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KamaAina

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16. Like when New Orleans used to have yellow fever epidemics

Reply to AverageJoe90 (Reply #6)

Fri Jun 27, 2014, 11:10 AM

Jun 2014

if you tried to get off a train leaving there, people in the town would be waiting with shotguns. Sort of a Second Amendment solution to epidemics.

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Why the Ebola outbreak in Africa should concern us all: [View all] hedgehog Jun 2014 OP

I agree. laundry_queen Jun 2014 #1

As an example of what can happen when an airborne disease hits a new population - hedgehog Jun 2014 #3

A lower deathrate would actually spread it faster Marrah_G Jun 2014 #17

sorry, our government has a rebellion to quell in Iraq, not head off a world wide epidemic nt msongs Jun 2014 #2

Maybe we just have too many humans on this planet. Quantess Jun 2014 #4

OK - and the way to solve that is a world wide epidemic that results in hedgehog Jun 2014 #7

I'm not saying I like Ebola. I am very cynical and also realistic. Quantess Jun 2014 #8

A large part of the Enlightenment/Rennaissance period came about because of the plague SoCalDem Jun 2014 #26

Oh, and also... Quantess Jun 2014 #10

I think you meant to write anti-biotic resistant viruses. Jenoch Jun 2014 #19

Anti-biotics do not work on Viruses Marrah_G Jun 2014 #20

You are right of course. Jenoch Jun 2014 #23

Thanks to both of you for correcting me. Quantess Jun 2014 #32

Which is worse than the probable alternative... Spider Jerusalem Jun 2014 #18

Dr. Malthus, I'm not sure if I agree lapislzi Jun 2014 #21

which day? ECHOFIELDS Jun 2014 #13

R u serious? KamaAina Jun 2014 #15

Eh, don't feed it. n/t lapislzi Jun 2014 #22

LOL, I agree with you but good luck with the backlash here cbdo2007 Jun 2014 #24

Kicking. nt littlemissmartypants Jun 2014 #5

Well, all I can say is..... AverageJoe90 Jun 2014 #6

Like when New Orleans used to have yellow fever epidemics KamaAina Jun 2014 #16

The mortality rate of Spanish Influenza was between 10 - 20% lapislzi Jun 2014 #29

Message auto-removed Name removed Jun 2014 #9

Ebola is scary shit, no question. However, AFAIUI it belongs to a unique family of viruses which Warren DeMontague Jun 2014 #11

Thanks for that info - good to know. hedgehog Jun 2014 #12

Thanks for posting. I hadnt heard that when I listened awhile ago to a snagglepuss Jun 2014 #14

This message was self-deleted by its author Warren DeMontague Jun 2014 #30

Measles and Pox jumped species, Ebola is already in our species. Bluenorthwest Jun 2014 #25

What I was thinking of is that currently, humans are not a good fit for Ebola. hedgehog Jun 2014 #33

anything that can kill like ebola has to be stopped--period--surprised there is discussion dembotoz Jun 2014 #27

No one's suggesting that Ebola be permitted to spread unchecked. lapislzi Jun 2014 #28

Of course it can't be ignored Marrah_G Jun 2014 #31