Originally Posted by MILES58
Originally Posted by The_Real_Hawkeye
Originally Posted by Hotload
Will Ebola find it's way to America and do you think it will be a few cases here and there. Or a full blown, ass kicking, Epidemic ?
It seems to thrive best in the tropics, so likely it will not do particularly well in the United States, but you never know. No reason to tempt fate by intentionally bringing it in, that's for damned sure.


Yeah, an Influenza isn't likely to do well either because it originates in China and it doesn't speak English worth a damn.

The historical pattern of outbreaks of the deadly form of ebola is that of a tropical disease. The tropics is where conditions sustaining its outbreaks are found, particularly the tropical regions of Africa. Not saying it's not possible for it to be transmitted to people in the US. I said quite the opposite, in fact, i.e., that it's stupid in the extreme to bring active patients into the US, or to send US soldiers in large numbers there, due to this threat of transmission, especially to healthcare workers, their families and close associates.