Ebola Fears in the Canary Islands

[SaltyMonkey]

"Cans and guns," as my ol' grandmama used to say, before she got on her Harley and headed off down the road to run away to Brazil with her wing-walking married boyfriend.

[atoll]

Originally Posted by SaltyMonkey

"Cans and guns," as my ol' grandmama used to say, before she got on her Harley and headed off down the road to run away to Brazil with her wing-walking married boyfriend.

biker chicks existing on a diet of beer,sperm and amphetamines might be the saviour of the human race in a post apocalyptic world

[barnakiel]

Amazing someone worries about ebola that we do not have in Canary Islands and says nothing about 2014 chikungunya outbreak in the Caribbean, that is a real threat and leaves very bad, very long lasting effects. Do not ask me how I know.

Chikungunya outbreaks - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

b.

[Pirate999]

Originally Posted by Pelagic

Nothing more dangerous than eating an unsalted monkey.

Unsalted monkey.. The horror. Oh the horror. Pass the BBQ.

[atoll]

Originally Posted by barnakiel

Amazing someone worries about ebola that we do not have in Canary Islands and says nothing about 2014 chikungunya outbreak in the Caribbean, that is a real threat and leaves very bad, very long lasting effects. Do not ask me how I know.

Chikungunya outbreaks - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

b.

no monkeys were harmed,plus unlike ebola it is does not have an 85% fatality rate,and the caribbean is not on the "front line"like the canaries and western africa,spain.

[transmitterdan]

Get out there on the water now while you still can go cruising before a solar flare boils the oceans dry.

End of world warning: Violent solar flares could destroy the earth at any moment | Nature | News | Daily Express

[Blue Crab]

Come on B. Give us the scoop. I haven't even heard of this chik and guns thing, those are two of my favorite topics.

[S/V Illusion]

Someone posts a rather exaggerated paranoid article and it spawns 2 + pages of comments. Welcome to the internet.

[Arthur Garfield]

this epidemic is disconcerting.Initially,there were reports it went airborn but this has disappeared from reportage. I think we really have little idea of what is really going on and what the "vectors" are.

[Dulcesuenos]

Originally Posted by barnakiel

Amazing someone worries about ebola that we do not have in Canary Islands and says nothing about 2014 chikungunya outbreak in the Caribbean, that is a real threat and leaves very bad, very long lasting effects. Do not ask me how I know.

Chikungunya outbreaks - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

b.

I think I ate some chikungunya in tortolla last week, it was quite good with peas amd rice.

[Blue Skye]

Originally Posted by Dulcesuenos

I think I ate some chikungunya in tortolla last week, it was quite good with peas amd rice.

That pain in your right shoulder and wrist are not from chikungunya 12 ounce curls are more likely the culprit

[IdoraKeeper]

Originally Posted by atoll

@salty monkey......you do realise EBOLA initially comes from west african villagers EATING MONKEYS!

Monkey is definitely off my list of edibles. Just say no to eating monkey, salty or not.

[lonesoldier0408]

With misplaced Anthrax, etc.... at the CDC, I feel much safer, now that they can get their hands on some Ebola virus to weaponize and misplace.!

[atoll]

Originally Posted by IdoraKeeper

Monkey is definitely off my list of edibles. Just say no to eating monkey, salty or not.

looks like it is not only monkey meat,but fruit bats as well off the menu.

good article out lining the risks.

BBC News - Ebola crisis: Virus spreading too fast, says WHO

[atoll]

Originally Posted by Arthur Garfield

this epidemic is disconcerting.Initially,there were reports it went airborn but this has disappeared from reportage. I think we really have little idea of what is really going on and what the "vectors" are.

so far ,so good but..............

http://www.cdc.gov/vhf/ebola/pdf/fact-sheet.pdf

How is Ebola virus spread?

Ebola-Reston appeared in a primate research facility in Virginia, where it may have been transmitted from monkey to monkey through the air.

While ALL Ebola virus species have displayed the ability to be spread through airborne particles (aerosols) under research conditions, this type of spread has not been documented among humans in a real-world setting,
such as a hospital or household.