What might be making you a tad apprehensive, but might not, as it's too soon to tell

orthodoc · 10-12-2014, 12:16 AM

Ebola is bound to slip its leash here (has already done so) and turn up all over the continent in minor outbreaks. It's inevitable, given that there are really no constraints on travel. The more important issue is whether/when it will undergo an antigenic shift, as it passes through many more thousands of humans than it ever has before, and take on different characteristics.

It could become less virulent; it could become a nightmare, infecting millions via airborne transmission. It could fade away as SARS did.

In the meantime, carry on. Has anyone noticed that Marburg virus has resurfaced in Uganda?

10-12-2014, 12:16 AM	#11
orthodoc Not Suspicious, Merely Canadian Join Date: Oct 2006 Posts: 3,774	Ebola is bound to slip its leash here (has already done so) and turn up all over the continent in minor outbreaks. It's inevitable, given that there are really no constraints on travel. The more important issue is whether/when it will undergo an antigenic shift, as it passes through many more thousands of humans than it ever has before, and take on different characteristics. It could become less virulent; it could become a nightmare, infecting millions via airborne transmission. It could fade away as SARS did. In the meantime, carry on. Has anyone noticed that Marburg virus has resurfaced in Uganda? __________________ The greatness of a nation and its moral progress can be judged by the way its animals are treated. - Ghandi

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