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Will Ebola Be Weaponized And Drug Resistant? (Picutre And Video)
Wednesday, October 1, 2014 16:43
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Weaponized ebola next false flag. Get Ready for the body bags.
Ebola’s exponential spread has rekindled fears that terrorists may seek to turn the virus into a powerful weapon of mass destruction. Such talk has occurred on Capitol Hill and in national security circles. But the financial and logistical challenges of transforming Ebola into a tool of bioterror makes the concern seem overblown—at least as far as widespread devastation is concerned.
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National security and infectious disease experts agree the obstacles to a large-scale assault with Ebola are formidable. For starters, a bioterrorist would have to obtain the virus and be able to grow a massive supply in large vats, an extremely costly endeavor. While the virus is easily spread through personal contact with the bodily fluids of an infected person, it would be difficult to manipulate and control. Put simply, a large amount of Ebola in the hands of a rogue group would more likely end up killing the plotters than making it to the endgame of a bioterrorism mission. To be successful, “it would take a state-type [agent]” with more extensive resources, Anthony Fauci, the director of the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases, told a Congressional committee last week. morehere
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In bacteria, mutations in plasmids can accumulate surprisingly fast. What does this mean for us humans, who have to fight with these new antibiotic resistant strains?
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Figure 1: Staphylococcus aureus bacteria.
“Staph” skin infections are caused by a bacterium that can divide every half hour in optimal conditions. Theoretically, a single cell can form a colony of more than a million cells in ten hours.
CDC Courtesy of Janice Haney Carr/CDC. 
Suppose that one morning, on your way to class, you were to touch a surface, like a doorknob, that was contaminated with some lingeringStaphylococcus aureus (Figure 1). The bacterium S. aureus, known by health care workers as “staph,” is the most common cause of skin infections in humans. Suppose another student who had walked into the building just minutes beforehand had left the organism there, after grabbing hold of the same doorknob. Now imagine that you have an open cut on your finger, and some of the bacteria that are on that doorknob get into your wound. Although this seems like a minor event, it could actually have great repercussions for your overall health. MOREHERE
