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so while they search,there's a VERY STRONG possibility that the three are spreading the disease furhter and furhter...
 
What kills me is how nonchalant we seem to be in screening folks coming from afflicted countries. Just boggles my mind. This guy was here for 4 days before getting symptoms, going to the hospital, then being released, then went back via ambulance (from what I gather).

Now, they say if you aren't symptomatic, you can't spread the disease. BS. Anyone he kissed or had sex with, is going to get it. I really think we should do a mandatory blood test on anyone coming from one of the hotspot nations. Just seems to be common sense. Aw...so they have a little inconvenience? Well, tough...YOU are the one who went to ground zero pal. Suck it up buttercup and pee in the cup.
 
i honestly believe that ANYONE coming in from any other country should be tested..and that includes have a waiting period while the test come back.right along with a total wait of at least 21 days,just to see if they start showing any symptoms..
 
A good point was made on a show earlier today - 36,000 people in the US died of the flu last year and no one talked about pandemics then. No one gets tested for the flu or AIDS or any other life-threatening contagious disease to be able to fly.
Do I want to die from Ebola? No. Nor do I want to die from the flu.
 
Thanks for the heads up. Waiting for news about the patient in Hawaii who is suspected of having Ebola. Testing has not been completed as of yet so we don't know for sure.


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I see conflicting reports of the patient in Hawaii. One Dr. at Queens Hospital says this patient has NOT been tested for Ebola. We will have to see what comes out of this.

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This sounds like double-talk to me.
http://khon2.com/2014/10/01/patient...u-hospital-officials-say-ebola-a-possibility/
 
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USA Today: DALLAS — Health officials are closely monitoring a possible second Ebola patient who had close contact with the first person to be diagnosed in the U.S
http://www.usatoday.com/story/news/nation/2014/10/01/texas-ebola-patient/16525649/

EMS crew & ambulance used in Ebola case isolated:
http://dfw.cbslocal.com/2014/09/30/dallas-mayor-ems-crew-and-ambulance-used-in-ebola-case-isolated/
This article is a joke. If they were so professional why did they let the guy leave? Typical spin story by CBS.
 
The bastard flew from Africa to Dallas VIA Brussels, that's causing chaos over in Belgium.

Should be fine there, as he wasn't contagious then, from all we know.

The real problem is once in Texas. By then, he WAS contagious, and had contact with up to 100 people or so. That's the real fun for the authorities. (and of course, if any one of them has it, now you have to do a whole other trace from THAT person, and so on)......
 
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Someone now in D.C. being tested for Ebola. Was in Nigeria, came in with Ebola-like symptoms.
So, why exactly aren't we testing everyone arriving from there yet?

There is only one approved, working test that can detect whether or not Ebola is present in the blood. One. The powerful technology required is slow, complicated, and requires both a laboratory and equipment. It is not that more-efficient tests do not exist; it’s that we don’t yet have the permission needed to use them.
http://www.thedailybeast.com/articles/2014/10/03/this-test-could-stop-ebola-s-spread.html

Are you kidding me?

The value of the rapid diagnostic test lies in its simplicity. It consists of a small white lancet, which requires just a small drop of blood. In 15 minutes or less, a positive or negative line will appear on the test, indicating Ebola positive or negative. "They work like pregnancy tests except its blood," says Garry.

“What our tests would permit one to do is to basically see if a person has Ebola on the spot,” Garry tells me. “They are not perhaps as sensitive as a PCR. That’s a very sophisticated test, but they don’t really have to be. What we’re most interested in doing is coming out with a test that could detect when someone is infectious, immediately.”
 
1 person has contact with 100..100 has contact with...oh crap you do the math..my head doesn't work now....
 
Yep, even one infected person can have an exponential effect, especially given the long incubation period of this virus.(and that the symptoms pretty much mimic a flu, right around flu season).

That's why we need to either halt all travel from those regions, into the US, or at least insist on mandatory quarantine/testing of those coming here from afflicted nations, prior to entry. Frickin irresponsible (and lying) people anyhow. The guy in Dallas said he hadn't been near anyone with Ebola, when he was frickin treating them! I know it sounds mean, but I hope the sucker dies.
 
The problem with comparing the flu to Ebola is the the flu tends to kill the very young and very old and most of the time they had no medical help. It's rare for a healthy person to die of the flu. Ebola on the other hand can kill you regardless of health or age status. What they aren't telling you is that its not airborne but, it can live in the exposed environment for over 3-10 days after leaving the body threw sneeze or cough. If the virus is picked up on the body then you eat or rub your eyes or nose then bam!! You have been exposed. A sneeze according to most research can travel an average distance of 17ft and cover an area cone as wide as 9ft. According to a friend the current chain of exposure that we are dealing with in Texas is over 2000 individuals with contact direct and indirect. Those are the facts, Hence the nervousness of most people.

http://www.msdsonline.com/resources/msds-resources/free-safety-data-sheet-index/ebola-virus.aspx

 
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