Ebola

[jonriv]

Don't think we border Nigeria or liberia

[Dugout Dad]

Don't think we border Nigeria or liberia

Neither is Honduras and Guatemala, see how well we are doing to stop them from coming in. Border patrol has retained people from 75 different countries, it would be ignorant to think that it would be impossible for the virus to get here via a carrier.
http://www.breitbart.com/Big-Government/2014/08/08/Experts-Ebola-Could-Cross-Unsecured-U-S-Border

[jonriv]

Not ignorant. Just not paranoid to think that two cases make an epidemic and to fear martial law

The one thing I learned about germ warfare in NBC training is the main reason it has not been used is th lack of control. You have no way of controlling a disease you impose on your enemy and not have it come back and bite you in the ass

[Pale Rider]

Nigeria and Liberia are a few K's a part...
I don't think the terrorists care about stopping it...

Inchahallah?

[Dugout Dad]

Not ignorant. Just not paranoid to think that two cases make an epidemic and to fear martial law

The one thing I learned about germ warfare in NBC training is the main reason it has not been used is th lack of control. You have no way of controlling a disease you impose on your enemy and not have it come back and bite you in the ass

So you think a virus like Ebola cannot make it past our unsecured border?

[jonriv]

of course it can- but as a "weapon" not likely Also, the poor medical facilities, poor hygiene and access to healthcare in Africa is part of the cause of it being an epidemic in Africa. Could we see some cases, sure-but it would quickly isolated and fizzle out.

[Dugout Dad]

JR, I never mentioned "weapon" that is your term and assumption. The hygienic conditions of the Honduran train people is ripe for a virus like Ebola. We hold them in these crowded facilities for a few days after crossing the border, do a basic medical check, and then ship them out throughout the country. What could possibly go wrong?

[Pale Rider]

HOPEFULLY...the 'weaponized' version of nothing is available to the Jihadis
But imagine the panic if a case is found in lets say...East Central LA...Chicagostan...Dade County...
Remember what a few envelopes of anthrax caused? How many millions would riot, demanding healthcare measures etc in these fine places?

[NumeroUno]

another Doc dies


http://www.aol.com/article/2014/08/13/s ... d%3D514754

[as the world turns]

JR has assured us that it will not make it here to the good ol' USA. That is good enough for me. So if you start leaking blood out of every orifice, call a plumber.