Is this outbreak of ebola going to be the end of humans?

[BlotOnTheLandscape]

My sister is convinced that we are all doomed. I prefer not to think like that, but do you think that she is right?

No.

No.

Probably not.

No.

No, not unless it mutates severely. It's not airborne and it doesn't have a 100% mortality rate so even if everyone on the planet somehow got it humanity would survive.

Oh that's cheery. No I don't think it will be.

It might be because every time I hear shite spouted about it I want to kill someone. So give me a few years and who knows.

No.

But infectious disease (not necessarily these outbreaks) could reduce significantly the human population of this overcrowded planet.

And exponential rise of a disease with 70% fatalities is concerning.

Pagwatch me too, but as she's my sister I'd rather not go down that route!

No

No - the reason the situation is so bad in Sierra Leone, Liberia and Guinea is because they don't have functioning health systems. The UK and other high income countries will be fine.

I luffs you Pag

No. We will be done in by climate change before Ebola gets us

Oh I hope not. I finally got round to fixing the squeaky door and I'll be annoyed if I'm not around to enjoy the silence.

No. It's not even that contagious. And has killed, what, a few thousand people?

Spanish 'flu killed between 50 - 100 MILLION people.

The Black Death wiped out 1/3 of the population of Europe.

If you're lucky enough to live in the UK, Ebola isn't really worth worrying about.

there is a whole topic just for this ridiculous uninformed nonsense ebola talk, can't you take this there?

Pag

It won't be Ebola that gets us all.

There'll be something at some stage though

I still don't believe in climate change.

I doubt very much that ebola will do for us either. Your sister's forgetting it's not 100% fatal, not easily transmitted, and not mutating to become airborne.

Flu, on the other hand...

Pag love you x

Only on mumsnet does suggesting you are going to kill humanity get you love and

There are very few diseases with a CFR higher than Ebola (smallpox, rabies, some forms of plague, prion diseases like CJD, anthrax, and that's about it,isn't it?)

It won't be Ebola for various reasons. My money is on a meteorite! Just need a big enough one.

My money is still on a Zombie Apocalypse

No, but try posting in the Ebola topic and you might find someone to agree with such nonsense.