EORH Posted July 31, 2014 Share Posted July 31, 2014 I suppose at the time they said the same thing about the Black Death,that travelled with just ships which were the fastest transport, today we have air travel which is the quickest way to bring it to us. The British Government is not going to admit any failings on their behalf, because it would cause panic, so they say everything is secure and they are prepared, I remember the mad cow disease performance from a government minister with his own child, but lots of people died from this terrible infection, so don't always take the word of governments. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lxxx Posted July 31, 2014 Share Posted July 31, 2014 Is any one else as scared as me about the possible spread of Ebola?.......I am quite worried about it affecting us, carried by air travellers particularly. This is sarcasm right? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Domino Posted July 31, 2014 Share Posted July 31, 2014 Is any one else as scared as me about the possible spread of Ebola?.......I am quite worried about it affecting us, carried by air travellers particularly. This is sarcasm right? Maybe 'scared' was the wrong choice of word, but being concerned is understandable Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
english zloty Posted July 31, 2014 Share Posted July 31, 2014 phil g. should be put into quarantine as a precaution Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
When Skies Are Grey Posted July 31, 2014 Share Posted July 31, 2014 Ah yes...I mean the sun is shining, the economy seems to be taking a turn for the better.....that optimism just wont do....lets spread a little fear amingst the populous. Salmonella, mad cow disease, bird flu, johnny foreigner with a cold..... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Domino Posted July 31, 2014 Share Posted July 31, 2014 Foot and Mouth! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lxxx Posted July 31, 2014 Share Posted July 31, 2014 Is any one else as scared as me about the possible spread of Ebola?.......I am quite worried about it affecting us, carried by air travellers particularly. This is sarcasm right? Maybe 'scared' was the wrong choice of word, but being concerned is understandable Of all the things to be 'concerned' about this shouldn't even register in the minds of sane people. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Domino Posted July 31, 2014 Share Posted July 31, 2014 Must be nice to be sane. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tarne Posted July 31, 2014 Share Posted July 31, 2014 I did actually hear a old couple in the airport talking about it today off on their hols, in typically racist old person fashion. "Don't be silly dear, it's only a disease those <slurs> get". Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Domino Posted July 31, 2014 Share Posted July 31, 2014 No you didn't Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
doc.fixit Posted July 31, 2014 Author Share Posted July 31, 2014 Is any one else as scared as me about the possible spread of Ebola?.......I am quite worried about it affecting us, carried by air travellers particularly. This is sarcasm right? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HeliX Posted August 1, 2014 Share Posted August 1, 2014 Ebola has killed under 3k people since 1970something. You're more at risk of dying of pretty much anything else. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
woody2 Posted August 1, 2014 Share Posted August 1, 2014 its a good job no manx went to glasgow.......... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Albert Tatlock Posted August 1, 2014 Share Posted August 1, 2014 Foot and Mouth!Phil Gawne has only ever suffered with Foot In Mouth. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chinahand Posted August 1, 2014 Share Posted August 1, 2014 Ebola has killed under 3k people since 1970something. You're more at risk of dying of pretty much anything else. Also it only spreads via contact with bodily fluids. It can spread. The example of the guy on a plane with the diarrhea it brings is a good example, but the risk is orders of magnitude higher in countries with poor sanitation and lacking medical resources so that many people remain in their villages, treated with traditional remedies by family. Modern health infrastructure such as GP alerts & isolation wards plus simple sanitation means the opportunities it has to spread can be contained in developed countries. Yes, it definitely can kill people in the UK (the summer press is loving the frisson and extra sales generated by imagining a profusely sweating brown gentleman dripping through Heathrow), but compared to winter flu (1000s every winter) it is highly doubtful it can cause a serious epidemic. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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