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> Ebola is deadly if you catch it but it is not very contagious at all This isn't straight Ebolavirus (Zaire), but this thing [1]. We don't have enough data ye
by JumpCrisscross 6mo ago
> Ebola is deadly if you catch it but it is not very contagious at all
This isn't straight Ebolavirus (Zaire), but this thing [1]. We don't have enough data yet to confirm it spreads like Ebola among humans.
[1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bundibugyo_ebolavirus https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bundibugyo_ebolavirus
- cm2187 6mo agoFine, but "we don't know" != "it's a big deal". All I see here is wild speculation.
- pnt12 6mo agoBut also "we don't know"! = "it's NOT a big deal". I'm OK with some caution.
- umpalumpaaa 6mo agoYeah I agree with you here… Haven’t we been burnt by being not cautious enough when COVID hit? Initially most scientists said “we don’t know if it’s airborne” or they said “there are no signs that it’s airborne” and the media turned it into “nothing flying fear” - and a few weeks later it was suddenly airborne. “We don’t know” is a normal state in science and policies and personal behavior can take unknowns into consideration.