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ORIGINAL: BecomingV
I'm really not concerned about terrorism in regard to this issue. Ebola is already here, in storage, and has been for some time... so the vulnerability is pre-existing.
However, I am surprised that "they" transported infected people TO the U.S., or really, away from the origin of the infection. Here's why...
In a biological ethics class I took some years ago, genetic engineering was covered. An example, was manipulating the gene that causes? sickle cell anemia. We can do that. But, then they discovered another expression of the same gene... that in Africa, it protects against malaria. Apparently we humans adapt to our environment. There can be unintended effects in science and medicine.
So, I would need more information to allay my fears about this question... by transporting the ill person(s) from the location of original infection, are we changing something important? It does bring up fears like the effect Europeans had on Native Americans, or American missionaries introducing venereal diseases to previously robust and healthy Amazonian tribes.
I travel. I always thought I was taking health risks in doing so and assumed the American government would NOT be coming to my rescue, should I become infected with a disease as potentially deadly as Ebola.
Mixing issues is rarely productive, but seriously, if we care about the "threat of illegal alien children," why is this okay?

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ORIGINAL: freedomdwarf1
Sarcasm is lost on me

So is reason, rationality, and anything else that doesn't fit your bigoted little view of the world.
Maybe ebola should go global. The fucking herd needs some serious culling anyway. Just think of how much it would decrease our carbon output...

That's an interesting way of thinking.
Who were you thinking of culling??
Just as long as it's not you or your circle of friends and family. Eh??

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ORIGINAL: TheHeretic

Maybe ebola should go global. The fucking herd needs some serious culling anyway. Just think of how much it would decrease our carbon output...

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ORIGINAL: BecomingV
I'm really not concerned about terrorism in regard to this issue. Ebola is already here, in storage, and has been for some time... so the vulnerability is pre-existing.
However, I am surprised that "they" transported infected people TO the U.S., or really, away from the origin of the infection. Here's why...
In a biological ethics class I took some years ago, genetic engineering was covered. An example, was manipulating the gene that causes? sickle cell anemia. We can do that. But, then they discovered another expression of the same gene... that in Afrca, it protects against malaria. Apparently we humans adapt to our environment. There can be unintended effects in science and medicine.
So, I would need more information to allay my fears about this question... by transporting the ill person(s) from the location of original infection, are we changing something important? It does bring up fears like the effect Europeans had on Native Americans, or American missionaries introducing venereal diseases to previously robust and healthy Amazonian tribes.
I travel. I always thought I was taking health risks in doing so and assumed the American government would NOT be coming to my rescue, should I become infected with a disease as potentially deadly as Ebola.
Mixing issues is rarely productive, but seriously, if we care about the "threat of illegal alien children," why is this okay?

Perhaps the virus in the body is better able to be studied here than there?

The illegal alien children are bringing some infectious diseases with them, too. While they probably aren't bringing in anything with the lethal effects of ebola, they are being shipped all over the US. We will have brought in 2 people infected with ebola, in separate aircraft, and transported them in a very controlled, confined manner. There is a huge difference between two controlled, confined transports to medical facilities that can treat and study a disease and thousands of kids being sent to several US cities to not-medical living quarters.

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Perhaps the virus in the body is better able to be studied here than there?

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Is this a case of us studying someone so we may develop an antidote because it IS likely to spread? Is this about the status or wealth or influence of the individuals they brought to the U.S.? I haven't seen anything on the "why" of it.

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ORIGINAL: BecomingV
Is this a case of us studying someone so we may develop an antidote because it IS likely to spread? Is this about the status or wealth or influence of the individuals they brought to the U.S.? I haven't seen anything on the "why" of it.

I'd like to believe it is about being able to bring our people home. These are Americans who went into dangerous places, to try to make a difference. It's the right thing to do. But having cases that can be safely studied directly by the best minds around certainly is a plus I doubt will be allowed to go to waste.

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ORIGINAL: KYsissy

It's not like viruses can mutate rapidly. . . . .

It will more than likely be just fine, but if it isn't, things could get bad real fast.

Really??

Try telling that to the 'Flu virus that mutates several times a year.
That's why any 'Flu vaccination can only boost against last year's variety.

Admittedly, not every virus is quite that bad, but we don't know an awful lot about Ebola either.
Who is to say that it can't mutate and re-attack just like the various Bird 'Flu viruses did?

We won't know until it happens.


ETA: Ebola's 90% kill rate ain't to be sniffed at - that's some serious deaths to consider!

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Ebola patients are heading to or are currently in the U.S. in a plastic room to keep the deadly virus from killing at least sixty precent of the U.S. should it get out of containment. So, given jihad terrorists willingly blow themselves up to achieve their goal, isn't this their opportunity to attack the hospital and effect the spread of this virus to the general U.S. and eventually the North and South American continents? How easy we have made it for them, we actually brought the 'bomb' here ourselves and protected it with plastic.

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Perhaps the virus in the body is better able to be studied here than there?

From what I read about the infected Dr. walking into the hospital on his own, we may have better than that, DS - a recent survivor to poke, prod, drain, and biopsy.

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ORIGINAL: DomKen

Ebola isn't easy to catch. It's only spread by bodily fluid exchange. you guys can relax.

and avoid any fruit bats if you see any.

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So, the ticks and mosquitoes now know to stop exchanging bodily fluids with us?

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ORIGINAL: DomKen

Ebola isn't easy to catch. It's only spread by bodily fluid exchange. you guys can relax.

and avoid any fruit bats if you see any.

So, the ticks and mosquitoes now know to stop exchanging bodily fluids with us?

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ORIGINAL: Arturas

Ebola patients are heading to or are currently in the U.S. in a plastic room to keep the deadly virus from killing at least sixty precent of the U.S. should it get out of containment. So, given jihad terrorists willingly blow themselves up to achieve their goal, isn't this their opportunity to attack the hospital and effect the spread of this virus to the general U.S. and eventually the North and South American continents? How easy we have made it for them, we actually brought the 'bomb' here ourselves and protected it with plastic.

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ORIGINAL: Arturas

Ebola patients are heading to or are currently in the U.S. in a plastic room to keep the deadly virus from killing at least sixty precent of the U.S. should it get out of containment. So, given jihad terrorists willingly blow themselves up to achieve their goal, isn't this their opportunity to attack the hospital and effect the spread of this virus to the general U.S. and eventually the North and South American continents? How easy we have made it for them, we actually brought the 'bomb' here ourselves and protected it with plastic.

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ORIGINAL: DomKen

Ebola isn't easy to catch. It's only spread by bodily fluid exchange. you guys can relax.

and avoid any fruit bats if you see any.

So, the ticks and mosquitoes now know to stop exchanging bodily fluids with us?