If I slip and fall at work, if my contract doesn't say about anything about short or long term medical leave which it doesn't then I'm screwed. I accepted the terms and conditions of the job when I signed the contract. If the government wishes to help me that's fine but I don't expect it. I don't expect anyone else to solve or help with my problems.BadNewDingus said:
Ebola Cannot Be Halted or Slowed Any Time Soon, Says New Study
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Yeah, still not bothered. I don't deal with sick people, steal soiled bedsheets, randomly share bodily fluids with anyone who is infected.
Easier said than done. They can't enlist people to join hands around the country borders and form a human shield. Wouldn't help much against airplanes either.Loop Stricken said:
You say that, but if it happens(hope it doesn't. I don't hope pain onto anyone) you'll be crying about how no one is helping you.Artaneius said:
Oh God oh God we're all gonna die?Rhykker said:This.lacktheknack said:It's still only transmitted via bodily fluids after symptoms have started, though, right?
So while this is terrifying for the African countries where ebola has a foothold, it's not going to effectively spread in countries where we quarantine sick people.
Still, utterly tragic.
To address things other people have said, the point of this story isn't alarmism. The world is probably safe. You, dear reader, are probably safe.
OT: I haven't and will not stop comparing this to Plague, Inc./Pandemic. It all seems so absurd and potentially terrifying.
Combined with someone apparently deciding they needed to talk about the Goliath Birdeater the other day, I'm feeling rather happy to be living in Vermont, otherwise known as that-state-nobody-has-heard-of.
...Crap
It seems unlikely, but there's no harm in at least having an escape plan. Go spend the holidays in Siberia, or Antarctica or something. On the other hand, the chances of the Thing occurring will also increase...
Conclusion:
We're DOOOOOOOOOOOOOOMED!
It seems unlikely, but there's no harm in at least having an escape plan. Go spend the holidays in Siberia, or Antarctica or something. On the other hand, the chances of the Thing occurring will also increase...
Conclusion:
We're DOOOOOOOOOOOOOOMED!
I've had it happened before. Had to have surgery on my arms and not only did I lose my previous job, I also had to find a way to bath myself without infecting the wound etc. Because the family members that offered to help me expected to be compensated for taking care of me. Which is ridiculous. I have been in those situations before and I dealt with them by myself. This was about 4 years ago.BadNewDingus said:
Life is life, adapt or get left behind. You got two feet, stand up and use them.
Nigeria has just declared that it is currently free of Ebola again. While it isnt all sun shine and rainbows as it could cross borders again and many infected people died, it does show it can be contained. Which is good as Nigeria is the regions most densely populated country. However it has a much better health care infrastructure than other infected countries.
Capcha, Have Courage.... Wow, so inspiration, much bravery.
Capcha, Have Courage.... Wow, so inspiration, much bravery.
So, I just want to say one thing:
CALM THE FUCK DOWN, YOU'RE NOT GONNA GET EBOLA
Everyone assumes that this means ebola is going to run rampant across the world. This is flat-out wrong. It's beyond control specifically in Africa. It's, sadly, going to claim many more lives down there before the epidemic stops, but in the rest of the world? Nope. The virus has a ridiculously hard time actually infecting people*, and anyone who's suspected of being infected is isolated instantly to prevent further spread.
So, please don't panic out of fear of getting ebola. That's both stupid and disrespectful towards all the people actually affected by this.
* the virus isn't contagious during the incubation period, and you need to get bodily fluids from a sick individual into your bloodstream to get infected yourself. It's theoretically possible to get infected if a sick individual sneezes directly in your face and you get droplets in your eye, but keep in mind that ebola does not cause sick individuals to sneeze.
CALM THE FUCK DOWN, YOU'RE NOT GONNA GET EBOLA
Everyone assumes that this means ebola is going to run rampant across the world. This is flat-out wrong. It's beyond control specifically in Africa. It's, sadly, going to claim many more lives down there before the epidemic stops, but in the rest of the world? Nope. The virus has a ridiculously hard time actually infecting people*, and anyone who's suspected of being infected is isolated instantly to prevent further spread.
So, please don't panic out of fear of getting ebola. That's both stupid and disrespectful towards all the people actually affected by this.
* the virus isn't contagious during the incubation period, and you need to get bodily fluids from a sick individual into your bloodstream to get infected yourself. It's theoretically possible to get infected if a sick individual sneezes directly in your face and you get droplets in your eye, but keep in mind that ebola does not cause sick individuals to sneeze.
Alright, so this is a thing that is going on in the world. I have not personally been down there, I have not seen it and all I have to base myself on is the news and the internet, and we all know how trustworthy those are at this point don't we?
Regardless of what the truth of this situation is, even if it's worse than we think it's hardly shocking to me. I mean, you have a dense population that don't even have clean water or enough resourses to deal with the sick it's only natural that something like this flourishes.
I just find it strange that so many people seem to think that humans are above the natural order of things. It's the worlds way of saying we are not supposed to live there or in that way.
Also, we already know this is how the world works, so why are people surprised whenever a epedemic or something comes around?
I don't know, it just feels like feeling sorry for a fish that is dying because it's trying to live on land.
Regardless of what the truth of this situation is, even if it's worse than we think it's hardly shocking to me. I mean, you have a dense population that don't even have clean water or enough resourses to deal with the sick it's only natural that something like this flourishes.
I just find it strange that so many people seem to think that humans are above the natural order of things. It's the worlds way of saying we are not supposed to live there or in that way.
Also, we already know this is how the world works, so why are people surprised whenever a epedemic or something comes around?
I don't know, it just feels like feeling sorry for a fish that is dying because it's trying to live on land.
See, I tend to use drowsiness and paranoia so that I have an easy route to insanity. I love insanity. Even still, those first two are the only symptoms I've been using, and they automatically don't wanna see a doctor in-game. They notice after a while of this, but I pump it through liquid and air while strengthening its defenses. It's when it's gotten down to having to fight the cure that I put on the lethal and soon head for the big one.O maestre said:
In any case, it's not the pitching in I'm worriied about having or not having, but more the quality of that support. We can't have more Texas follies. Hell to the no, on that one.
