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[Gary A.]

Tim survived, and came home.

I don't mean this to sound as negative as it does, and certainly don't want to detract from the story... But after reading this, I can't help but wonder if resistance to Ebola is genetic?

There may certainly be something to that, bit I doubt we'll see it yet. Think about Smallpox . . . why were the native American / First Nations peoples so affected by smallpox and the whites, not so much? Because the disease developed after they had already arrived in the Americas and they (native Americans) didn't have the resistance that evolved. I would not be surprised to see the people in the areas where the disease is most prevalent to be the first to have a natural resistance. But this typically takes many, many (hundreds or thousands) of years.

I see what you're saying, but with Ebola's penchant for rapid mutation, I find it hard to believe that people would develop an evolved resistance like groups of people have throughout history.

One of the reasons that immunity hasn't developed is that Ebola was ... 90%+ effective in causing death. Mainly because it struck in small villages in extremely poor countries lacking proper medical services. The disease burned itself out.

 

[Gary A.]

Now that proper medical attention is being focused on the illness and people are surviving ... there is a lot of 'raw materials' available to develop remedies and treatments.

 

[shefjr]

I have the power to close this thread now...just FYI.

I'm not gonna lie. I would find it kind of funny if you waited until post #9,999

Oh sure, typical man! Finish when you all feel like it and leave the rest of us with our frustrated OCD satisfaction!

The madness has to end somewhere. The next thing you know you are all gonna want to hit post #20,000 and page 1,000! Lol!

 

[sm4him]

I have the power to close this thread now...just FYI.

I'm not gonna lie. I would find it kind of funny if you waited until post #9,999

Oh sure, typical man! Finish when you all feel like it and leave the rest of us with our frustrated OCD satisfaction!

The madness has to end somewhere. The next thing you know you are all gonna want to hit post #20,000 and page 1,000! Lol!

Well, we DO still have 7.5 days left in the month…

 

[limr13]

The madness has to end somewhere. The next thing you know you are all gonna want to hit post #20,000 and page 1,000! Lol!

Yes. The madness will end when October does

 

[snowbear97]

I have the power to close this thread now...just FYI.

I'm not gonna lie. I would find it kind of funny if you waited until post #9,999

Oh sure, typical man! Finish when you all feel like it and leave the rest of us with our frustrated OCD satisfaction!

Don't worry . . . I'll make you sneeze. Multiple times.

 

[sm4him]

I have the power to close this thread now...just FYI.

I'm not gonna lie. I would find it kind of funny if you waited until post #9,999

Oh sure, typical man! Finish when you all feel like it and leave the rest of us with our frustrated OCD satisfaction!

The madness has to end somewhere. The next thing you know you are all gonna want to hit post #20,000 and page 1,000! Lol!

Tell that to my ancestors. So far, I see no evidence that this is true.

 

[snowbear97]

There could always be a new generation of LBers to take up the torch after we've moved on.

 

[astroNikon]

The madness has to end somewhere. The next thing you know you are all gonna want to hit post #20,000 and page 1,000! Lol!

sounds like a plan

give that poster an extra 10 points !!

 

[astroNikon]

163

 

[snowbear97]

I have the power to close this thread now...just FYI.

I'm not gonna lie. I would find it kind of funny if you waited until post #9,999

Oh sure, typical man! Finish when you all feel like it and leave the rest of us with our frustrated OCD satisfaction!

The madness has to end somewhere. The next thing you know you are all gonna want to hit post #20,000 and page 1,000! Lol!

I have the power to close this thread now...just FYI.

I'm not gonna lie. I would find it kind of funny if you waited until post #9,999

Oh sure, typical man! Finish when you all feel like it and leave the rest of us with our frustrated OCD satisfaction!

The madness has to end somewhere. The next thing you know you are all gonna want to hit post #20,000 and page 1,000! Lol!

Tell that to my ancestors. So far, I see no evidence that this is true.

I have the power to close this thread now...just FYI.

I'm not gonna lie. I would find it kind of funny if you waited until post #9,999

Oh sure, typical man! Finish when you all feel like it and leave the rest of us with our frustrated OCD satisfaction!

The madness has to end somewhere. The next thing you know you are all gonna want to hit post #20,000 and page 1,000! Lol!

I have the power to close this thread now...just FYI.

I'm not gonna lie. I would find it kind of funny if you waited until post #9,999

Oh sure, typical man! Finish when you all feel like it and leave the rest of us with our frustrated OCD satisfaction!

The madness has to end somewhere. The next thing you know you are all gonna want to hit post #20,000 and page 1,000! Lol!

Tell that to my ancestors. So far, I see no evidence that this is true.

 

[sm4him]

My baby boy's birthday is next Tuesday.

He'll be 22.

I have no idea what he wants for his birthday. But art supplies are usually a safe bet.

 

[sm4him]

I have the power to close this thread now...just FYI.

I'm not gonna lie. I would find it kind of funny if you waited until post #9,999

Oh sure, typical man! Finish when you all feel like it and leave the rest of us with our frustrated OCD satisfaction!

The madness has to end somewhere. The next thing you know you are all gonna want to hit post #20,000 and page 1,000! Lol!

I have the power to close this thread now...just FYI.

I'm not gonna lie. I would find it kind of funny if you waited until post #9,999

Oh sure, typical man! Finish when you all feel like it and leave the rest of us with our frustrated OCD satisfaction!

The madness has to end somewhere. The next thing you know you are all gonna want to hit post #20,000 and page 1,000! Lol!

Tell that to my ancestors. So far, I see no evidence that this is true.

I have the power to close this thread now...just FYI.

I'm not gonna lie. I would find it kind of funny if you waited until post #9,999

Oh sure, typical man! Finish when you all feel like it and leave the rest of us with our frustrated OCD satisfaction!

The madness has to end somewhere. The next thing you know you are all gonna want to hit post #20,000 and page 1,000! Lol!

I have the power to close this thread now...just FYI.

I'm not gonna lie. I would find it kind of funny if you waited until post #9,999

Oh sure, typical man! Finish when you all feel like it and leave the rest of us with our frustrated OCD satisfaction!

The madness has to end somewhere. The next thing you know you are all gonna want to hit post #20,000 and page 1,000! Lol!

Tell that to my ancestors. So far, I see no evidence that this is true.

Not ONLY does it never end, now we're just starting to repeat ourselves!

 

[astroNikon]

My baby boy's birthday is next Tuesday.

He'll be 22.

I have no idea what he wants for his birthday. But art supplies are usually a safe bet.

get him a computer programmed to only post to this thread !!

 

[sm4him]

160.

Let's all guess on approximately how long it's gonna take us to hit 10K.