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The ebola outbreak is a media-fabricated nonsense issue intended to deflect the public's attention away from other things. And I'm hardly the only one who says so. And it's happened before as those who remember the thing that led to a run on duct tape a few years back. And gee, what a surprise, as with the current ebola thing CNN is most responsible,
CNN.com - Duct tape sales rise amid terror fears - Feb. 11 2003
"WASHINGTON (CNN) -- Americans have apparently heeded the U.S. government's advice to prepare for terror attacks, emptying hardware store shelves of duct tape. "
Ebola is deadly -- and in the U.S. -- but odds are good something else will kill you -- science roundup photos links OregonLive.com
"Chances of dying from:
Heart disease — A U.S. resident circa 2005 faced a 1-in-5 chance of dying of this in his or her lifetime, according LiveScience, which reported statistics from the Center for Disease Control and Prevention's National Center for Health Statistics and others.
• Cancer — 1-in-7 lifetime odds of dying from this.
• Stroke — 1-in-23
• Accidental injury — 1-in-36
• Motor vehicle accident — 1-in-100
• Assault by firearm — 1-in-325
• Natural forces (heat, cold, storms, earthquakes, floods, tornadoes, lightning strikes, etc., combined) — 1-in-3,357
• Drowning — 1-in-8,942
• Air travel accident — 1-in-20,000
• Asteroid impact — 1-in-147,717
• Tsunami (not included in natural forces, apparently, but a possible concern for Oregon coastal residents) — 1-in-500,000
What about Ebola? Well, the lifetime odds of dying from the disease proved elusive to find.
Dr. Mark Crislip, a Portland infectious disease specialist, said the odds are low, as in "winning Powerball" kind of low. And Dr. Michael Garham, an infectious disease specialist in Canada, said the odds would be "very, very small" when you look at the number of cases against world population."
CNN.com - Duct tape sales rise amid terror fears - Feb. 11 2003
"WASHINGTON (CNN) -- Americans have apparently heeded the U.S. government's advice to prepare for terror attacks, emptying hardware store shelves of duct tape. "
Ebola is deadly -- and in the U.S. -- but odds are good something else will kill you -- science roundup photos links OregonLive.com
"Chances of dying from:
Heart disease — A U.S. resident circa 2005 faced a 1-in-5 chance of dying of this in his or her lifetime, according LiveScience, which reported statistics from the Center for Disease Control and Prevention's National Center for Health Statistics and others.
• Cancer — 1-in-7 lifetime odds of dying from this.
• Stroke — 1-in-23
• Accidental injury — 1-in-36
• Motor vehicle accident — 1-in-100
• Assault by firearm — 1-in-325
• Natural forces (heat, cold, storms, earthquakes, floods, tornadoes, lightning strikes, etc., combined) — 1-in-3,357
• Drowning — 1-in-8,942
• Air travel accident — 1-in-20,000
• Asteroid impact — 1-in-147,717
• Tsunami (not included in natural forces, apparently, but a possible concern for Oregon coastal residents) — 1-in-500,000
What about Ebola? Well, the lifetime odds of dying from the disease proved elusive to find.
Dr. Mark Crislip, a Portland infectious disease specialist, said the odds are low, as in "winning Powerball" kind of low. And Dr. Michael Garham, an infectious disease specialist in Canada, said the odds would be "very, very small" when you look at the number of cases against world population."
