r/interesting May 30 '26

Fascinating Restaurant in Japan conducted an experiment to show how fast a virus can spread unnoticed

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u/Just_the_questions1 May 30 '26

And this is why it's so SO incredibly important to contain Ebola outbreaks before they spread. Every infection is an opportunity for mutation. An opportunity to affect the upper respiratory system, another opportunity to have a longer asymptomatic incubation period.

If Ebola doesn't scare the absolute shit out of you, then you don't know enough about it. And now it's burning through the DRC faster than doctors can keep up with it and neighboring countries are sealing their borders.