Mr. Green
Super Freak
Anyone scared of Ebola? I am.
https://news.msn.com/world/msf-says-ebola-outbreak-moving-too-fast-to-handle
https://news.msn.com/world/msf-says-ebola-outbreak-moving-too-fast-to-handle
I'm more scared of uneducated morons that spread conspiracy theories about aid workers that lead to violence against them and ignoring their advice. This virus would have a very hard time spreading in an area of the world that doesn't still believe in witchcraft and where people follow healthcare workers instructions. It's not airborne and requires direct contact with bodily fluids.
This virus would have a very hard time spreading in an area of the world that doesn't still believe in witchcraft and where people follow healthcare workers instructions.
it's a very scary virus, but there is a reason we only hear about major outbreaks in Africa. No offense to the continent, but even small tribes need to be educated in some manner.
I don't think your in any position to bash someone else's belief systems.
I can't talk to Vetboy's belief system, but this point is well made though. Witchdoctors are a scourge in Africa that do their fair share of f **king up the continent.
Lejuan - thanks for that. I'm glad someone else has some idea about the harm they cause.
Azurepred - You need to understand that in certain areas of africa, women are still killed when a sickness spreads because it must have come from a curse from a witch. These same people have convinced some of the population that Ebola does not exist and the sickness is actually the fault of the healthcare workers that are just trying to help, putting themselves at great risk by the way. Some have gone so far as to attack doctors and nurses that are trying to treat the sick. If they believe that ebola is not real, then they don't follow instructions regarding the avoiding of body fluids etc when burying the dead and the disease continues to spread. There are still some that promote a belief that AIDS can be cured by having sex with a virgin, if you can imagine that. I'd say those are exactly the sort of belief systems that should be "bashed". Don't you?
well if the virus was anything other than Ebola, their different culture wouldn't have such a drastic effect on the other people in the continent. Maybe not enough is being done to control the virus, instead of trying to control the people? I don't recall hearing about Ebola in any other continent that have similar cultures.