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MohRokTah

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28. Ebola would be a poor pathogen choice for weaponization.

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Wed Oct 8, 2014, 04:31 PM

Oct 2014

There are pathogens that would be far more effective as a weaponized pathogen.

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Does anyone else fear the weaponization of Ebola? [View all] Dreamer Tatum Oct 2014 OP

Sure it could happen, elleng Oct 2014 #1

Well, you got me there. ISIS does have a commendable culture of life. nt Dreamer Tatum Oct 2014 #2

Right, not so much for others, elleng Oct 2014 #5

The Islamic terrorists who drove planes into Drayden Oct 2014 #40

Since it is more difficult to catch than mingling, no. I have thought of someone getting hold of uppityperson Oct 2014 #3

Well said. Dreamer Tatum Oct 2014 #6

I am absolutely terrified that people will rub ebola on bullets then shoot me with them. dilby Oct 2014 #4

! uppityperson Oct 2014 #7

Why are Republicans scared and worried about everything? ISIS, Ebola, Minorities, Women, Muslims etc Cali_Democrat Oct 2014 #8

I am not sure to whom you are referring Dreamer Tatum Oct 2014 #9

I'm referring to Republicans. nt Cali_Democrat Oct 2014 #12

Maybe ask a Republican, then? nt Dreamer Tatum Oct 2014 #14

Republicans aren't going to be forthcoming if you ask them these questions directly Cali_Democrat Oct 2014 #16

! Adsos Letter Oct 2014 #80

Not particularly, no, I'd be more worried about weaponised smallpox or H1N1/H5N1 influenza. Spider Jerusalem Oct 2014 #10

Me too Aerows Oct 2014 #22

I'm more afraid of the weaponization of the concept of weaponization. el_bryanto Oct 2014 #11

I'm scared that people will overreact to ebola NightWatcher Oct 2014 #13

It's going to be a tough season in the ER's and Emergency Clinics across the country this year LanternWaste Oct 2014 #15

Yep, and those first false headlines will be remembered while the retractions vanish into time. arcane1 Oct 2014 #58

Oh, I read a good one on a news comments site yesterday! herding cats Oct 2014 #17

Why go to all that bother when Obama can just flip all their votes to (D) Dreamer Tatum Oct 2014 #21

I know, right? herding cats Oct 2014 #35

You Forgot About The FEMA Camps ProfessorGAC Oct 2014 #66

Why not. Fear itself. GeorgeGist Oct 2014 #18

Pure weaponized fear? It could even be transmitted by networks, and be super-contagious Electric Monk Oct 2014 #43

Today's toons have caught up with me, lol Electric Monk Oct 2014 #89

It happened back in the 60s but the government covered it up! randome Oct 2014 #19

As long as we do not have a cure - no. Once someone comes up with an answer - it is anyones guess. jwirr Oct 2014 #20

I fear walking outside H2O Man Oct 2014 #23

No kidding. Those ones tuned to MSNBC feel so much better when they splat you. nt Dreamer Tatum Oct 2014 #25

I saw an article that suggested a terrorist might purposely contract Ebola and blow him/herself up, ecstatic Oct 2014 #24

No... Blue_Tires Oct 2014 #26

Walk across the border? Warpy Oct 2014 #27

Um, yes, people walk across it in S Az all the time. Likewise near San Diego. Dreamer Tatum Oct 2014 #29

Even in the early stages of ebola, they're SICK. Warpy Oct 2014 #32

Ummm, Duncan seemed to travel just fine Drayden Oct 2014 #41

He wasn't yet ill Warpy Oct 2014 #45

Why would they wait until they were ill? scarystuffyo Oct 2014 #46

Exactly. Nt Drayden Oct 2014 #47

To be honest though I don't see this as a plan by ISIS scarystuffyo Oct 2014 #49

Because that's the only way they'd know they'd caught the disease Warpy Oct 2014 #51

If you inject yourself with contaminted blood it's a pretty sure bet scarystuffyo Oct 2014 #52

Oh, FFS Warpy Oct 2014 #53

I'm sure ISIS has a waiting list with hundreds of volunteers for that mission :sarcasm: Erose999 Oct 2014 #73

Ebola would be a poor pathogen choice for weaponization. MohRokTah Oct 2014 #28

Like me, after coffee and a couple of Fiber One bars. nt Dreamer Tatum Oct 2014 #30

This message was self-deleted by its author 1000words Oct 2014 #31

Funny, I was just wondering where all the "dirty bomb" fear went. smirkymonkey Oct 2014 #60

No. FLPanhandle Oct 2014 #33

No. The Velveteen Ocelot Oct 2014 #34

No. Demit Oct 2014 #36

Quick, call Congressman Duncan Hunter? brooklynite Oct 2014 #37

Scaremongering aside, if anyone would do such an unthinkable thing whatchamacallit Oct 2014 #38

No. nt City Lights Oct 2014 #39

sadly yes... its a asymmetric form of attack that can be easily done with zealots boomer55 Oct 2014 #42

No. Feral Child Oct 2014 #44

Expressing concern Drayden Oct 2014 #48

"Panic"? Feral Child Oct 2014 #56

Lol, I think you are the one wildly spouting off Drayden Oct 2014 #61

If you're desperate to post Feral Child Oct 2014 #64

And you need to work on your reading comprehension Drayden Oct 2014 #67

Ooh! You took advantage of an "oopsie". Feral Child Oct 2014 #74

Lol, for someone who finds the topic tedious Drayden Oct 2014 #77

That's not a response. Feral Child Oct 2014 #84

You're not worth a response. You have Drayden Oct 2014 #88

I'm more concerned about the enterovirus or a really bad neverforget Oct 2014 #50

DT, read up on the history of this dark stuff - elehhhhna Oct 2014 #54

I strongly suspect that if the idiots of ISIS began playing with Ebola virus, they'd all wind up kestrel91316 Oct 2014 #55

Fear is useless. Hawke1 Oct 2014 #57

No. AngryOldDem Oct 2014 #59

From RW radio to DU RandiFan1290 Oct 2014 #62

No concern FreeJoe Oct 2014 #63

That isn't weaponizing the virus it's weaponizing a person HereSince1628 Oct 2014 #65

no, because there are real things to worry about. so i dont go around creating worries for myself. La Lioness Priyanka Oct 2014 #68

No. <trashes thread> n/t winter is coming Oct 2014 #69

Oh yea, I'm just shaking in my slippers, scared to fucking death of weaponized ebola... ChisolmTrailDem Oct 2014 #70

I suppose pipi_k Oct 2014 #71

Using Ebola as a weapon would be pretty dumb, really. As likely to harm the person using it as the Erose999 Oct 2014 #72

No. Smallpox is a much more dangerous vector. So is modified influenza. So is cholera. Recursion Oct 2014 #75

Ebola has been around for a long time. Blue_In_AK Oct 2014 #76

Of course not. SheilaT Oct 2014 #78

I thought Ft Detrick had given up on it many years ago. LiberalArkie Oct 2014 #79

I am more concerned about the public reaction to Ebola than Ebola itself. ZombieHorde Oct 2014 #81

Living in fear is a waste of time Lebam in LA Oct 2014 #82

It's not an airborne disease. Zen Democrat Oct 2014 #83

For starters, someone with Ebola is not going to be "walking across the border from Mexico" yellowcanine Oct 2014 #85

Did you forget something? KamaAina Oct 2014 #86

Nope. Iggo Oct 2014 #87