HAVE NO DOUBT WE WILL CONTROL THIS CASE'
• *CDC DIRECTOR SAYS: `THERE IS NO DOUBT WE WILL STOP IT HERE'

The fact that they continue to refuse to ban flights from that part of the world is flabbergasting.

And people should not turn into conspiracy theorists...how???