Goofing around with technical and possibly misleading definitions is just one of the variations of the hubris that will get people killed.
If it isn't airborne, it is damned sure airmobile.
Goofing around with technical and possibly misleading definitions is just one of the variations of the hubris that will get people killed.
If it isn't airborne, it is damned sure airmobile.
( nice one that, Joe ) -----------------------------------------
I've been with you on this for a long time. CDC and Lab rats should take all the studies with a big grain of salt. This ain't the same Ebola of 1976 or whatever. It's a new critter, similar but that 3% genetic difference maybe makes it different.
There are doctors and nurses fighting this on the ground. MSF has been there and done that before, and they're telling us it's different. My money is on them, not the Unka Sugar paper shufflers.
Don't be silly. All technical professions have their jargon, and extended lexicons, particularly the sciences. It wouldn't be possible to discuss the nuances of technical issues with other practitioners using lay language. The precision is mandatory. This isn't goofing around -- it is deadly serious and determines types of protective gear required.
Sort of like the Eskimos supposedly had 19 words for snow or whatever. The variations could have life and death consequences for them. Even recreational snow skiers, like me, know more words for snow types then most people, as it affects choice of wax or even skis.
There are people here who think Joe HillBilly should make every decision -- not the CDC, NIH or WHO and their professionals. I'm personally am glad Joe HillBilly (not Smokin' Joe) isn't in charge. We'd be no better off than the West Africans if he were.
It is important for specialists to distinguish between diseases like Flu that are easily and primarily spread through the air and diseases like Ebola that can spread through the air but are primarily spread through direct or indirect contact. They use a formal vocabulary for that purpose. The problem is when non-specialists assume that we know what technical jargon such as "airborne" means.