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Cypress
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Ebola and mosquitoes.
Been listening to all the ebola news. Has anyone seen or heard anything about it being transmitted by mosquitoes? Several other viral diseases are
transmitted by mosquitoes. Why not?
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bajalorena
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according to MCRH.ORG:
The Ebola Virus is transmitted when a person comes into direct contact with the body fluids (e.g saliva, blood) skin and mucous membranes of an
infected person. It cannot pass through a mosquito as mosquitoes are not the natural host and it does not survive in mosquitoes
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bacquito
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| Quote: | Originally posted by Cypress
Been listening to all the ebola news. Has anyone seen or heard anything about it being transmitted by mosquitoes? Several other viral diseases are
transmitted by mosquitoes. Why not? |
Most likely transmitted by a Fruit bat. But who knows, what if a mosquito sticks
a person with Ebola and flys away with some Ebola on the proboscus and sticks another unaffected person, is there enough virus to transmit the
disease? I have read a couple of books re. Ebola and have not heard of this as a means of transmission.
bacquito
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What about Aids? If blood carries the virus, and mosquitos take the blood,....then we smack the mosquito on our arm......isn't that blood tainted?
"YOU CAN'T LITTER ALUMINUM"
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bajabuddha
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I hear you can get Ebola off the internet by spending too much time on chit sites. Comes out of the screen directly into your eyes and then brain.
Good news though, all those infected so far have proven to be totally resistant to the strain.... lack of adhering material or something...
And remember, "Science is the continued gathering of data and is not conclusive on future events that have not happened."
...NOT my quote.
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Cypress
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Just because there's no "evidence" of ebola being transmitted by mosquitoes doesn't rule out the possibility. I'm beginning to doubt the competence of
some of these experts. They're in the process of fumbling this ebola business big time.
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DENNIS
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| Quote: | Originally posted by Cypress
I'm beginning to doubt the competence of some of these experts. They're in the process of fumbling this ebola business big time. |
Yeah...they're acting like it's the first they've ever heard of it.
"YOU CAN'T LITTER ALUMINUM"
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Read years ago, some believe the plauge that ran through Europe during the dark ages was realy a strain of Ebola. Learned people say the virus has
been around for 20 million years.
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Very serious business. Lets hope science gets a handle on it.
or it could be a ploy to get more tax funded research dollars...an infamous quote from a far right pundit
"You must be either agnostic or atheistic to believe that man controls something he cannot create."
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Folk've been selling (and people've been buying) mosquito-repellent bracelets in La Paz. I don't know what they are or how they work - if they're not
DEET-laced bracelets. I think I'll give 'em a miss and save my pesos.
"Raise your words, not your voice. It's rain that grows flowers, not thunder." ~Rumi
"It's the mark of an educated mind to be able to entertain a thought without accepting it." ~ Aristotle
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bajabuddha
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| Quote: | Originally posted by Mulegena
Folk've been selling (and people've been buying) mosquito-repellent bracelets in La Paz. I don't know what they are or how they work - if they're not
DEET-laced bracelets. I think I'll give 'em a miss and save my pesos. |
wise choice.
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| Quote: | Originally posted by Cypress
Been listening to all the ebola news. Has anyone seen or heard anything about it being transmitted by mosquitoes? Several other viral diseases are
transmitted by mosquitoes. Why not? |
mosquitoes? i am much more fearful of incompetent medical professionals spreading the disease!
the recent ebola story proves that the pre-visit questionaire you always fill out at the doctors office or ER is usually ignored by the MD or PA you
see.
isnt it amazing that you are always required to fill out multiple forms and questionaires, and the only one they absolutely will read is the insurance
form,... the medical history form is noise to the medical establishment
watch out!!!!!!!!!
god help us!!!!!!!
god save the queen!!!!!!
p.s. where is the la doctora? i am wondering if pepto bismol good for the ebola trots...
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bajabuddha
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Another headline on the internet tonight:
"Ebola’s Other Contagious Threat: Hysteria"
'Nuff said, won't even post the URL.
Drive on, certain Nomads.
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http://www-rci.rutgers.edu/~insects/aids.htm
| Quote: | Originally posted by DENNIS
What about Aids? If blood carries the virus, and mosquitos take the blood,....then we smack the mosquito on our arm......isn't that blood tainted?
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MitchMan
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Here's a question for you all.
Should the people of the world and the USA turn over the eradication of Ebola and treatment of its victims 100% to private enterprise and exclude
government 100% in every way IMMEDIATELY or not?
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toneart
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| Quote: | Originally posted by bajabuddha
I hear you can get Ebola off the internet by spending too much time on chit sites. Comes out of the screen directly into your eyes and then brain.
Good news though, all those infected so far have proven to be totally resistant to the strain.... lack of adhering material or something...
And remember, "Science is the continued gathering of data and is not conclusive on future events that have not happened."
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NEW YORK (The Borowitz Report)—There is a deep-seated fear among some Americans that an Ebola outbreak could make the country turn to science.
In interviews conducted across the nation, leading anti-science activists expressed their concern that the American people, wracked with anxiety over
the possible spread of the virus, might desperately look to science to save the day.
“It’s a very human reaction,” said Harland Dorrinson, a prominent anti-science activist from Springfield, Missouri. “If you put them under enough
stress, perfectly rational people will panic and start believing in science.”
Additionally, he worries about a “slippery slope” situation, “in which a belief in science leads to a belief in math, which in turn fosters a
dangerous dependence on facts.”
At the end of the day, though, Dorrinson hopes that such a doomsday scenario will not come to pass. “Time and time again through history, Americans
have been exposed to science and refused to accept it,” he said. “I pray that this time will be no different.” 
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Jeez. The first known outbreak of Ebola was documented in 1976. Dontcha think that the scientific community had adequate time to deal with this?
Fact is that our sophomoric media is using this for ratings.
Sure, in third world countries that have little or no healthcare infrastructure, as well as poor sanitation, it is going to be a disaster.
There was obviously a breach of protocol in Houston, but by and large, the American people should worry about other things.
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given that over 30,000 folks die each year in the states from the flu, i'm not ready to panic yet.
dyslexia is never having to say you\'re yrros.
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MitchMan
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| Quote: | Originally posted by mulegemichael
given that over 30,000 folks die each year in the states from the flu, i'm not ready to panic yet. |
Mortality rate of ebola is approx. 70%, influenza is less than 1% in spite of its being spread by airborne mechanics. Also, there is a vaccine for
the flu.
I am still not panicking either, but a close watch is warranted.
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| Quote: | “It’s a very human reaction,” said Harland Dorrinson, a prominent anti-science activist from Springfield, Missouri. “If you put them under enough
stress, perfectly rational people will panic and start believing in science.”
Additionally, he worries about a “slippery slope” situation, “in which a belief in science leads to a belief in math, which in turn fosters a
dangerous dependence on facts.” |
Thanks tone ... I needed that ...
Perhaps there is hope after all
Would only say, that after 40 years of research ... it would appear not much is known, which does give some degree of concern ... from a public health
standpoint ... just saying
"Because the natural reservoir host of Ebola viruses has not yet been identified, the manner in which the virus first appears in a human at
the start of an outbreak is unknown. However, researchers believe that the first patient becomes infected through contact with an infected
animal."
http://www.cdc.gov/vhf/ebola/transmission/
[Edited on 10-17-2014 by wessongroup]
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