Ebola mediums

Daniel L Jenkins djenkins at badlands.NoDak.edu
Mon May 22 19:04:40 EST 1995


On 13 May 1995 13:05:10 GMT, Julian Assange wrote:
: Jason Velick (javelick at students.wisc.edu) wrote:
: : Yes, we have all heard that Ebola can definatly be spread with
: : dirty syringes, and of course sexual contact.  In The Hot Zone, and 
: : the Outbreak, Ebola was found to be transmitted also through the air.

: How could a work of fiction like Outbreak "find" anything?!

Most people seem to be forgetting that the virus in Outbreak never 
claimed to be Ebola.  They called it Motaba Fever(sp?).  It is true 
that the picture they used for the movie was a picture of the Ebola 
virus, but Motaba Fever supposedly acted faster than Ebola.  Dustin 
Hoffman said in one part that "... Ebola takes days to do that!"  
Well.. something like that, anyway.  While Outbreak was not too 
factual, I nevertheless thought is was a good movie.  Very tense.  

--
Daniel Jenkins <djenkins at badlands.NoDak.edu> | "Reality ain't what it  
Zoology major at NDSU 		Fargo, ND    |  used to be." -townsman 
                                             | _In the Mouth of Madness_



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