Ebola and other Epidemics, Inadequate Healthcare Threatens Millions

[sbr]

They had Buffalo Bills Super Bowl Champs 1992 on all of them.

[Grey Fox]

Relax.

You always say that. At what threshold is okay not to relax? 100,000 cases? 250,000? More?

When there are multiple cases in the West.

[Baron von Schtinkenbutt]

The 60,000 bags didnt meet QA\QC standards in the West, so they got a deal.  Zippers are on the inside.

We better hope the zombies don't know how to use zippers then.

[CountDeMoney]

They had Buffalo Bills Super Bowl Champs 1992 on all of them.

Lulz, even better

[jimmy olsen]

Relax.

You always say that. At what threshold is okay not to relax? 100,000 cases? 250,000? More?

When there are multiple cases in the West.

Ah, but I actually have a conscience and care what happens to people regardless of location. I have no fear of there being a big outbreak in a western country, that does not mean I do not care. 

[jimmy olsen]

New numbers as of August 31st.

http://www.who.int/csr/don/2014_09_04_ebola/en/

3685 cases and 1841 dead.

[Liep]

Why do Americans write the month first? Just to be different? I'll have you know Belize also uses that format, so you're not a snowflake here.

[jimmy olsen]

Why do Americans write the month first? Just to be different? I'll have you know Belize also uses that format, so you're not a snowflake here.

Probably because that's how we'd say it in a sentence.  April 1st. We don't say the first of April nearly as often.

[jimmy olsen]

Anyways, the cases have doubled from what they were 22 days ago, which were double what they were 30 days before that, which were double what they were 35 days before that. Periodic doubling would indicate exponential growth, but the rate of doubling is itself increasing..

[Grey Fox]

Relax.

You always say that. At what threshold is okay not to relax? 100,000 cases? 250,000? More?

When there are multiple cases in the West.

Ah, but I actually have a conscience and care what happens to people regardless of location. I have no fear of there being a big outbreak in a western country, that does not mean I do not care.

You are a better human being than all of us, Tim.

I mean that.

[Liep]

Relax.

You always say that. At what threshold is okay not to relax? 100,000 cases? 250,000? More?

When there are multiple cases in the West.

Ah, but I actually have a conscience and care what happens to people regardless of location. I have no fear of there being a big outbreak in a western country, that does not mean I do not care.

You are a better human being than all of us, Tim.

I mean that.

I believe that to be true.

[Ed Anger]

Why do Americans write the month first? Just to be different? I'll have you know Belize also uses that format, so you're not a snowflake here.

The same reason we don't use metric. To annoy people.

[garbon]

Why do Americans write the month first? Just to be different? I'll have you know Belize also uses that format, so you're not a snowflake here.

Here's what wikipedia has:

This sequence is used primarily in the United States. This date format was commonly used alongside the little-endian form in the United Kingdom until the mid-20th century and can be found in both defunct and modern print media such as the London Gazette and The Times, respectively. In the United States, it is said as Sunday, November 9, although usage of "the" isn't uncommon (e.g. Sunday, November the 9th, and even November the 9th, Sunday, are also possible and readily understood).

[jimmy olsen]

3900 cases, 2100 dead.

[mongers]

3900 cases, 2100 dead.

Tim, have you considered that you'd taint is leaking out and making this crisis worse ?

Maybe you could try not posting in the thread and eventually they'll then get the epidemic under control, worth a try no ?

It would be our version of 'praying' for these unfortunate people ?