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[stonbw1]

Many times a new culture meets another for the first time, foreign disease wreaks havoc on the populations.  I understand humans have only been around the galactic game for a bit and undoubtedly, many Earth's diseases haven't made it into the Citadel or other space venues.  You'll recall in ME1, the scan every time you entered the Normandy, presumably to prevent foreign contaniments. How are Liara, Wrex, Mordin, etc. going to survive first-time encounters with diseases on Earth in which they couldn't have worked up an immunity to yet??? (excluding Tali b/c of her suit).  Wouldn't that be just super:  Save the galaxy from the Reapers and then Liara dies of a headcold and Mordin kicks the bucket due to a misquoto bite!

[Homebound]

medi-gel.

[CannonO]

Well, they aren't human so it is unlikely that the diseases hit their DNA like its ours. We can't give our dogs fevers. And secondly, I am sure aliens have been to Earth and they have worked out vaccines and immunities.

[Knight of Dane]

Logics + Games = Supernova

[tobynator89]

Having wiped out most major genetic diseases makes curing so to say every earthborn virus and germ seem like a cakewalk. The former is much harder than the latter.

[Acerlux]

CannonLars wrote...

Well, they aren't human so it is unlikely that the diseases hit their DNA like its ours. We can't give our dogs fevers. And secondly, I am sure aliens have been to Earth and they have worked out vaccines and immunities.

Pretty much this. Most diseases evolve to a single species. But even for ones that could be communicable between species, I strongly suspect that the medical technology is up to snuff to handle it.

[NuclearBuddha]

BSN cannot into biology.

[jamesp81]

Two possibilities as I see it:

1. Earth bacteria and viruses most likely will not have any significant interaction with alien physiology.

2. Medical science is pretty good. I imagine they have vaccinations arranged into groups by planet. "So, traveling to Earth this week? Never been there before? Here, take the Earth diseases vaccine."

[Cutlass Jack]

stonbw1 wrote...

Many times a new culture meets another for the first time, foreign disease wreaks havoc on the populations.  I understand humans have only been around the galactic game for a bit and undoubtedly, many Earth's diseases haven't made it into the Citadel or other space venues.  You'll recall in ME1, the scan every time you entered the Normandy, presumably to prevent foreign contaniments. How are Liara, Wrex, Mordin, etc. going to survive first-time encounters with diseases on Earth in which they couldn't have worked up an immunity to yet??? (excluding Tali b/c of her suit).  Wouldn't that be just super:  Save the galaxy from the Reapers and then Liara dies of a headcold and Mordin kicks the bucket due to a misquoto bite!

How many alien worlds has Shepard landed on with no helmet and not caught any alien diseases? With those very same squadmates? Why would Earth somehow be different?

[stonbw1]

Cutlass Jack wrote...

stonbw1 wrote...

Many times a new culture meets another for the first time, foreign disease wreaks havoc on the populations.  I understand humans have only been around the galactic game for a bit and undoubtedly, many Earth's diseases haven't made it into the Citadel or other space venues.  You'll recall in ME1, the scan every time you entered the Normandy, presumably to prevent foreign contaniments. How are Liara, Wrex, Mordin, etc. going to survive first-time encounters with diseases on Earth in which they couldn't have worked up an immunity to yet??? (excluding Tali b/c of her suit).  Wouldn't that be just super:  Save the galaxy from the Reapers and then Liara dies of a headcold and Mordin kicks the bucket due to a misquoto bite!

How many alien worlds has Shepard landed on with no helmet and not caught any alien diseases? With those very same squadmates? Why would Earth somehow be different?

Simple, those alien diseases are too scared to try and infect Shepard.  Duh . . .

[Heimdall]

Many diseases find it difficult to jump between two species on Earth. An alien is unlikely to catch it.

[Sakanade]

Lord Aesir wrote...

Many diseases find it difficult to jump between two species on Earth. An alien is unlikely to catch it.

War of the Worlds ring any bells?

[Heimdall]

Sakanade wrote...

Lord Aesir wrote...

Many diseases find it difficult to jump between two species on Earth. An alien is unlikely to catch it.

War of the Worlds ring any bells?

  Which is why War of the Worlds makes little sense, those aliens must have had wierd amonts of biology similar to humans, though lacking tolerance for the disease.  The chances of a human disease even being able to attack an alien's body system's effectively are minute.

[goofyomnivore]

Sakanade wrote...

Lord Aesir wrote...

Many diseases find it difficult to jump between two species on Earth. An alien is unlikely to catch it.

War of the Worlds ring any bells?

You just debated a scientific fact with a fictional novel? Seriously BSN?

[Wulfram]

The reason everyone knew the plague on Omega was artificial was it's ability to cross species boundaries.

[Praetor Knight]

And for any disease that can cross species boundaries, I'm sure that there are inoculations available, and a good variety of antivirals and antibiotics to help immune systems.

[KingNothing125]

Sakanade wrote...

War of the Worlds ring any bells?

What, like War of the Worlds is based on a true story or something?

[Marta Rio]

CannonLars wrote...

Well, they aren't human so it is
unlikely that the diseases hit their DNA like its ours. We can't give
our dogs fevers. And secondly, I am sure aliens have been to Earth and
they have worked out vaccines and immunities.

jamesp81 wrote...

Two possibilities as I see it:

1. Earth bacteria and viruses most likely will not have any significant interaction with alien physiology.

2. Medical science is pretty good. I imagine they have vaccinations arranged into groups by planet. "So, traveling to Earth this week? Never been there before? Here, take the Earth diseases vaccine."

I think we have some winners here.

[AlanC9]

stonbw1 wrote...
 How are Liara, Wrex, Mordin, etc. going to survive first-time encounters with diseases on Earth in which they couldn't have worked up an immunity to yet???

The same way Shepard survived on all the worlds he went to in ME1 and ME2.

[Nimander]

Basically, the idea of natural diseases crossing not only species lines but interplanetary species lines is kind of laughable.

And no, 'War of the Worlds' is not an argument. That was a premise, not fact. It'd be like arguing that all aliens should be pacifist because some science fiction novels have all-pacifist aliens.

[Someone With Mass]

Has nobody heard of vaccinations?

[Terumitsu]

Given that, as already succinctly stated, bacteria and viruses have to have a particular protean chain in order to be considered 'harmful' to the human body (and by that I mean that a virus has a chain that bonds to the outer cell wall (the chain itself varying depending on the target cells) which allows it access to the inside of a cell where it can inject it's genetic code or where a bacterium feeds off the body (requiring enzymes specific to the cells it is breaking down and eating)), natural cross species diseases are likely minimal in their existence in the ME universe. Also, given that there are various things like immuno-boosters and such that can apparently be slapped on by any competent Omni-tool user (see Mordin's recruitment mission when one brings non-humans), I think that most disease is a non-issue.

Modifié par Terumitsu, 23 juin 2011 - 10:29 .

[Travie]

See, this is why alien species never visit earth anymore.

Keep in on the down-low guys, we can figure this all out after we've gotten nasty with a few blue aliens.

[onelifecrisis]

As Shepard states in ME2, diseases can't cross species barriers. Every organism on Earth has evolved on Earth. It likely wouldn't do anything at all to an alien.