You won’t see this in the MSM:
Why hasn’t Ebola taken off in the US? Government action? Better general health? Better medical facilities?
No, no, and no. (The last two are statements of fact, namely we have better general health and medical facilities. That said, when I say, “No,” I am referring to why we don’t see an Ebola pandemic here.)
Ebola is a blood disease. Africans have a higher genetic predisposition for another blood disease, namely sickle cell anemia. The prevalence of malaria also appears to be a significant risk factor.
BTW, Africa, you can thank democrat/socialist/left for not having large supplies of DDT at your disposal to kill mosquitos. Probably the largest genocide ever perpetrated by the left was banning use of DDT in the US, which resulted in vastly lower supplies worldwide. The death toll of that one act due to spreading malaria has exceeded the death toll of WWII. (Yes, Nixon issued the order, but it was under pressure from the left.)
While some blacks in America also share that genetic predisposition, the prevalence is far lower here than there. A lot of the “African American” population in America also includes some non-black ancestry, lessening their susceptibility.
We also have a much smaller population of carrier animals (i.e., certain bats that are prevalent in Africa).
Ergo, our population simply is not as susceptible to Ebola. The reservoir population of infected people and carrier animals is also far smaller.
Yes, it is a racist disease, as in a particular race is far more susceptible to it.
Now, can non-Africans dies from Ebola? Of course. But the host population is nowhere near as dense, hence the epidemiology is far more favorable here.
At least that is what I have been told from some people I know who are “boots on the ground” in Africa.
So what should the governments in Africa do? (1) Bring back DDT to gut the mosquito population and thus curtail malaria. (2) Improve basic medical facilities and treatment of sickle cell anemia. Of course, the corrupt governments there won’t make much money doing that, and they can skim billion$ from relief funds, so neither will occur. Sigh.
Bring out your dead! The Dark Man cometh! Bring out your dead! The Dark Man cometh! Bring out your...... (Since all records of obama's past were lost in a tragic boating accident and fire, no one can be certain that the guy in the red circle isn't him...)
Post to me or FReep mail to be on/off the Bring Out Your Dead ping list.
The purpose of the “Bring Out Your Dead” ping list (formerly the “Ebola” ping list) is very early warning of emerging pandemics, as such it has a high false positive rate.
So far the false positive rate is 100%.
At some point we may well have a high mortality pandemic, and likely as not the “Bring Out Your Dead” threads will miss the beginning entirely.
*sigh* Such is life, and death...