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The Ebola virus's spread is completely unnatural (it jumps entire regions where there are no major travel patterns). And people are supposed to believe a disea

The Ebola virus's spread is completely unnatural (it jumps entire regions where there are no major travel patterns). And people are supposed to believe a disease spread that naturally impossible. You would think there would be an investigation. The last case of a disease sprouting at random with no previous occurrence was Cholera in Haiti, a disease that was introduced by Nepalese UN Aid workers.

bellerocky 12y ago
> And educated people are supposed to believe a disease spread that naturally impossible. Are you a virologist? Can you take a minute and think about something you say before you jump into conspiracy theories? This is a tragedy, not an opportunity to spin your silly ideas.
- Polish_Dan 12y ago
  I am not a doctor, but I do know viruses do not jump countries where there are no transportation links. I do question the Ebola magically appearing in random places "theory" Silly? I am not trying to make this an argument. I am saying when Avion bird flu arrived in Canada they were able to track down the source. It's called the patient zero; that's not a conspiracy, it's due diligence in epidemiology. My point was it is important to find patient zero when a disease pops out of nowhere with no history in the area. If you have some experience which contradicts this reasoning from your knowledge of biology or West Africa, please share. cheers.
criley2 12y ago
Educated people question your unsourced and unfounded assertion: "The Ebola virus's spread is completely unnatural (it jumps entire regions where there are no major travel patterns)." Perhaps your brand of "educated people" should stop begging questions to arrive at their points.
whyenot 12y ago
On HN people will usually expect you to cite some sources when making claims like this.
prawn 12y ago
Arriving via "Nepalese UN Aid workers" is not "sprouting at random" and completely natural, surely?
vfclists 12y ago
He does have a point. From Central Africa to the west end of West Africa is over a 1000 miles, yet Ebola did not show up in the area in between. That supposes that a carrier from an infected area is able to travel for months or weeks, whether by road or through the jungle without passing on the virus along the way. But do all carriers necessarily leave the place where they get infected, and do all the people or animals in infected areas develop an immunity that stops the disease from flaring up again in the same areas? Conspiracy insinuations or not how the disease arose there is a very important issue which needs to be seriously addressed. It could just as easily have travelled to a major urban area.

bellerocky 12y ago

> And educated people are supposed to believe a disease spread that naturally impossible. Are you a virologist? Can you take a minute and think about something you say before you jump into conspiracy theories? This is a tragedy, not an opportunity to spin your silly ideas.

Polish_Dan 12y ago
I am not a doctor, but I do know viruses do not jump countries where there are no transportation links. I do question the Ebola magically appearing in random places "theory" Silly? I am not trying to make this an argument. I am saying when Avion bird flu arrived in Canada they were able to track down the source. It's called the patient zero; that's not a conspiracy, it's due diligence in epidemiology. My point was it is important to find patient zero when a disease pops out of nowhere with no history in the area. If you have some experience which contradicts this reasoning from your knowledge of biology or West Africa, please share. cheers.

criley2 12y ago

Educated people question your unsourced and unfounded assertion: "The Ebola virus's spread is completely unnatural (it jumps entire regions where there are no major travel patterns)." Perhaps your brand of "educated people" should stop begging questions to arrive at their points.

whyenot 12y ago

On HN people will usually expect you to cite some sources when making claims like this.

prawn 12y ago

Arriving via "Nepalese UN Aid workers" is not "sprouting at random" and completely natural, surely?

vfclists 12y ago

He does have a point. From Central Africa to the west end of West Africa is over a 1000 miles, yet Ebola did not show up in the area in between. That supposes that a carrier from an infected area is able to travel for months or weeks, whether by road or through the jungle without passing on the virus along the way. But do all carriers necessarily leave the place where they get infected, and do all the people or animals in infected areas develop an immunity that stops the disease from flaring up again in the same areas? Conspiracy insinuations or not how the disease arose there is a very important issue which needs to be seriously addressed. It could just as easily have travelled to a major urban area.