Ebola and other Epidemics, Inadequate Healthcare Threatens Millions

[Liep]

An European has died from Ebola, time to act!

http://www.bbc.com/news/world-europe-28754899

[Liep]

Cancel the Ebola-scare, we apparently have an outbreak of listeria which has killed 12 Danes!

[Tamas]

If I was still living in my small Hungarian hometown I wouldn't care at all, as it would only get there when all of Europe is already dying out of it. But here just next to London? I do have a slight concern.

[Baron von Schtinkenbutt]

Once again from Science-Based Medicine:

Yet another plague panic

Thirty plus years in medicine has given me some perspective as has infectious diseases (ID). One of the almost TNTC cool things about ID is that infections, unlike the diseases of modernity, have been plaguing humans since before we were humans.

There is a sense, a usually unvoiced assumption, on the part of many people that we are supposed to be healthy, that our default mode is good health and that with the proper diet and attitude we could obtain the health that was ours before the fall.

I think not. I see no perfection in any human, except maybe my wife who would achieve perfection if only she liked beer and steak.

We are a hodgepodge of anatomic and physiologic compromises that allowed us to spread across the world. But if you like to read history, you realize that most of the time we died like flies from infections, trauma and other medical problems. The variations that allowed us to survive malaria or tuberculosis led to sickle crises and the metabolic syndrome. Even with evolution no good mutation ever goes unpunished.

Read the full article at the link, you lazy gits.

[CountDeMoney]

Languish rally point is Camp Anger.  Between his stash of MREs and all the Fancy Ketchup packs he's lifted from MickeyD's Happy Meals, we could ride out the Rapture.

[Ed Anger]

Languish rally point is Camp Anger.  Between his stash of MREs and all the Fancy Ketchup packs he's lifted from MickeyD's Happy Meals, we could ride out the Rapture.

I have 3000 rounds of 7.62 ammo. You fucks won't get over the wall.

Plus the twins will contribute with their Henry rifles.

[Malthus]

Languish rally point is Camp Anger.  Between his stash of MREs and all the Fancy Ketchup packs he's lifted from MickeyD's Happy Meals, we could ride out the Rapture.

I have 3000 rounds of 7.62 ammo. You fucks won't get over the wall.

Plus the twins will contribute with their Henry rifles.

We will infiltrate when you are distracted by taking a particularly significant poop, and posting about it. 

[Grey Fox]

Languish rally point is Camp Anger.  Between his stash of MREs and all the Fancy Ketchup packs he's lifted from MickeyD's Happy Meals, we could ride out the Rapture.

I have 3000 rounds of 7.62 ammo. You fucks won't get over the wall.

Plus the twins will contribute with their Henry rifles.

You put up a tough guy act but when the apocalypse comes you will relish in your role as our Supreme Ruler.

[Ed Anger]

I really doubt the ability of Languish Aspies to infiltrate anything.

OMG, THIS WALL ISNT PERFECTLY LEVEL
WHY DOES HE HAVE 2 SHEDS?
OH MY GOD, THERE IS A CROSS ABOVE HIS FRONT DOOR. RELIGIONWHARGARBL

[Valmy]

We Languish posters are more than a match for the likes of you, 'Two Sheds'.

[Ed Anger]

You people are fat. Go be fat somewhere else.

[Barrister]

I really doubt the ability of Languish Aspies to infiltrate anything.

OMG, THIS WALL ISNT PERFECTLY LEVEL
WHY DOES HE HAVE 2 SHEDS?
OH MY GOD, THERE IS A CROSS ABOVE HIS FRONT DOOR. RELIGIONWHARGARBL

crooked wall, two sheds, cross above the door - go it

Any other personal information you'd care to share?

[Ed Anger]

I have a giant scar on my lower right part of my abdomen.

[Ed Anger]

Also, fuck you all. I wouldn't piss on you people if you was on fire.

[derspiess]

Languish rally point is Camp Anger.  Between his stash of MREs and all the Fancy Ketchup packs he's lifted from MickeyD's Happy Meals, we could ride out the Rapture.

I have 3000 rounds of 7.62 ammo. You fucks won't get over the wall.

Plus the twins will contribute with their Henry rifles.

Aim small, miss small.