Virologist Says Ebola Will Kill 5 Million

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http://www.dcclothesline.com/2014/09/12/virologist-late-ebola-will-kill-5-million/

A top German virologist has caused shockwaves by asserting that it’s too late to halt the spread of Ebola in Sierra Leone and Liberia and that five million people will die, noting that efforts should now be focused on stopping the transmission of the virus to other countries.

Jonas Schmidt-Chanasit of the Bernhard Nocht Institute for Tropical Medicine in Hamburg told Germany’s Deutsche Welle that hope is all but lost for the inhabitants of Sierra Leone and Liberia and that the virus will only “burn itself out” when it has infected the entire population and killed five million people.

“The right time to get this epidemic under control in these countries has been missed,” said Schmidt-Chanasit. “That time was May and June. “Now it is too late.”

The current Ebola outbreak in West Africa has killed over 2200 people, with Liberia and Sierra Leone accounting for over 1700 of those fatalities.

While calling for “massive help” from the international community to prevent Ebola appearing in other countries like Nigeria and Senegal, Schmidt-Chanasit warns that getting a grip on the epidemic in Liberia and Sierra Leone is a departure from reality.

German aid organization Welthungerhilfe blasted Schmidt-Chanasit for his comments, with Sierra Leone based coordinator Jochen Moninger labeling his statements, “dangerous and moreover, not correct.” However, Moninger acknowledged that Schmidt-Chanasit’s assessment may be accurate in the case of Liberia.

The World Health Organization refused to comment on Schmidt-Chanasit’s remarks.

Although Ebola continues to rage in five African countries, media coverage of the epidemic has waned, despite evidence that the virus has mutated.

As we reported last month, former FDA official Scott Gottlieb, M.D. warned that if the virus was to hit the United States, the CDC would enact emergency procedures which could lead to healthy Americans who show no symptoms of the diseased being forcibly detained for an indefinite period of time.

Scientists in Canada and Canada’s Public Health Agency have both acknowledged that the virus has likely gone airborne at least to a limited degree, while the CDC has urged airline staff to take steps to prevent the airborne spread of the virus, including giving suspected Ebola victims surgical masks as well as directing staff to “not use compressed air, which might spread infectious material through the air.”

Liberia is 85% Christian, Sierra Leone 71% Muslim. Be interesting to see how that breaks down in terms of relief from the UN or the west, generally. Somehow I doubt there's going to be a huge amount of aid coming from Islamic countries for Sierra Leone. And no question Pat Robertson will be trumpeting how god is slaying sinners, ironic since he supposedly had or has a gold mine in Liberia.

No sweat. Jesus is coming.

[SGOS]

I have no idea if he's right or wrong, but this is a very chilling thought.  I thought Sierra Leone was already under quarantine.  I also don't think an effective quarantine of any country is possible.

[Youssuf Ramadan]

Shit... that's a bit worrying...

[PopeyesPappy]

Shit... that's a bit worrying...

Yea, that's scary shit.

[Mike Cl]

Hmmmmm---could Stephen King's "The Stand" be a survival guide???

[PopeyesPappy]

Hmmmmm---could Stephen King's "The Stand" be a survival guide???

Only if you believe Pat Robertson is right.

[the_antithesis]

Five million?

I like those odds.

[stromboli]

So if you are a Liberian Christian who will get prayed for no doubt, how would you reconcile the deaths of relatives and friends, or the survival of people who aren't Christian? This is why religion is idiocy.

Otoh, African real estate may become available at a bargian price in the near future......

[the_antithesis]

Otoh, African real estate may become available at a bargian price in the near future......

Alright!

Jonestown II

Electric Skoodilypoo.

I wonder if they'll use poisoned Kool-Aid again or just use diet soda.

[josephpalazzo]

So if you are a Liberian Christian who will get prayed for no doubt, how would you reconcile the deaths of relatives and friends, or the survival of people who aren't Christian? This is why religion is idiocy.

Unfortunately, those who will survive this catastrophe will continue to hold on to their illusions. The other day I was watching a movie - THERE BE DRAGONS - that took place during the Spanish civil war, in which the Left went on killing senselessly priests - just to underlie that both the Right and the Left are capable of committing atrocities - and I couldn't help thinking how senseless these people died in a war, considering that Spain today is a democratic monarchy, mainly catholic. It  doesn't matter what catastrophe - war or  Ebola - people senselessly cling to their illusions.

[stromboli]

Unfortunately, those who will survive this catastrophe will continue to hold on to their illusions. The other day I was watching a movie - THERE BE DRAGONS - that took place during the Spanish civil war, in which the Left went on killing senselessly priests - just to underlie that both the Right and the Left are capable of committing atrocities - and I couldn't help thinking how senseless these people died in a war, considering that Spain today is a democratic monarchy, mainly catholic. It  doesn't matter what catastrophe - war or  Ebola - people senselessly cling to their illusions.

Unfortunately, you are correct.

[Mike Cl]

I have always marveled at the fact that the sheeple of religion just don't let facts get in the way of whatever belief they have at the moment.  The Millerites are a great example of that---
William Miller is perhaps the most famous false prophet in history. In the 1840s he began to preach about the world's end, saying Jesus Christ would return for the long-awaited Second Coming and that Earth would be engulfed in fire sometime between March 21, 1843, and March 21, 1844. He circulated his message in public gatherings and by using the technologies of the day â€" posters, printed newsletters and charts. Moved by those messages, as many as 100,000 "Millerites" sold their belongings between 1840 and 1844 and took to the mountains to wait for the end. When that end didn't come, Miller changed the date to Oct. 22. When Oct. 23 rolled around, his loyal followers explained it away yet again and went on to form the Seventh-day Adventist movement.


Facts and reason is a foreign language to the religious.

[Aroura33]

Um, this is pretty damn scary. I read "The Hot Zone" many years ago, and it is one of the most interesting and frightening non-fiction books I have ever read. If it really has gone airborne, even to a limited degree, the scientisct is right, this could kill millions.

[Minimalist]

So all those ebola-ridden Mexican kids will come across our border and kill us all...just like the damn republicunts say!

[stromboli]

So all those ebola-ridden Mexican kids will come across our border and kill us all...just like the damn republicunts say!

Let's hope Texas is their destination.