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orthodoc · 03-24-2014, 05:16 PM

Ebola is so virulent, it defeats itself (virally speaking). It kills too fast for it to propagate and really get out into the larger population. That's no comfort for those who succumb, I realize, but it isn't a big epidemic risk. If it became a little less virulent, we'd be in big trouble.

03-24-2014, 05:16 PM	#556
orthodoc Not Suspicious, Merely Canadian Join Date: Oct 2006 Posts: 3,774	Ebola is so virulent, it defeats itself (virally speaking). It kills too fast for it to propagate and really get out into the larger population. That's no comfort for those who succumb, I realize, but it isn't a big epidemic risk. If it became a little less virulent, we'd be in big trouble. __________________ The greatness of a nation and its moral progress can be judged by the way its animals are treated. - Ghandi