RE: Weaponisation of Ebola by Muslim terrorists
October 12, 2014 at 4:25 pm
(This post was last modified: October 12, 2014 at 4:35 pm by Fidel_Castronaut.)
Ebola is carried by certain species of bats that a lot of west African villagers still eat as bush meat.
As the virus is very difficult to 'kill', even through cooking, the propensity for infection is relatively high.
Couple that together with the fact that Ebola spreads easily in communities with no infection control and it easily explains the current crisis.
Also, If terrorists were to weaponise Ebola (difficult but not impossible), you have to ask why they'd bother infecting west African States that have very little strategic value and are actually relatively close to the Arab world in terms of infection spread.
I'd also like to add that it's actually people who hold similar views to the professor that are, in part, responsible for the spread of Ebola in WA. Paranoia and suspicion over those trying to help treat Ebola sufferes and the nature of Ebola itself is a reason why so
Many thousands are dying and many thousands more are becoming infected.
When really all Ebola is is a virus probably originating from bushmeat and first discovered by some Belgian/Dutch scientists in a Hospital run by nuns next to the Ebola river
As the virus is very difficult to 'kill', even through cooking, the propensity for infection is relatively high.
Couple that together with the fact that Ebola spreads easily in communities with no infection control and it easily explains the current crisis.
Also, If terrorists were to weaponise Ebola (difficult but not impossible), you have to ask why they'd bother infecting west African States that have very little strategic value and are actually relatively close to the Arab world in terms of infection spread.
I'd also like to add that it's actually people who hold similar views to the professor that are, in part, responsible for the spread of Ebola in WA. Paranoia and suspicion over those trying to help treat Ebola sufferes and the nature of Ebola itself is a reason why so
Many thousands are dying and many thousands more are becoming infected.
When really all Ebola is is a virus probably originating from bushmeat and first discovered by some Belgian/Dutch scientists in a Hospital run by nuns next to the Ebola river