I'm sure everyone knows about the risks of disease from corpses, and animal waste (yes, I include people in that term). I feel like pointing out though that the diseases being created on the Gulf will not stay on the Gulf.
Even with what's left of my limited microbiology and parasitology knowledge from my BS, I expect huge vicious disease to come out of the stew brewing in those streets right now. It takes very little for an everyday bacteria, virus, or protozoan to mutate into a disease causing form. Everyday flora can become lethal with very little mutation.
People, they won't be confined. Think about how many people are going to come and go in that area over the next months, and even years.
Not that it will help much but please people wash your hands and be careful until we see what is going to come out of the Gulf in the next few years.
Ebola may look like the flu before this is over.
Just a note to get you thinking people.
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That's very scary - because you're very right about this indeed.
Eeek! I had not even thought about the diseases that could come from this tragedy.
It's a good thing you majored in law, because as it turns out your biology wasn't a good fit for you. No large-scale breakout of diseases yet. Posted by a tried and true redneck.
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