Posted on 08/08/2014 4:18:53 PM PDT by Kartographer
What’s most bizarre and frustrating about all of this is that neither the U.S. government or the Centers for Disease Control have provided any actionable information or advice to the American public. They maintain that they have the facilities to stop any such outbreak and continue to tout the narrative that there is nothing to fear, because they have it all under control.
Should even one single case pop up in a random U.S. city, that narrative will fall apart instantly. If someone in Georgia, Ohio, New York or any other state checked themselves into a hospital and are found to be infected with Ebola it will prove without a shadow of a doubt that all CDC containment efforts have failed.
In such an instance where Ebola is found to be in the “wild” anywhere in the continental United States you can be certain that panic will follow.
(Excerpt) Read more at shtfplan.com ...
West African Ebola outbreak caused by new strain of disease: study
The spread of Ebola from a remote corner of Guinea to the capital and into neighboring Liberia, the first deadly outbreak reported in West Africa, has caused panic across a region struggling with weak healthcare systems and porous borders.
Ebola is endemic to Democratic Republic of Congo, Uganda, South Sudan and Gabon, and scientists initially believed that Central Africa's Zaire strain of the virus was responsible for the outbreak.
Using analysis of blood samples from infected patients, however, researchers determined that while the Guinean form of the Ebola virus (EBOV) showed a 97 percent similarity to the Zaire strain, the disease was not introduced from Central Africa.
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Too lote. The fear porn has already begun.
There are tinfoil-hat conspiracy jackasses out there actually saying that MONSANTO brought Ebola to America so they can start marketing their cure for the disease.
And you wonder why America looks on us as lunatics. We give them the ammunition.
It is here because they want it here. You can call me crazy but there has been nothing that these bastards have done that is something we can call “good for the American people”. Ebola, open borders, gun control, rise of the caliphate and islam, the silence in DC when ISIS is beheading children because thier christian, the gay agenda, obamacare, unemployment, killing the economy and lying about it, the deficit, gutting the military and making it conform to the gay agenda, affirmative action and diversity should I continue? If we dont start growing some coconuts we may as well go back to sleep
I have my towel.
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Water, water, and more water. In that order.
first of all do NOT fall for all the panic in the media
If you do it outside, try do it where the runoff won't contaminate something else. Drain it into a pit if necessary.
You can use a kiddie pool to contain the infected stuff and then pump or drain it to a pit.
You can get decontamination showers, with platforms and collection bladders, but you're getting into high dollar range again, and probably won't be able to survive the situation at that level, anyway.
Best is to have an enclosed decontamination entry into the house,
so you are out of sight, protected, and have the drain plumbed to a safe disposal field.
You can decontaminate, strip off the suit, hang it in a cabinet ready for it, along with the gloves, and boots.
Change into your other clothes if necessary, and then move into the house without fear of contaminating it.
I'd shop around extensively. The prices for the same things at different places can be very different.
Buy at least a couple extra of the lighter coveralls so you can practice getting in and out of them,
how much they weigh, how they restrict movement, and how hot you get in them.
Just have enough food to shelter in place and quarantine yourself at home for several mos.
There are elements of this list that are just plain wrong in the case of ebola. For example, one wouldn’t need an N-95 mask and goggles as much as a chemical-grade face shield as there is no documentation that this disease spreads by aerosols but plenty by skin contamination. I’m all for the bunny suit and gloves; I bought ours yesterday.
Ok, you're going to have to explain that one to me - I'm a little slow.
You’re ready for anything.
Just a heads up there are lots of resources on line if you look around. Like:
8 Must Read Food Storage Resources
http://www.thesurvivalistblog.net/8-must-read-food-storage-resources/
Oh yes, we agree. One should show one's common sense and courage by not preparing for anything. I suggest you forgo your seat-belts and take the locks off your doors right away! All that safety stuff is just "fear porn" anyway.
FYI, provisions for the prevention and containment of contagion are found throughout the Bible. There's one that the people of Central Africa could do well to abide, which is not to touch a corpse. There is a custom there to kiss the dead good bye.
I understand freeze dried meals are better that dehydrated, is that correct?
Who are best brands and suppliers of freeze dried staples?
Actually there is evidence that it can be transmitted by aerosol. See “The Hot Zone”.
DON’T PANIC! It’s from Hitchhikers Guide to the Galaxy.
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