Ebola and other Epidemics, Inadequate Healthcare Threatens Millions

[Ed Anger]

I had a bit of the diarrhea over the weekend. 

Poop n00b.

[alfred russel]

I had a bit of the diarrhea over the weekend. 

Poop n00b.

Nah, if he was really a noob, that wouldn't be a bit of diarrhea, it would be extremely severe constipation.

[jimmy olsen]

Seems hopeless

I don't see you doing anything to help.

Just donated $50 to Doctor's Without Borders

[The Larch]

And the Spanish nurse as been officially cured of Ebola. 

[HVC]

And the Spanish nurse as been officially cured of Ebola. 

man, Tim's 50 bucks worked quickly

[Jacob]

And the Spanish nurse as been officially cured of Ebola. 

[celedhring]

It's also the 21st day since she first developed symptoms, and so far nobody that has been in contact with her has developed the illness. Fingers crossed.

[derspiess]

About time.

http://www.usatoday.com/story/news/nation/2014/10/21/ebola-travel-restrictions-dhs-screening-jfk-dulles-ohare-newark-atlanta/17655889/

[KRonn]

Well, at least it's a start. Have airport personnel  checking for signs of Ebola, though hospital staff are sometimes wrong. Besides, what if a person has Ebola but is not yet symptomatic? 

[Grey Fox]

Well, at least it's a start. Have airport personnel  checking for signs of Ebola, though hospital staff are sometimes wrong. Besides, what if a person has Ebola but is not yet symptomatic?

Then it's basically's Schroeders Ebola.

[PJL]

My prediction. 60,000 dead before it's controlled (will take a year for cumulative deaths to stabilise).

[Liep]

My prediction. 60,000 dead before it's controlled (will take a year for cumulative deaths to stabilise).

Are we making a pool?

[derspiess]

My prediction. 60,000 dead before it's controlled (will take a year for cumulative deaths to stabilise).

Are we making a pool?

I guess we are now.  I'll take 70,000.

[PJL]

My prediction. 60,000 dead before it's controlled (will take a year for cumulative deaths to stabilise).

Are we making a pool?

It's not just a guess, it's a prediction based on the total cases & deaths so far, with various calculations. It'll end up infecting about 1.6 million according to my model (but once vaccination programs are up and running  the death rate will fall dramatically) by the end of 2017.

Of course this is just reported cases & deaths, and it could be that both figures could be ten times worse.

[Liep]

My prediction. 60,000 dead before it's controlled (will take a year for cumulative deaths to stabilise).

Are we making a pool?

It's not just a guess, it's a prediction based on the total cases & deaths so far, with various calculations. It'll end up infecting about 1.6 million according to my model (but once vaccination programs are up and running  the death rate will fall dramatically) by the end of 2017.

Of course this is just reported cases & deaths, and it could be that both figures could be ten times worse.

So it's a guess.