Talk:Ebola
Latest comment: 9 years ago by Goldenburg111 in topic Most Dangerous Disease
Most Dangerous Disease edit
Take a look at http://www.beckershospitalreview.com/quality/the-5-most-deadly-contagious-diseases.html . Ebola is a serious disease, but it doesn't come close to being the most dangerous. Something else to look at is the transmission rate. See http://plus.maths.org/content/mathematics-diseases . Ebola transmission rates are estimated at less than 2. See http://www.slate.com/articles/technology/future_tense/2014/10/ebola_transmission_rate_the_virus_doesn_t_spread_as_quickly_as_measles_and.html . This means that not only is not the most dangerous, but it is mathematically unlikely to ever reach most dangerous status. -- Dave Braunschweig (discuss • contribs) 03:00, 12 November 2014 (UTC)
- Yeah, I just needed to fix that last night before I had to go to bed. Thanks for the attention and help Dave. --Goldenburg111 12:36, 12 November 2014 (UTC)