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25. We all know there are viruses transmitted through insect bites

Thu Oct 9, 2014, 07:40 PM

Oct 2014

Researchers and doctors took years to found what Lyme disease really was and it was spread by ticks .
And this is a fairly recent disease just like ebloa

There has never been a study or doctor saying ebola cannot be transmitted through insects. What the studies said is they haven't found any evidence .

The mutations that are happening to ebola are changing this virus just like it did for Lyme disease.

What is also interesting about Lyme it stated in a very small town in CT in 1975 now it's

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5 Reasons America Can Calm the F#@% Down About Ebola [View all] SidDithers Oct 2014 OP

K & R. n/t FSogol Oct 2014 #1

Please send this to the POTUS (Troops in Africa, increased airport screenings). TIA! WinkyDink Oct 2014 #2

Oh yea!!! I'll show YOU!!! I'm gonna go get Ebola! JoePhilly Oct 2014 #3

You are more likely to die from the flu than Ebola. muntrv Oct 2014 #4

you are more likely to die from stressing about ebola than to get it. unblock Oct 2014 #7

sure. all true. but if ebola cases keep rising exponentially in West Africa cali Oct 2014 #5

And that is the problem, containment still_one Oct 2014 #6

No, actually all 5 would remain true. (nt) jeff47 Oct 2014 #13

the CDC disagrees with you. cali Oct 2014 #21

No, they don't. All 5 are basic facts of the disease jeff47 Oct 2014 #44

Careful with that phrase, Sid pintobean Oct 2014 #8

I was actually more worried about the bit with the handjob... SidDithers Oct 2014 #10

You'd Have to Go Out of Your Way to Get It (and Would Still Probably Fail) seveneyes Oct 2014 #9

Yes, they did. jeff47 Oct 2014 #16

wow, really? rustydog Oct 2014 #32

I don't care I'm so UglyGreed Oct 2014 #11

The use of it would be equal to holding one's breath! Fear the duct tape! freshwest Oct 2014 #19

But it is UglyGreed Oct 2014 #37

good ad zappaman Oct 2014 #12

Dang it, Sid, you're going against the grain again. MSM will be ticked. freshwest Oct 2014 #14

Welcome to the war on fear, it has been tough sledding in the land of the brave. Fred Sanders Oct 2014 #15

nothing to worry about...just move along scarystuffyo Oct 2014 #17

Reading comprehension 101...Why did you underline that particular line? countryjake Oct 2014 #22

Because multiple studies have been done to see if ebola can be transmitted through scarystuffyo Oct 2014 #23

So that's why you've deliberately misrepresented the WHO info? countryjake Oct 2014 #24

We all know there are viruses transmitted through insect bites scarystuffyo Oct 2014 #25

Lyme Tree-Hugger Oct 2014 #78

LOL, I guess mosquitos aren't required to spread FUD. n/t FSogol Oct 2014 #46

Plus there are things you can actually do for yourself. Have you seen this article? Hekate Oct 2014 #18

Right, it's not airborne and it's hard to catch Warpy Oct 2014 #28

All bets are off though... greytdemocrat Oct 2014 #20

#3. The Panic Is Worse Than the Disease Warpy Oct 2014 #26

The panic is worse than the risk of contacting Ebola rustydog Oct 2014 #35

Couldn't agree more about cracked.com... SidDithers Oct 2014 #84

Folks who are prone to hysterics should probably tune out for the next few months. If they are.... Tarheel_Dem Oct 2014 #27

i think those types are the ones more likely to get on the internet JI7 Oct 2014 #30

Well, it doesn't do any good to present them with anything other than the crap they've invented in.. Tarheel_Dem Oct 2014 #34

Internet and cable tv n/t FSogol Oct 2014 #47

I can only see 5-3 on the link underpants Oct 2014 #29

"Next" is below the ad Warpy Oct 2014 #31

Went to my desktop and can see it now underpants Oct 2014 #36

I plan on doing a Jack-o-Lantern with blood coming out of it's eyes, nose and mouth. Spitfire of ATJ Oct 2014 #33

More people are going to get shot and killed... tjwash Oct 2014 #38

Finally - good sense from a reliable source! hedgehog Oct 2014 #39

Thank you for this! FLPanhandle Oct 2014 #40

So now can the fear-mongering liberalhistorian Oct 2014 #41

+1 FLPanhandle Oct 2014 #42

CRACKED! Octafish Oct 2014 #43

I agree. zappaman Oct 2014 #45

Do you know who owns Cracked? Octafish Oct 2014 #48

You're sure about that, eh?...nt SidDithers Oct 2014 #51

Yes. Teshkeel Media Group. Why do you ask? Octafish Oct 2014 #52

LOL... SidDithers Oct 2014 #53

So where do you disprove what I wrote? Here's the article. Octafish Oct 2014 #54

Because Teshkeel Media sold cracked.com to Demand Media, a nice American company, in 2007... SidDithers Oct 2014 #56

Demand Media, the Content Farm? Octafish Oct 2014 #58

LOL... SidDithers Oct 2014 #59

Quick! Change the subject!!! zappaman Oct 2014 #61

Furiously typing into google, hoping to find something to redeem himself... SidDithers Oct 2014 #63

Variety. I sourced the article. And why do you make my mistake into something it isn't? Octafish Oct 2014 #69

yes he is hiring. zappaman Oct 2014 #70

First, I'm not your friend. Octafish Oct 2014 #71

You goofball! Yes we are friends! zappaman Oct 2014 #73

Where was I wrong, zappaman? Octafish Oct 2014 #74

"Do you know who owns Cracked? A Kuwaiti with deep pockets." zappaman Oct 2014 #76

He did when that article was written. Octafish Oct 2014 #80

so maybe you shouldn't source articles from 2005 zappaman Oct 2014 #81

Yet, I was correct. Octafish Oct 2014 #64

I can't make it a federal case. zappaman Oct 2014 #65

You said..."Do you know who owns Cracked? A Kuwaiti with deep pockets. " zappaman Oct 2014 #60

You are right. It's worse. It's the only ones with deeper pockets, Goldman Sachs. Octafish Oct 2014 #66

Thanks! zappaman Oct 2014 #68

Ooopsie daisy! alcibiades_mystery Oct 2014 #67

Find any more, let me know. Octafish Oct 2014 #72

Oh Lawd! alcibiades_mystery Oct 2014 #75

+100! zappaman Oct 2014 #77

So, why is zappaman and SidDither's idea of a mistake of such interest to you? Octafish Oct 2014 #79

Such interest? What interest? alcibiades_mystery Oct 2014 #82

"idea of a mistake"!!!! zappaman Oct 2014 #83

Looks like you were wrong. zappaman Oct 2014 #57

I have tremendous concerns r/t ebola etherealtruth Oct 2014 #49

I share those concerns about containing the outbreak in Africa... SidDithers Oct 2014 #50

4000+ victims, and all but 9 have taken place in 3 countries. bullwinkle428 Oct 2014 #55

CRACKED nails it again. zappaman Oct 2014 #62

Yup, they're pretty good... SidDithers Oct 2014 #85