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11. hmm.. that could be a problem. unless the immune system is already primed to

Reply to PeoViejo (Reply #7)

Mon Oct 6, 2014, 02:29 PM

Oct 2014

spot bad intruders before they make themselves at home.

I've always believed in those spontaneously-generating little
armies -- vast but little -- inside our bodies. Keeping the
homeland safe from illness.

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Ebola outbreak: Nurse infected in Spain [View all] Bosonic Oct 2014 OP

So all the assurances that it only spread in Africa because they don't have TwilightGardener Oct 2014 #1

Press conference bravado? Hell, yeah. Safeguards? Meh. nt valerief Oct 2014 #2

time to build up ye olde immune system Voice for Peace Oct 2014 #3

That which doesn't kill you... TwilightGardener Oct 2014 #4

comin to git you Voice for Peace Oct 2014 #6

It's your Immune System that Kills You PeoViejo Oct 2014 #7

hmm.. that could be a problem. unless the immune system is already primed to Voice for Peace Oct 2014 #11

Why was she allowed to wallow naked in his bodily fluids?? kestrel91316 Oct 2014 #5

Everyone working on the patients here have just collectively had a shiver go down TwilightGardener Oct 2014 #8

Yep. We need a vaccine for medical personnel and we need it FAST. kestrel91316 Oct 2014 #9

Yep. They PLANNED for this patient B2G Oct 2014 #10

Proof this strain is much stronger. Won't see the harun Oct 2014 #14

Does one case qualify as an outbreak? ZombieHorde Oct 2014 #12

It's concerning for a couple of reasons B2G Oct 2014 #13

If she was on holiday... spinbaby Oct 2014 #15

Well, she's the second case, technically. Yo_Mama Oct 2014 #17

Now couple this with the recent news that 87% of US nurses state they believe their hospitals... Earth_First Oct 2014 #16