The Marburg Virus.

I don't know why African people eat bushmeat because it could be out of poverty but if it isn't out of poverty then I'm irritated and stop it. The article did mention for African people to stop eating bushmeat so I assume they can stop. So far all the major plague outbreaks like ebola have been because people like eating exotic wild species and they don't know how to butcher an animal properly so they get blood transmission and stuff... for some reason. Get the hint you fvcking morons.

I'm tired of this bush eating trend.

It says to stop the spread that people in Africa should avoid eating bushmeat. So stop.

https://www.bbc.com/news/health-62206270

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ElwoodBlues · M

If I recall correctly Marburg virus appeared to be a strain of Ebola that could be transmitted through the air. I think it appeared once in a facility where research monkeys were kept in separate cells, and it the infection seemed to travel. But it only appeared once that we know of. I think I read about it in a book called "The Hot Zone."

SatanBurger · 36-40, F

@ElwoodBlues I think they need to stop whatever they're doing. Whoever messes around with that shit I don't feel the least bit sorry for them. People are going to eat meat, I understand that but there needs to be programs in Africa where they raise cows and other things that we can keep a close eye on and regulate so that we don't have foot traffic mixed in with exotic species.

SatanBurger · 36-40, F

@ElwoodBlues And also I hate testing on animals, you get what you get if you're going to do that shit. They experimented on monkeys and monkeys gave them a virus in return. I hate the idea of a virus but at the same time, my empathy is dwindling.

ElwoodBlues · M

@SatanBurger I hate animal testing too, but there are cases where life saving treatments result from animal testing. I wish there were higher ethical standards for animal testing.

SatanBurger · 36-40, F

@ElwoodBlues I wish there were more affordable ways than animals because I don't like that. They tested radiation on human beings and have used them as lab rats without their consent.

ElwoodBlues · M

@SatanBurger You've probably heaerd about the famous Stanford Prison Experiment from 1971, run by a psych prof. Because things got so brutal there, all schools and other institutions started putting strict controls on any sort of experiment involving people - even passing out questionnaires. An "Institutional Review Board" has to review every "experiment," psych, sociology, medical, whatever.

Anyway, we need something strict like that for animal experiments. I'll bet universities have something; I don't know about pharmas and makers of "beauty products" though.

SatanBurger · 36-40, F

@ElwoodBlues Yeah I don't know, I heard about how they were opening up dog brains while they were alive and pouring something in their brain. I forgot what it was but it was something like rabies. Instead of review boards they more likely have papers that employees sign that they'll likely go to prison if they speak out.

https://theintercept.com/2018/05/17/inside-the-barbaric-u-s-industry-of-dog-experimentation/