Big Guy Posted September 23, 2014 Author Report Posted September 23, 2014 Yes...as you have stated several times....let the Americans sally forth and risk their lives for proud and honourable burials at Arlington. Semper Fi ! Nice try Ali! لماذا لديك ل حماقة على كل شيء Quote Note - For those expecting a response from Big Guy: I generally do not read or respond to posts longer then 300 words nor to parsed comments.
bush_cheney2004 Posted September 23, 2014 Report Posted September 23, 2014 Nice try Ali! لماذا لديك ل حماقة على كل شيء The record of such posts is clear...plain for all to see. Canada's DART remains in "reserve" ....let the Americans do it...again. Quote Economics trumps Virtue.
Big Guy Posted September 23, 2014 Author Report Posted September 23, 2014 The record of such posts is clear...plain for all to see. Canada's DART remains in "reserve" ....let the Americans do it...again. Still trying to create a problem between Canadians and Americans, eh Ali. I used your native Arabic to help flag your attempts. Those boys from Homeland Security, in dark basements monitoring Internet communications, will have been alerted by the script. Let them open a file and start investigating. See you later Ali. Quote Note - For those expecting a response from Big Guy: I generally do not read or respond to posts longer then 300 words nor to parsed comments.
Big Guy Posted September 30, 2014 Author Report Posted September 30, 2014 Back to reality. First case of Ebola reported in the USA. http://www.cnn.com/2014/09/30/health/ebola-us/index.html?hpt=hp_t1 Is Canada next? Quote Note - For those expecting a response from Big Guy: I generally do not read or respond to posts longer then 300 words nor to parsed comments.
Bonam Posted September 30, 2014 Report Posted September 30, 2014 Back to reality. First case of Ebola reported in the USA. http://www.cnn.com/2014/09/30/health/ebola-us/index.html?hpt=hp_t1 Is Canada next? Given that the case is in Texas, I'm gonna guess Mexico is next. Quote
Big Guy Posted October 4, 2014 Author Report Posted October 4, 2014 Canada is sending a second mobile lab ; http://www.ctvnews.ca/health/canada-sending-2nd-mobile-lab-to-help-with-ebola-1.2039335 Does not look like the military will be involved. Quote Note - For those expecting a response from Big Guy: I generally do not read or respond to posts longer then 300 words nor to parsed comments.
Big Guy Posted October 12, 2014 Author Report Posted October 12, 2014 Now a health worker in Texas, who was on the team treating the recently deceased gentlemen from Africa, has been diagnosed with Ebola. http://www.reuters.com/article/2014/10/12/us-health-ebola-idUSKCN0I10FV20141012 A am beginning to wonder if these folks who keep telling us not to worry because "if dealt with safely, this disease is easily controlled." are telling us the whole truth. If these well protected "specialists" get infected, what about the average guy? Quote Note - For those expecting a response from Big Guy: I generally do not read or respond to posts longer then 300 words nor to parsed comments.
eyeball Posted October 13, 2014 Report Posted October 13, 2014 You mean they don't treat people in high-tech sealed chambers behind three vault-like doors buried under mountains that are guarded by the military? No room where medical personnel pass through some sort of decontamination spray, radiation or mist before exiting the facility? I guess I must watch too many movies. Quote A government without public oversight is like a nuclear plant without lead shielding.
Topaz Posted October 14, 2014 Report Posted October 14, 2014 I'm surprised it hasn't hit the Middle-East and the terrorists when and if it does, all in the area will drop like flies. Quote
Boges Posted October 15, 2014 Report Posted October 15, 2014 So are we panicking about this yet? 3 people in Texas have it now. I guess the Hospitals don't have proper Ebola procedures for their staff. Quote
GostHacked Posted October 15, 2014 Report Posted October 15, 2014 I think there is more of a threat from this D68 entrovirus that has already killed more children in North America compared to total case of Ebola in N.A. Quote
bush_cheney2004 Posted October 15, 2014 Report Posted October 15, 2014 So are we panicking about this yet? 3 people in Texas have it now. I guess the Hospitals don't have proper Ebola procedures for their staff. No...a lot more people died from SARS, and that was an airborne virus. Plenty of time to panic later. Quote Economics trumps Virtue.
Boges Posted October 15, 2014 Report Posted October 15, 2014 No...a lot more people died from SARS, and that was an airborne virus. Plenty of time to panic later. I don't believe SARS has a 70%+ fatality rate. Quote
bush_cheney2004 Posted October 15, 2014 Report Posted October 15, 2014 I don't believe SARS has a 70%+ fatality rate. I don't believe Ebola has a 70% mortality rate with access to the same health care resources. Epidemics/pandemics peak and fall, otherwise we would have all been dead a long time ago. Remember the 'AIDS Crisis' ? Quote Economics trumps Virtue.
Derek 2.0 Posted October 15, 2014 Report Posted October 15, 2014 I don't believe Ebola has a 70% mortality rate with access to the same health care resources. Epidemics/pandemics peak and fall, otherwise we would have all been dead a long time ago. Remember the 'AIDS Crisis' ? Indeed.......An interesting, yet "scary", idea would be if Ebola manged to find its way into the homeless/intravenous drug user population (here and in the United States), there I feel it would spread like wildfire. Quote
bush_cheney2004 Posted October 15, 2014 Report Posted October 15, 2014 Indeed.......An interesting, yet "scary", idea would be if Ebola manged to find its way into the homeless/intravenous drug user population (here and in the United States), there I feel it would spread like wildfire. There will be or already has been an Ebola "outbreak" because of the lax containment protocols, continued travel, lack of compliance, etc. More people will get sick and some of those will die. Then it will be replaced by the next big panic. The good news is that as more people get infected, more people will start to take it seriously...some guy on an airline flight joked that he had Ebola.... "I Have Ebola...You're all SCREWED !!!" : Quote Economics trumps Virtue.
Derek 2.0 Posted October 15, 2014 Report Posted October 15, 2014 There will be or already has been an Ebola "outbreak" because of the lax containment protocols, continued travel, lack of compliance, etc. More people will get sick and some of those will die. Then it will be replaced by the next big panic. Exactly, if it bleeds (from every orifice) it leads....... Quote
bush_cheney2004 Posted October 15, 2014 Report Posted October 15, 2014 Exactly, if it bleeds (from every orifice) it leads....... Yep...I like the post modern guy in his seat taking a cell phone photo of his own demise. Quote Economics trumps Virtue.
Bonam Posted October 15, 2014 Report Posted October 15, 2014 There will be or already has been an Ebola "outbreak" because of the lax containment protocols, continued travel, lack of compliance, etc. More people will get sick and some of those will die. Then it will be replaced by the next big panic. The good news is that as more people get infected, more people will start to take it seriously...some guy on an airline flight joked that he had Ebola.... The complete failure to take it seriously in the early stages may well end up leading to hundreds of thousands if not millions of deaths world wide before this is over. Now that potentially dozens of passengers on flight 1143 have been exposed because, idiotically, the infected nurse from Dallas was allowed to fly on a commercial flight, this thing is out of containment in the US. Quote
Argus Posted October 15, 2014 Report Posted October 15, 2014 (edited) So are we panicking about this yet? 3 people in Texas have it now. I guess the Hospitals don't have proper Ebola procedures for their staff. Those were in Texas. Proper medical treatment will contain it fairly easily once it gets to the modern world. Edited October 16, 2014 by Argus Quote "A liberal is someone who claims to be open to all points of view — and then is surprised and offended to find there are other points of view.” William F Buckley
bush_cheney2004 Posted October 16, 2014 Report Posted October 16, 2014 The complete failure to take it seriously in the early stages may well end up leading to hundreds of thousands if not millions of deaths world wide before this is over. Now that potentially dozens of passengers on flight 1143 have been exposed because, idiotically, the infected nurse from Dallas was allowed to fly on a commercial flight, this thing is out of containment in the US. Points noted...but it just isn't that big a deal yet in the U.S. What does 100% containment mean in the present context of continuing travel, health care mobilization to the source, hundreds of jurisdictions involved ? Is Canada all puckered up and ready to go ? Quote Economics trumps Virtue.
Bonam Posted October 16, 2014 Report Posted October 16, 2014 Points noted...but it just isn't that big a deal yet in the U.S. What does 100% containment mean in the present context of continuing travel, health care mobilization to the source, hundreds of jurisdictions involved ? It means a shift away from business as usual, in order to prevent a far worse outcome. But the window of opportunity for containment is now gone. Quote
jbg Posted October 19, 2014 Report Posted October 19, 2014 Be patient. When/If Ebola ever starts to become a danger to the West we will find a cure. When "civilized" white guys and gals are in danger we seem to find the money to throw into finding a cure. I don't see the issue. The Western countries dedicate a certain amount of their budget to foreign aid. Some of that is bilateral and some through world agencies, most affiliated with the U.N. If these countries choose to use the money they receive in aid to fatten their "leaders'" bank accounts that money won't be available to fight local diseases, including then-local Ebola. If a disease, say Ebola, makes its way to the West, the Western countries have the right to use their resources to combat those diseases. And yes, it is predictable that a Western democracy would throw much in the way of resources into combating an incipient major health hazard. Its too bad that countries other than the "'civilized' white guys" find other uses for the money they obtain by taxes and /or foreign aid. (similar material posted here). Quote Free speech: "You can say what you want, but I don't have to lend you my megaphone." Always remember that when you are in the right you can afford to keep your temper, and when you are in the wrong you cannot afford to lose it. - J.J. Reynolds. Will the steps anyone is proposing to fight "climate change" reduce a single temperature, by a single degree, at a single location? The mantra of "world opinion" or the views of the "international community" betrays flabby and weak reasoning (link).
On Guard for Thee Posted October 20, 2014 Report Posted October 20, 2014 The complete failure to take it seriously in the early stages may well end up leading to hundreds of thousands if not millions of deaths world wide before this is over. Now that potentially dozens of passengers on flight 1143 have been exposed because, idiotically, the infected nurse from Dallas was allowed to fly on a commercial flight, this thing is out of containment in the US. 360 million people in the US.... 3 cases of Ebola. Calm yourself and let's not get too panicky. Quote
Big Guy Posted August 2, 2015 Author Report Posted August 2, 2015 Canada has just announced a vaccine that has so far been found to be 100% effective against Ebola. Well done Canada. It appears there is nothing that we cannot accomplish if the motivation is there. Quote Note - For those expecting a response from Big Guy: I generally do not read or respond to posts longer then 300 words nor to parsed comments.
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