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GrannyTwice Wed 30-Jul-14 11:49:49

Nellie - i agree - it is a very evocative and moving place to visit

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whenim64 Wed 30-Jul-14 11:44:22

Info on TV just now saying it's not as contagious as appears, people in close contact with the already ill are catching it in Nigeria. Incubation is 1 to 21 days and we should not start panicking here. One person on a flight to UK from Nigeria was hospitalised for tests but given the all-clear. 80% of those who catch it have died.

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Nelliemoser Wed 30-Jul-14 11:24:34

We/They should quarantine anyone travelling from the area or put in flight restrictions.

Think Eyam plague Village in the Peak District in 1665. The plague arrived and the Vicar and all villagers decided to impound themselves in the village to stop the infection spreading. It took about a year before it subsided.

www.eyam-museum.org.uk/
An interesting small museum in a lovely Peak District village. Well worth a visit.

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Terrafirma1 Wed 30-Jul-14 10:59:31

Should we be worried about Ebola? When I first heard about it , it seemed a long way away but now there is a case of someone who was able to travel across 3 countries by international airlines before dying in Nigeria.
As a disease it is 90% fatal and has a long incubation period - up to 21 days. With the increased ease of international and intercontinental travel - is there a real risk of it reaching Europe and the UK?

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