Should the DoD help with the Ebola outbreak?

2014-08-02T01:56:55-04:00

It looks like the DoD is considering sending USAMRIID personnel to Africa to help try to contain and stop this outbreak? Is this a worthy cause or more wasted money?

Response by LTC Paul Labrador made Aug 2 at 2014 1:59 AM

2014-08-02T01:59:36-04:00

I saw this on FB and was reading through some of the comments. It was totally disheartening (and a bit disgusting) at how utterly ignorant people are about the capabilities of our military. And these people are VOTERS! Not every soldier's job involves pulling a trigger. We have the capability to help. I think it's in all of our best interests to ensure this outbreak is quelled as fast as possible and then work on a vaccine so it doesn't happen again.

Response by 1LT Private RallyPoint Member made Aug 2 at 2014 3:23 AM

2014-08-02T03:23:10-04:00

USAMRIID is already on the ground and working the problem

http://www.fredericknewspost.com/news/disasters_and_accidents/usamriid-scientists-ebola-outbreak-larger-than-official-numbers/article_ee993ae7-4f7b-5650-b7bb-86769f130a3d.html?mode=jqm

http://www.ibtimes.com/ebola-experimental-treatments-tekmira-tkm-ebola-mapp-biopharmaceuticals-mb [login to see]

http://www.pnas.org/content/early/2012/10/11/ [login to see] .full.pdf

http://www.usamriid.army.mil/press_releases/Pettitt%20Release%20Aug%202013.pdf

http://motherboard.vice.com/blog/a-new-army-developed-treatment-offers-hope-for-fighting-ebola

http://www.usamriid.army.mil/press_releases/Olinger_PNAS_Ebola_OCT2012.pdf

http://www.fredericknewspost.com/news/health/diseases/article_9f7a0fd2-560e-574b-8e20-9fec879f3b2c.html

http://wwwnc.cdc.gov/eid/article/14/6/07-1489_article

Response by SFC Bill Williams made Aug 2 at 2014 4:46 AM

2014-08-02T04:46:18-04:00

as long as we understand that ebola is NATURAL, and NATURE gave us a remedy, and the drug lords are getting high on our money,SURE.
FACT: ebola cannot survive when in contact with CINNAMON OIL. has to be pure, but a 70% solution has been clinically proven to KILL the ebola virus on contact within 5 minutes.
Cinnamon oil taken internally IS SAFE at low doses.

Look up the bubonic plague and the "four thieves" that has been hidden to us.
Nature has given us what it takes to be sucessful.
Not drug companies.
Bill Williams
USA Retired

Response by SFC Bill Williams made Aug 2 at 2014 4:46 AM

2014-08-02T04:46:33-04:00

Response by 1LT Private RallyPoint Member made Aug 7 at 2014 5:33 PM

2014-08-07T17:33:41-04:00

The CDC is also on the ground in West Africa . . . with more personnel en route . . .

http://www.foxnews.com/health/2014/08/07/cdc-issues-highest-level-alert-amid-ebola-outbreak/

CDC issues highest level alert amid Ebola outbreak

The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) has raised their emergency response to the Ebola outbreak to level 1.

Response by SGT Private RallyPoint Member made Aug 8 at 2014 4:50 PM

2014-08-08T16:50:59-04:00

We already have many personnel in Africa doing the more humanitarian missions. I do not see any reason that we should not send our highly-trained medical personnel to help with this as it is in line with the other aid missions we have there. This is a good opportunity for the military to show the world that we do not just "kill babies", but that we are there to help the people.

Response by SFC Mark Merino made Aug 29 at 2014 6:03 PM

2014-08-29T18:03:30-04:00

LTC Paul Labrador Ebola just got confirmed in Senegal today.