Hanta Virus and Ebola Virus

[Mike]

These are the latest outbreaks, the Hantavirus was contained
in a cruise liner, though some died and some took it off the
ship, but they seem to have kept it contained, the ship is now in
Rotterdam, under quarantine, all the passengers and crew who
ckecked negative, have to Quarnatine, at home for 45 days.

Ebola Virus, on the other hand, has so far killed almost 100 in
the Democratic Republic of the Congo and infected 466 people,
it has spread to Uganda, where some have died, (No Numbers),
plus some infected including in the capital, Kampala.

The previous outbreak was in Zimbabwe, but this is a different
strain and it is immune to the Vaccine used before.

We don't want to experience any of these things and I really am
very sorry for the people of the 2 countries who are aflicted, I
have friends from these places, here in London and I hope that
they have not been in their home countries for some time, they
know what ebola can do.

Lots of people here are wearing masks again, a reminder of the
COVID experience.

Stay safe.
Mike.

 

[MACKTEXAS]

It may be too early for WHO or other communicable disease agencies to accurately forecast the degree of contagion we may see from these diseases, but it's doubtful that masks would offer the degree of protection needed against Hantavirus or Ebola.

 

[OneEyedDiva]

It may be too early for WHO or other communicable disease agencies to accurately forecast the degree of contagion we may see from these diseases, but it's doubtful that masks would offer the degree of protection needed against Hantavirus or Ebola.

Not those medical masks anyway. I don't see why they are used...so many gaps in them! I can't wear them....I feel like I'm breathing in mask. The KN95s work for me. I pray we never see an outbreak of Ebola or Hanta here. How scary. I've already noticed a what seems like a discrepancy in what was said about how difficult it is for Hanta to spread. The infectious disease experts keep saying it has to be close contact with someone, perhaps for a prolonged period. Yet they also said someone contracted it, possibly on a plane. I guess the definer is how close a contact and what is considered a prolonged period.

 

[oscash]

In the Northern Territory in Australia, diphtheria has raised its ugly head again and the outbreak is now one of the worst in Australia history, after spreading across its borders. I can only think parents become too easy going to get their babies vaccinated.