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It's easy to imagine scenarios that would have it spread in the US. 1) Scenario : some guy/girl lands in Florida, later that day goes for a swim in a big swimm
by waps 12y ago
It's easy to imagine scenarios that would have it spread in the US.
1) Scenario : some guy/girl lands in Florida, later that day goes for a swim in a big swimming pool with some 100+ people in it because it's a very hot day. Half of those people are on holiday and return to various places in the US before exhibiting symptoms.
2) Ebola is known for spreading fast in hospitals
3) Definitely diagnosing ebola takes several days
The problem with ebola (and all the MRSA variants, a number of which do spread through the air, and a few others) is that it can go from a few patients infected to turning hospitals into death traps in 2 weeks flat.
- weego 12y agoI agree there could be a wide initial spread, but I really feel that it would be contained much more efficiently in, for example, the US or UK than is possible in the outbreak areas of Africa, so the outcome would be a lot less catastrophic.
- interdrift 12y agoI don't think it's possible for the virus to survive in a pool because of the Fluoride.
- venomsnake 12y agoChloride. The pool water is chlorinated.
- waps 12y agoI haven't yet seen a paper claiming either way. It spreads through fluids, so likely it can remain stable in chlorinated water for at least a few seconds.