bushdoc9919:

The American troops will be building a field hospital, and setting up supplies....and they include doctors who will be helping to care for the Liberian ebola patients.

No sinister plot here. Liberia's health care system is overwhelmed.

And the Army is being sent because they can build a grade A health facility in record time.

France too is also sending some military help.

As for the Guineans being killed...[url=http://www.care2.com/greenliving/deadly-ebola-being-fueled-by-conspiracy-theories-rumor.html#ixzz3DpneEPBT
].this article puts it into perspective[/url]


Second, as Professor Shepler reasonably points out:

When someone has the symptoms—fever, vomiting, diarrhea—they are supposed to report to the health center, where they will be taken away from family, and if they die, be buried by men in protective gear with no family present. You can see why people might be loath to turn over their loved ones. Really who among us would want to turn a sick loved one over to a hospital staffed with foreigners, knowing we might never see them again?

Even patients who are admitted to a health facility are sometimes later freed by anxious relatives. On Facebook, Sierra Leone’s special assistant to the President, Dr. Slyvia Blyden, describes one such case:

Esteemed members of SIERRA LEONE ISSUES… Tonight, credible reports are that a suspected Ebola patient has escaped from Isolation at PCMH Cottage [Hospital], Fourah Bay Rd. in Freetown with help of her friends and family. She was reportedly admitted in isolation whilst waiting for her test results from Ebola lab in Kenema. Well, to cut a long story short, she was forcibly removed from the Isolation room and then, was put onboard an okada motorbike and whisked off to her residence somewhere in Freetown. One of the nurses on duty was seriously slapped for attempting to stop the escape.

Indeed, this reaction is completely understandable based on the fact that the Ebola victims taken away by outsiders are rarely seen again alive – or even dead. No body is returned to the family for customary burial due to the virulent nature of the disease. Loved ones just disappear. Not surprisingly, when people just disappear, rumors and conspiracy theories rapidly appear. It certainly does not help that those escorting (sometimes forcefully) loved ones away are often foreigners and covered head-to-toe in otherworldly space gear.

Recently, an angry mob numbering thousands gathered outside one of the the main Ebola treatment hospitals in Sierra Leone, threatening to burn it down and remove the patients. According to Reuters, “the protest was sparked by a former nurse who had told a crowd at a nearby fish market that Ebola was unreal and a gimmick aimed at carrying out cannibalistic rituals.” Police were forced to use tear gas to disperse the crowds.

Relatives of the ill think they are doing the right thing and it is extremely difficult to tell them otherwise. Especially, when rumors like cannibalism are spreading faster than the virus itself. However, trying to treat a relative stricken by the Ebola virus is like Russian roulette – you may or may not come out alive. This is one reason why the disease is spreading so fast.

Professor Shepler says it is not just the uneducated who mistrust their government and health care workers. She describes a conspiracy theory she heard from an educated friend in Sierra Leone:

A friend recounted a story that in one of the poor neighborhoods some group was giving vaccinations against Ebola (“But there is no vaccine,” I protest. “Doesn’t matter. People don’t know that,” he replies.) He says two babies died almost immediately after receiving the shots, and the medical team vanished afterwards, now no one knows who gave the shots. “Someone must have been poisoning the children to make it look like more Ebola deaths!” This is an unsubstantiated rumor, but the important thing is how the rumor was spread by average, even well educated, people like my friend. He said that people think it is someone in or near the government who is getting rich off of the money that is coming into the country to battle the epidemic, and wants the situation to continue to look dire.

When I sounded doubtful, my friend gave further evidence. He told me that the Chief Accountant at the Ministry of Health was preparing to make a report to the donors of how all the Ebola response money given to the government had been spent so far. The evening before the presentation he was badly beaten by thugs, and they took all the paperwork away from him and nothing else. Clearly, my friend argued, someone has something to hide!

Government officials getting rich off the aid pouring in from around the world is just one of the theories circulating among West African communities. Other rumors and conspiracy theories include:

The disease itself was brought to Africa by white foreigners.
Organs are being stolen from the dying and deceased to be sold on the international market.
Ebola is a bioweapon being spread through water.
Ebola is not a virus, but witchcraft.
A multi-national pharmaceutical company has created a new strain of Ebola in order to financially benefit from the magic bullet cure they have also created.
Corpses are being wrapped in plastic bags unseen to the public because body parts have been removed for witchcraft.
Doctors are intentionally infecting West Africans with the virus so they can test experimental drugs on unsuspecting victims.
Ebola is really caused by an evil snake that if you look at it, you will die (before you scoff, the virus magnified really does look snake-like – see below).

See the problem

Will you shut up, You CNN misinformed and brainwashed twit. Say what you know dummy. Why the send troops when what was needed is medicine? AFRICOM on their minds. And why are they still listing Nigeria in the list of Ebola ravaged countries, despite the assurance by the health minister that Nigeria is Ebola free. I see a plot somewhere by these Yanks. The destruction of Nigeria and its economy is a task that must be achieved. So wake up you dumb.

onoja12: Some times i laugh,who is misinformed,is it the villagers who are on the ground wearing the shoe or you who is listening to western media.
that's not the first village,different villages in different countries have made it clear that its the white guys infecting them with this virus and you people are here saying they are ignorant,abeg the villagers are only defending themselves the only way they know how,from wicked,greedy,selfish and heartless capitalist.
we can still remember how they where infecting people in Libya with HIV before Gaddafi arrested them,we can remember how the where injecting sicknesses into our kids in Kano and the list goes on,so i think its you guys that are ignorant not them

you're blessed.. atleast, not all africans are dumb.

chinex276: Conversation btw patrick sawyer nd satan
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(patrick approaching d gate of hell... D devil on sighting him)
DEVIL:Pato! Hwfa
PATRICK(stretching his hand): Omoh i dey, hw na?
DEVIL: U fy craze ni... Who u wan shake? Oh!! U think say i no know wetin u do 4 one of my branch 4 africa abi?
PATRICK: Bros no be so oo... Na meeting i say make i attend 4 there oo, d thing jus get as e happen, infact...
DEVILInterrupting him)... I hear u, with ur lng tory... Bros abeg move bk small b4 u touch me by mistake... Ehmm...(calls his boys) mickeal jackson!, yaradua!,emeka!... Come make una excort dis guy go isolation centre make sure say una lock am up till dem find cure 4 d virus, b4 him go come cause gbege 4 here.
PATRICK: Ah!ah!!ah!!! Y na, wetin be dis na, na so wen i reach heaven everybody pick race even d angel wey dey mark name run... Na im i volunteer come here oo, bros no vex na...
DEVIL: Kai shut up, u knw d kind swear wey 9ja dey swear 4 u? There president call u "CRAZY MAN" 4 dat mata nd me self no wan take risk, oya (calls his boys) make una go wear una hand gloves sharp sharp bundle dis mumu go isolation centre, if una finish make una baff with hot salt water nd i hear say yaradua get kolanut 4 haus make una meet am make e give una may una chop.
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Patrick sawyer make thunder faya u!

ye hath an Absoluthe Crack-head. A Human Kraken. Lmao

bushdoc9919:

Highly unlikely that whites are infecting the villagers with Ebola.

Note that there have been outbreaks of Ebola in the US too. What happens is that the infected patient in the US heads to an isolation unit and is kept from everyone else till he recovers or dies.

In Guinea....someone falls sick in a village. The nearest hospital is poorly equiped, in some isntances not having gloves. And of course they do not have access to testing facilties for ebola...or any disease(Beleive you me...spend some time in our village hospitals...like I have...and you will see why they cannot combat Ebola). There are no transport facilties to a tertiary hospital, and the tertiary hospital probably does not have effective facilties at all. And the infected patient may spend a long time at home....before he goes to hospital...spreading the virus around. See why many people die. And don;t get me started on the SIerra Leonean healer...who claimed to cure Ebola...and who treated hundreds of Guineans..in the process spreading Ebola to Sierra Leone.

Ebola is not an effective bioweapon....if it is. As Uganda shows....and even Nigeria...proper controls means that people survive,and the disease does not spread. And many people are resistant to the disease...as a study from Gabon's 1996 outbreak proved....plus once you survive Ebola...you are permanently immune. The whites must be so dull, eh?




Well, the whites were 7 Bulgarians, and one Palestinian Arab....and there was the fact that they may have been reusing needles...because the Libyan Govt did not properly equip the hospital they were working in.And it is possible they had no means of knowing/testing.

As for Kano. Pfizer paid up hefty compensation. They messed up...and they know it.

Thank you for educating that individual. You really have patience with people like that. I don't .

Maser: You're obviously ignorant. You're no different from those deranged Guinean mobs cos they were inspired by conspiracy theories just as you are. Your suggesting that American military involvement smacks of their eagerness to gain influence over Africa betrays your poor mentality. For starters, in advanced societies, the military not only fight wars but intervene to help in emergencies like hurricanes, earthquakes, landslides and in this case epidemic-gone-outta control. In Africa, our own military only specialise in toturing and oppressing civilians. For your info, American military don't need to come to Africa to spy on us as you suggest, they already have every info they need about us as they have their satelites, surveilance drones, CIA etc. I'm disgusted hearing folks like you and your dead govt do nothing in times like this and when some one wants to help, you sit in your little corner and start churning out ill-concieved conspiracy theories. Since the out break of ebola in Africa, we've heard of American, British, Spanish doctors going to those countries to help even at the risk of their own lives. Let me ask you, How many Nigerian or African doctors have left their comfort to help in such humanitarian effort. With all our oil wealth, how much in aid have we given to our African brothers to help at this time of need. Why do Africans(like you) have such evil heart? Any where there is disaster or war in the world, you'll see oyibo risking their lives in humanitarian efforts but you'll never see an African or Arab because we're so self centred. If there's no money to be made, then we won't be there. No wonder God is blessing the whiteman everyday because of their good heart while the blackman is going backward everyday because of his evil heart. Even the days of peacekeeping, our Army and Police were going there purely for what they can get and many of them returned home rich mostly from looting. Hate me for it, After God, its the whiteman. Only God knows what the scale of oppression would have been if he gave Africans or Russians or the Chinese or even the Arabs the power he gave to America.You need not look far to realise oir people are wicked and your kind of mentality convinces me more of this stance

Aptly put. Africans won't help each other and yet would still point conspiring fingers at those willing to help them. Very sad mentality TBH.

sweetylicious: Fine boy

fine sweetilicious babe

2cato: Methink the medical experts should be armed b4 going on such expendition

Then what?
Force medicine on people?

oluwaKStar: Black people proving they are mentally inferior since dawn of tym..fucking nigros

Speak for yourself

onoja12: Some times i laugh,who is misinformed,is it the villagers who are on the ground wearing the shoe or you who is listening to western media.
that's not the first village,different villages in different countries have made it clear that its the white guys infecting them with this virus and you people are here saying they are ignorant,abeg the villagers are only defending themselves the only way they know how,from wicked,greedy,selfish and heartless capitalist.
we can still remember how they where infecting people in Libya with HIV before Gaddafi arrested them,we can remember how the where injecting sicknesses into our kids in Kano and the list goes on,so i think its you guys that are ignorant not them

Gbam
But killing them is too extreme
But wait o, this might just be propaganda.

Bad

Barbaric,this is why the western world is so afraid of the epidemic,it's happening in the worst prepared part of the earth.

d truth is

Chiwude: Will you shut up, You CNN misinformed and brainwashed twit.

Oh dear, another rude pigeon. Did mummy forget to give you yer daily grub, little one?

Say what you know dummy. Why the send troops when what was needed is medicine?

The troops are from the US Corps of Engineers. They are bringing in medical supplies, including medicines. They are also going to be building a big medical facility...and they will be doing it in record time. A large contingent of the troops include Doctors and Nurses...and other medical support staff...and they come there on the request of the Liberian Govt and MSF (who are having a hard time of it.).

AFRICOM on their minds. And why are they still listing Nigeria in the list of Ebola ravaged countries, despite the assurance by the health minister that Nigeria is Ebola free.

We are still at risk. As the Muslims say....fear Allah and keep your camel secure.After all we once declared victory...only to discover a case of Ebola in Port Harcourt. Complacency breeds disaster.
(Especially as we have porous borders....and Sawyer came in with ease. Would rather keep alert, dontcha think?)

I see a plot somewhere by these Yanks.

Yes.....there are plots, plots!(I see aliens).

The destruction of Nigeria and its economy is a task that must be achieved. So wake up you dumb.

Yes...at the expense of higher oil prices= America's economic destruction.

I would refer you to how Uganda conquered Ebola(linked elsewhere)...but it would be wasted on you.

And BTW....why blame America. Why not blame generations of African leaders for not doing the needful and spending money on education and health and transport infrastructure that would have helped us beat the Ebola thing down to the ground.

But no....it is always someone else's fault with you people...because you want to keep our eyes shut while your principals...corrupt African leaders...take our money to Geneva and Zurich.

Sorry pigeon, I am not playing anymore. Use your (limited) brain for once!

oluafolabi: Thank you for educating that individual. You really have patience with people like that. I don't .

You are welcome.It is an annoying, thankless, but at times entertaining task.

na our bad government course it... Good luck again sha

They kill people who want to help them Let them all die then. . If they believe the whites 'manufactured' ebola and bluetoothed it to them, atlesst they are still tryna help and they'll have a fighting chance (assuming it was white folks they killed). But if it was black folks, did those ones 'manufacture' ebola too? Why kill them?? Madafakazz . Plus i dont believe in the bullish conspiracy theories because after all the warning i saw one retarded woman eating bush meat raw and shouting about 'I'm silifat eleran igbe' when I'm holding my urge to even eat suya sef that's cow meat.

Chiwude: Seun, Mods please Ban this fool.

am speaking d truth pls..am i not black? Am jst acknowledging dat some black pple really deserve most of d soo called "racist" actions

bushdoc9919:
You are welcome.It is an annoying, thankless, but at times entertaining task.

Brilliant! facsinating! real eye opener for even myself, thank heavens for enlightened folks you

I doubt you have ever been to Libya when Gaddafi was ruling,it was ten times better than America,like i said people like you are brain washed by western media

2)i thank god you have agreed to what they did in Kano so that shows you that its been done,and Pfizer hasn't paid nothing to anybody till date,they have just been making public statement once again western media,i advice you go and find out information on issues from the people on the ground because western media is all lies

bushdoc9919:

Highly unlikely that whites are infecting the villagers with Ebola.

Note that there have been outbreaks of Ebola in the US too. What happens is that the infected patient in the US heads to an isolation unit and is kept from everyone else till he recovers or dies.

In Guinea....someone falls sick in a village. The nearest hospital is poorly equiped, in some isntances not having gloves. And of course they do not have access to testing facilties for ebola...or any disease(Beleive you me...spend some time in our village hospitals...like I have...and you will see why they cannot combat Ebola). There are no transport facilties to a tertiary hospital, and the tertiary hospital probably does not have effective facilties at all. And the infected patient may spend a long time at home....before he goes to hospital...spreading the virus around. See why many people die. And don;t get me started on the SIerra Leonean healer...who claimed to cure Ebola...and who treated hundreds of Guineans..in the process spreading Ebola to Sierra Leone.

Ebola is not an effective bioweapon....if it is. As Uganda shows....and even Nigeria...proper controls means that people survive,and the disease does not spread. And many people are resistant to the disease...as a study from Gabon's 1996 outbreak proved....plus once you survive Ebola...you are permanently immune. The whites must be so dull, eh?




Well, the whites were 7 Bulgarians, and one Palestinian Arab....and there was the fact that they may have been reusing needles...because the Libyan Govt did not properly equip the hospital they were working in.And it is possible they had no means of knowing/testing.

As for Kano. Pfizer paid up hefty compensation. They messed up...and they know it.

you are entitled to your opinion but apologies for the insult

oluafolabi: You are a re.tard. I'm short of words to use to describe you. You shouldn't even have access to the internet.

ayukdaboss: Now I understand why the white mugus think Africans are backward and illiterate.

Even this early morning when the brain is to be fresh and devoid of stale grey matter look at the comment of this helpless African below:

easy on d dude he probably just wanted to type sumtin.....but it seems d r8 @ which he type is inversely proportional 2 his thinkn rate

ayukdaboss: Now I understand why the white mugus think Africans are backward and illiterate.

Even this early morning when the brain is to be fresh and devoid of stale grey matter look at the comment of this helpless African below:

Love this piece!