Ebola in the United States?

[The Nexerus]

[mdk]

Dipper said
I feel the same, mdk, but i-m fully aware it could, possibly, mutate, no mater how unlikely. Denying it as a possibly is foolish.

I would argue it's almost pragmatic. There is zero cause for concern from patients within the US. .0000000000001% chance of an outbreak isn't worth worrying about. We are safe, period. If you're going to expend any effort worrying about Ebola, worry about its spread in West Africa. That's where it's actually dangerous. We don't need to spend any more resources here, beyond what's already been done (and obviously, continue handling those cases and any other isolated cases that may migrate in). The way to help your fellow Americans be safe from Ebola, at this point, is to attack the disease in Africa where it lives, and waste not a single second being scared about an outbreak here.

Edit: not an EBOLA outbreak, anyway.

[Revans Exile]

mdk said
Actually, Ebola is transmitted by blood-to-blood contact.

That is only partially right.

World Health Organization said
People can be exposed to Ebola virus from direct physical contact with body fluids like blood, saliva, stool, urine, sweat etc. of an infected person and soiled linen used by a patient.

Ebola can last for hours outside of the body and if it is cold it can last months.

Ebola is very contagious. One person can infect an everyone immediately in front of him by sneezing and not covering his mouth.