8 healthcare workers were stoned to death because the locals thought they were trying to spread Ebola.
Ebola health team found dead - Vox
Ebola health team found dead - Vox
The Ebola outbreak in West Africa could spread to hundreds of thousands more people by the end of January, according to an estimate under development by the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention that puts one worst-case scenario at 550,000 or more infections.
A significant number of health care workers have been hit this time. One would think that the medical workers' hygiene would be good. Yet, they still contracted it.
Also, (not providing links) there are now reports of dead ebola victims coming back to life and accusations in African papers that ebola is a product of US intelligence services.
In unrelated news, futures of tin foil export to Africa are up.
Yet more danger to be dealt with by the 3,000 service members we're sending over. I'm of the opinion that sending troops will cause more harm than good.
Especially if people are reanimating!
I tend to agree. I'm sure there will be a significant amount of logistic support - at least a 21 day transition period in a sterile facility when coming home - and the overall medical care will be better for our troops. But, I keep coming back to all the medical people in Africa who did everything "right" and still got sick. Or dead.
If we do send people, it should be a volunteer deployment IMHO. (Do we even do that anymore?)
Now experts estimate infections could quadruple to 21,000 by the end of October and reach a staggering 1.4m by January
Dallas hospital isolates possible Ebola patient
A Dallas hospital is isolating a possible Ebola patient. I hope the tests are negative. If not, we have a problem.
...[T]hree recent reports from international organizations that seem to bear out the worst-case scenarios of months ago: that people would abandon the fields and factories, that food and fuel would become scarce and unaffordable, and that the government’s already meager capacity to help, along with the nation’s prospects for a better future, would be severely compromised.
Hey GP, this is probably worth a new thread. After getting scooped 2x today, you deserve this one.
Ever wonder how fast an Ebola cure could get created?
Because you're about to find out. Infect America... wrong move, Ebola.