Ebola

[BumbleBee]

 

[Arctus]

I'm actually not sure what to think about this ebola outbreak anymore, initially it was a case of "I've heard of these "outbreaks" before, they get a bit of media attention and then they die down soon enough just like they always do".

Then I was listening to this guy called Tim Butcher on Cape Talk this afternoon, which gave me a different perspective on this. Not sure I agree 100% with him, but he does present a different perspective and more of a back story to what mainline news is reporting.

Podcast of this interview here, http://www.capetalk.co.za/podcast/podcasts.asp the relevant one is titled, "The most honest account of ebola you will hear today"

 

[Andre]

I'm actually not sure what to think about this ebola outbreak anymore, initially it was a case of "I've heard of these "outbreaks" before, they get a bit of media attention and then they die down soon enough just like they always do".

Then I was listening to this guy called Tim Butcher on Cape Talk this afternoon, which gave me a different perspective on this. Not sure I agree 100% with him, but he does present a different perspective and more of a back story to what mainline news is reporting.

Podcast of this interview here, http://www.capetalk.co.za/podcast/podcasts.asp the relevant one is titled, "The most honest account of ebola you will hear today"

Very interesting, thanks for sharing. @Danny posted an article on the rate of mutation of the virus - frightening.

 

[BumbleBee]

 

[BumbleBee]

Is it just me or did the Ebola outbreak happen at almost exactly the same time as the postal strike?

 

[Danny]

But it hasnt vanished just yet, more the worlds media have been brought to heel and cant spin the stories they were spinning. http://www.bbc.com/news/world-africa-30270997

The updates also seem to be very stringently controlled in terms of what information is given, enough to satisfy a curious web browser but certainly not enough pertinent information to make me forget about it. The stats released by the WHO also still dont make sense and tell contadictory stories about what is going on. Im waiting for more molecular studies to come out, at least then its real results that can be interpreted without needing someone else's interpretation.