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  1. 01-Aug-2014 #1
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    Ebola (virus)

    http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-africa-28610112

    The Ebola outbreak in West Africa is spreading faster than efforts to control it, World Health Organization (WHO) head Margaret Chan has said.

    She told a summit of regional leaders that failure to contain Ebola could be "catastrophic" in terms of lives lost.
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    While it is catastrophic in that it's spreading, unfortuneately it's spreading because of the cultural taboo against cremating bodies. The virus is not airborne, it is spread by physical contact, and once you know that you can establish a firm quarantine to contain it.
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    well i just hope they shut our borders to the immigrants so it doesnt come here!!
    Get that damn screwdriver out of my head!
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