What if you have stupid monkeys on both ends of your rope bridge swinging it back and forth, or it is just really windy, as chasms frequently are, how dangerous is that?
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Originally Posted by Nathans_Dad
Highly doubtful that the U.S. Government would be able to keep all the people in Africa dealing with this quiet, in addition to all the aid workers, government officials and now US doctors and medical staff.
Plus, as the mortality rate of this outbreak is around 60%, that's a pretty lame biowarfare weapon. If you wanted to make a biowarfare agent you'd start with Zaire Ebola which has a mortality rate approaching 90%.
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Perhaps there is something about that strain that makes it difficult to weaponize. Higher infection rate and lower mortality rate might be a trade off you are forced to make. Not a virologist, never slept at a holiday inn.