re: Ebola in Thailand

Run for the hills! The sky is falling!

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We're sending 3000 troops to west africa to deal with it.

Oh and btw here in Malaysia they just quarantined a African who was showing signs of Ebola...


also I have no proof about Thailand - just word of mouth. Its called a COVER UP

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But but it's not going to spread outside of Africa!!1

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Until someone actually catches the disease outside of Africa, it hasn't spread outside of Africa. Bringing those Aid workers to Atlanta after they were infected didn't constitute Ebola "spreading to the US".

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I wondered if there would ever be another Bubonic plague. I guess there's still a chance.

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no it is spread too slow. It is in an area of the world with millions of ppl and has only infected around 5,000 ppl. Bubonic plague infected and killed 50% of the population in some cases. Plus plague was spread by flea bites and Ebola is spread by contact with fluids.

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Still don't see why we need 3000 troops there to combat Ebola. Especially since dod is facing major cuts

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So we can shoot the disease in the face

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Then why are there so many people dying from it?

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alot of ppl are dying from it, almost 3,000 out of 5,000 infected. However in an area of the world with millions of ppl only 5,000 or so have been infected.

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This could really hurt that area.

China 1.357 billion (2013)
India 1.252 billion (2013)
Philippines 98.39 million (2013)
Vietnam 89.71 million (2013)
Thailand 67.01 million (2013)

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So you mean the entire eastern hemisphere?

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Oh and btw here in Malaysia they just quarantined a African who was showing signs of Ebola...

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I hope they can keep better track of him than they do their airplanes.

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Then why are there so many people dying from it?

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First off, "so many" is a stretch. More people die from a ton of other different diseases every year. We won't go down that list.

Second, the people who are dying from it are people who don't believe in science and/or are just not smart enough, don't have enough faith in their governments and healthcare systems to do anything about. Example, someone who gets confirmed to have ebola is placed in strict quarantine. They can't talk to their family, family can't talk to them. So, the person with ebola doesn't tell anyone and/or their family keeps them at home.

Throw in all the vomiting and shitting everywhere and bam, now the family has it.

So there you go, continue to be scared of nothing if you feel like it.

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I work in Lagos. Have to get my temp checked daily when I get in for work. And yes I get paid handsomely for the risk. In Nigeria they did a good job isolating and stomping out the issue as far as I am told. I worry more about getting malaria than ebola over here.

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