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by JumpCrisscross 34 days ago
> Ebola is deadly if you catch it but it is not very contagious at all

This isn't straight Ebolavirus (Zaire), but this thing [1]. We don't have enough data yet to confirm it spreads like Ebola among humans.

[1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bundibugyo_ebolavirus
1 comments
cm2187 33 days ago
Fine, but "we don't know" != "it's a big deal". All I see here is wild speculation.
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pnt12 33 days ago
But also "we don't know"! = "it's NOT a big deal".

I'm OK with some caution.

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umpalumpaaa 33 days ago
Yeah I agree with you here…

Haven’t we been burnt by being not cautious enough when COVID hit? Initially most scientists said “we don’t know if it’s airborne” or they said “there are no signs that it’s airborne” and the media turned it into “nothing flying fear” - and a few weeks later it was suddenly airborne.

“We don’t know” is a normal state in science and policies and personal behavior can take unknowns into consideration.

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