[quetza]

Originally Posted by wierdsteve69 ↗

highly unlikely he caught it off a cell phone unless it was coated in blood or fluids and he had a cut on his ear or pressed it to a cut on his body...open air kills viruses really quick...also no such thing as 100% fatal...there will always be some that are either immune or recover from it...still bad disease

i agree with your statement on the fact that there is no such thing as 100% fatal, however open air doesnt kill viruses really quick. one quick example: the influenza virus actually incubates and carries out viral replication on respiratory epithelium (which is in direct contact to open air). it can incubate anywhere from 1-4 days and then shed for 3-5 days. thats potentially 9 days of open air contact with the virus not only surviving but replicating and spreading itself.

source: Goldman's Cecil Medicine 24th edition

[Drastic85]

Fuck it... I quit.

[overcusser]

Go read "The Hot Zone" by Richard Preston. It's a non-fiction book, very accurate and will give you goose-bumps.

[ChristySD]

Originally Posted by quetza ↗

you might want to recheck you facts before quoting numbers like that

Ebola has an actual case-fatality of 25-85% depending on the species. There are 5 species or subtypes of Ebola virus with varying associated case-fatality ratios which are recognized: Ebola Zaire, 85%; Ebola Sudan, 55%; Ebola Bundibugyo, 25%; Ebola Cote d'Ivoire, 0% (only one recognized case); Ebola Reston 0% (not pathogenic to humans). All are endemic to sub-Saharan Africa, with the exception of Ebola Reston virus, which is found in the Philippines.

Thats straight from Goldman's Cecil Medicine (one of the most comprehensive textbooks of medicine available)

I do have to disagree with you on one thing. Ebola is typically categorized into 4 substrains, not 5. Ebola Reston is typically not included, as it was a mutation only found in the primate population in Virginia and only 1 human case was associated with it (that patient only contracted flu-like symptoms). I am not sure where this text is getting there citations about Reston being observed in the Phillipines?????? I'm not trying to sound like a bitch, but I am a med student in Florida and have not used this particular text in my studies. By all means, each school is different.....it may be the core of the curriculum at your school, I am just questioning some of their summations on virology. Do not take this as a personal attack, I am only observing. As my earlier post suggests, before deciding on trauma, I was quite taken with virology and studied it voraciously, especially Eboa, as this was the "it" strain when I was in high school and getting ready to start my undergraduate degree. Cheers everyone!!

[DiamondSmiles]

Originally Posted by XxMutilatedxX ↗

Reminds me of the movie Outbreak

I want to see that.

I like to control which body fluids I touch and which touch mine ;)

[Oswald2001]

Ebola.

Nasty. Nasty stuff.

[quetza]

Originally Posted by ChristySD ↗

I do have to disagree with you on one thing. Ebola is typically categorized into 4 substrains, not 5. Ebola Reston is typically not included, as it was a mutation only found in the primate population in Virginia and only 1 human case was associated with it (that patient only contracted flu-like symptoms). I am not sure where this text is getting there citations about Reston being observed in the Phillipines?????? I'm not trying to sound like a bitch, but I am a med student in Florida and have not used this particular text in my studies. By all means, each school is different.....it may be the core of the curriculum at your school, I am just questioning some of their summations on virology. Do not take this as a personal attack, I am only observing. As my earlier post suggests, before deciding on trauma, I was quite taken with virology and studied it voraciously, especially Eboa, as this was the "it" strain when I was in high school and getting ready to start my undergraduate degree. Cheers everyone!!

med student, huh? Cecils isnt just some textbook that is specific to one or a few medical schools, its one of the foremost textbooks for medical information---a medical bible, so to speak. its used by physicians and students alike. i'd be more worried about a school curriculum that has no mention of it than whether or not ebola is categorized into 4 or 5 substrains. and just to be nit picky, it doesnt matter whether or not ebola reston is typically included in "a list", its still a substrain of ebola. hence there are 5 substrains

[smackem]

Originally Posted by overcusser ↗

Go read "The Hot Zone" by Richard Preston. It's a non-fiction book, very accurate and will give you goose-bumps.

Remember the opening chapter? The vivid description of the flight passenger succumbing? That was hardcore.

[smokymcgroggins]

its possible to survive if you get a blood transfusion from someone with natural antibodies

[King Herald]

Originally Posted by wierdsteve69 ↗

highly unlikely he caught it off a cell phone unless it was coated in blood or fluids and he had a cut on his ear or pressed it to a cut on his body...

Maybe he had some iPhone 'app' that downloaded a terrible new virus.....

Sorry....