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In reply to the discussion: Have you touched an Ebola Patient’s Puke, Sweat, Sh*t, or Blood? If Not, You Don’t Have Ebola. [View all]Savannahmann
(3,891 posts)Let me provide links and explanations.
The CDC says that there are methods of transmission, but they say there is no evidence that it can be transmitted by Mosquito's as an example. http://www.cdc.gov/vhf/ebola/transmission/index.html?s_cid=cs_3923
OK, so it can't be transmitted by mosquitos, but it can be transmitted by bats? You can get it from a needle, but you can't get it from the needle like aperture on a mosquito?
OK, fine. But you see why my level of doubt is starting to climb. Because the assertions are starting to sound a little illogical? The argument about the Mosquitos by the way, is that the Mosquitos can't catch the virus, and thus can't become symptomatic. OK, so a needle can catch the virus, and become symptomatic? No. The needle merely transfers the virus from the infected person, to the uninfected. The same way a mosquito does for a number of diseases, the mosquito doesn't catch malaria, it merely carries the malaria parasite to the soon to be infected person. So why is it impossible that the mosquito would not carry the Ebola virus from one person to another?
http://www.cdc.gov/ncidod/diseases/list_mosquitoborne.htm
I'm not saying it's likely, but that it is obviously possible. It is obviously possible, and ruled out by the list of things you've put out there. So we're safe. Somehow, through some sort of Dark Magic, or perhaps divine intervention, Mosquitos are magically sterile where Ebola comes in, but at the same time perfect transmission mediums for a couple dozen other diseases. I know, it's Witchcraft or something right?
The flu is spread by sneezing or coughing, the virus particles are ejected with the spray of the sneeze.
Now if someone doesn't know they have it, if they are even suffering from two things, flu and ebola, or mistake the itchy nose for a seasonal allergy, unlikely or whatever, then this comes into play doesn't it?
But thankfully all these questions have been answered by you. I have to just about roll around in the infected bodily fluids of the person who is fully symptomatic. I could go swimming in the bile, blood, or nasal mucus of an infected person who is not symptomatic and be perfectly fine. Really, I have your word on it. And if it appears slightly illogical to those of us who aren't bobble head dolls, well that's because we're the idiots right? If the events turn out to actually prove your assertions wrong, you can't personally be held responsible for your assertions that anyone who disagrees with you is merely running about with their hair on fire.
Somebody let me know when the OP is advising everyone to have holes drilled in their heads to let the evil spirits out.