Originally Posted by
RCyyz
Quote your source and I'll consider it. Otherwise I call complete bull on that statement.
Perhaps my statement should have said, "there have been news reports that the ebola virus has mutated"...Here you go.
http://www.vox.com/2014/10/13/695908...tated-airborne
http://www.nature.com/news/ebola-vir...preads-1.15777
Originally Posted by
RCyyz
Each virus has it's own characteristics, but mutation in the sense of adaptation is a different matter. What's currently going through West Africa is Ebola, family filoviridae. Plain. And. Simple.
Plain and simple eh? You act like you're some world renowned expert on viruses, but then I look at your post count and conclude "There's no f'n way you're an expert at all, since you're be spending all your time on FlyerTalk
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Originally Posted by
RCyyz
This whole thing about "we should shut our borders" is pointless. What we should do is infuse West Africa with massive aid in the form of mobile treatment labs, trained personnel, medical supplies etc. While AC FAs can feel the need to protect themselves with gloves, those same gloves would be incredibly more usefully employed in West African vs some E90 doing a YYCYEG milk run.
Clearly you're not an FA working on one of those flights to an Ebola infected country.
Originally Posted by
RCyyz
While I'm on the topic - I do feel that Canada's response to this (approx $65 million) is shamefully paltry. I'll bet the mission against ISIS has cost at least that much already. Both ISIS and Ebola require a massive response. But Ebola can be controlled. I'm less certain about ISIS.
How much have YOU donated?