First US Ebola case diagnosed in Dallas, TX

[CheeseSlice]

If this was a game of plague then about now you would be losing. Obviously starting it in Africa was good. The next step is to get it airborne and surviving extreme cold. Then mutate it. The get it Cross border.

It crossed border way too soon and now the yanks will take it seriously and get a vaccine sorted out. Probably only a few thousand deaths.

Its interesting to read about how the Black Death made it to Europe from east asia via trading routes such as the silk road. That was in the 14th century, now we have container ships the size of skyscrapers and thousands of aeroplanes buzzing around the earth each day.

We're DOOMED

[original PM]

Has this bothered anyone yet?

Or have we already done it?

[suityou01]

Poor sod is now in a critical condition now.

In other news a flight to Newark was greeted by men in Hazmat suits as a passenger took ill with flu like symptoms.

Really good to see such diligence but I fail to see how practical this will be as we head into flu season.

[SueEllen]

Poor sod is now in a critical condition now.

In other news a flight to Newark was greeted by men in Hazmat suits as a passenger took ill with flu like symptoms.

Really good to see such diligence but I fail to see how practical this will be as we head into flu season.

They could just ban normal passenger flights out of the affected regions. Then it would give those travelling by road time to get ill before they get to the airport.

[greenlake]

The magazine Dallas Weekly had a real gaffe last week with one of the most poorly timed covers in memory. Just as the city is cleaning up and sterilizing the places where Ebola victim Thomas Duncan visited after returning from Liberia, the magazine published online their latest issue, featuring the sure to be infamous cover and headline " 'Taste of Africa' Comes To Dallas."

The issue was not only published online, but an email blast was sent out announcing it. That email went out on September 25, and was also tweeted from the Magazine's account.

Obviously the issue was designed and scheduled before news broke of the Dallas Ebola victim. Duncan arrived in Dallas on the Sept. 20 and went to the hospital on the same day the issue went out. He was not diagnosed until five days later. Even so, the timing is amazingly unfortunate and darkly hilarious.

[xoggoth]

50% risk of reaching UK by the end of the month according to The Independent. Why they are not stopping flights from infected areas I do not know.

Ebola crisis: Virus could reach the UK and France by the end of the month, scientists claim - Europe - World - The Independent

[SueEllen]

50% risk of reaching UK by the end of the month according to The Independent. Why they are not stopping flights from infected areas I do not know.

Ebola crisis: Virus could reach the UK and France by the end of the month, scientists claim - Europe - World - The Independent

If the UK stops flights from infected areas all that will happen is that people will get connecting flights.

[vetran]

If the UK stops flights from infected areas all that will happen is that many fewer people will get connecting flights.

ftfy

its the volume of infected that will decide our fate. 0.001% of population infected its under control.
2 % and we are screwed there won't be a hospital bed left.

[original PM]

but they are turning into zombies.....

[xoggoth]

If the UK stops flights from infected areas all that will happen is that people will get connecting flights

Some would but if we also stopped all flights from the easy connections listed in that link it would surely cut down the numbers?

PS Oh I see V said that already.