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Originally Posted by Maximo  I believe there is cause for big concern about ebola. It could become the pandemic of our era, but I agree that everything is being sensationalized for maximum news organization benefit.
I stopped watching TV news years ago. Print news frustrates me enough when I see they can't get basic historical facts correct. How am I supposed to trust anything else they have to say? |
TOTALLY agree and have thought this for a long time. Back in the 90s, I read a book called "The Hot Zone: The Terrifying True Story of the Origins of the Ebola Virus" -- SO freakin' fascinating. Tells all about how we unleashed this virus ourselves by destroying parts of the rain forest, specifically Kitum Cave and parts along the Kinshasa Hwy - where ebola was born. After reading that book, I always thought eventually, ebola would be our version of the 16th century plague.
And if it does ever become airborne, holy heck, it will be beyond what we could ever imagine in terms of losses and world changes.