This can turn uggly

Just read a article in a swedish newspaper about the new outbreak of the Marburg virus in africa now. Its in angola has killed around 140 people so far and the deadliness of the disease is now 98%!!! Also it has probably reached the capital of angola with 2,2 million inhabitans.

Incubation time upp to 3 weeks so the mofo can spread alot also.

I hope they find a way to keep it down otherwise this could turn into a very nasty epedemic. Just imagine a couple of tourist here and there getting infected in angola and then returning and voila the **** is all over the world.

I wonder though if the guy that wrote the article got the facts wrong because if I remember right marburg should only kill 30% of those that get infected, If it is indeed 98% then its even worse then ebola zaire.

Boy Africa can produce some scary shti.

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Originally Posted by BUBBA74

Boy Africa can produce some scary shti.

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Da*m right nigga..

http://www.dongettyphoto.com/kenya/i...ld-Giraffe.jpg

Word

you guys hit that one on the nail

scary, aids now this

It is probably 98% communicable with a 30% mortality rate...which would make it incredibly dangerous! That means it could wipe out 29.4% of the people who come in contact with it.

ouch just read that it has infact killed 98% of the ones it has infected in angola. But most of them where childre under 5 years of age so I guess that explains the extrem mortality?

Here is some info on Marburg Hemorrhagic fever...

http://www.cdc.gov/ncidod/dvrd/spb/m...marburg/qa.htm

Here is info pertaining to the outbreak that has been taking place since October of 2004.
http://www.cdc.gov/mmwr//preview/mmw...mm54d330a1.htm

thanks for the links bro very interesting.

When I was a kid I was morbidly fascinated with ebola. I remember reading all about it. Especialy a book(cant remember name red zone or somthing like that) that was about the ebola reston that alot of monkys in washington got. The "what if it had spread to humans" question always pops into my mind. That would have been some scary **** for sure. Especialy since it was so easily airborn.

wow!

Old news man. There is a new ebola virus every month down there. They need to get clean syringes, i heard on the news they used 1 syringe for like 20 kids. No wonder aids and other deseases spread like hell there.

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Originally Posted by palme

Old news man. There is a new ebola virus every month down there. They need to get clean syringes, i heard on the news they used 1 syringe for like 20 kids. No wonder aids and other deseases spread like hell there.

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:eek:

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Originally Posted by johan

Just imagine a couple of tourist here and there getting infected in angola and then returning and voila the **** is all over the world.

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I think they eat their tourist before heading home.

http://www.hallsofmagic.com/beachparty/images/pot.gif

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Originally Posted by hung-solo

you guys hit that one on the nail

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am i the only one who got this.......

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Originally Posted by BOUNCER

I think they eat their tourist before heading home.

http://www.hallsofmagic.com/beachparty/images/pot.gif

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you guys ever see Outbreak??? sick movie....

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Originally Posted by palme

Old news man. There is a new ebola virus every month down there. They need to get clean syringes, i heard on the news they used 1 syringe for like 20 kids. No wonder aids and other deseases spread like hell there.

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If Africa is the mother land, that bitch sure is pissed off at her kids!

28 Days Later, AHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH RUNNNNNNNNNNNN

This is natures way of culling the herd.

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Originally Posted by Psychotron

28 Days Later, AHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH RUNNNNNNNNNNNN

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best movie!!!! :eek:

Only happens to other people so **** that virus.

Africa always gives us their best.. thanks again Africa!

Hemoragic fever is the gift that keeps on giving.

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Originally Posted by BDTR

Africa always gives us their best.. thanks again Africa!

Hemoragic fever is the gift that keeps on giving.

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don't forget the best part....its free!

what does Hemoragic mean anyway:unsure:

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Originally Posted by johan

what does Hemoragic mean anyway:unsure:

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profuse bleeding

Webster defines it as....a copious discharge of blood from the blood vessels

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Originally Posted by HeavyHitter

am i the only one who got this.......

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nope. i almost pissed myself.