Oct 3rd 2014, 20:53:27
Ebola sucks, but it hasn't really ever been up against first world medicine and medical infrastructure. Most of the symptoms that the victims in Africa are dying from are fairly easily treatable here in the US and the CDC has full on contingency plans. There was a missionary from my home town, was one of the first 2 Americans to contract it. She was flown home on a special plane and treated by the CDC in ATL. She is perfectly fine now and is giving local and national news interviews.
It has been kind of a joke "if you want to cure ebola, infect an american" but part of that sentiment is true. In the past he threat has been very low, fairly rare, and outbreaks easily contained. If the US had to ramp up its operation I'm fairly confident in its capabilities, atleast against ebola.
Ebola would be one of the worst choices for biological weapons imo. Only transfered through direct contact with someone who is showing symptoms.
Edited By: mrford on Oct 3rd 2014, 20:57:57
Swagger of a Chupacabra
[21:37:01] <&KILLERfluffY> when I was doing FA stuff for sof the person who gave me the longest angry rant was Mr Ford