dano
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EBOLA !
Oct 17, 2014 17:21:19 GMT -4
Post by dano on Oct 17, 2014 17:21:19 GMT -4
............NOW, AT A HOSPITAL NEAR YOU.....
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EBOLA !
Oct 17, 2014 17:44:49 GMT -4
Post by rdkntriker on Oct 17, 2014 17:44:49 GMT -4
As bad as ebola is compared to roughly 2796 people that die each month in the US from auto wrecks........
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Post by cranky64 on Oct 17, 2014 19:07:56 GMT -4
Ever hear of staph?
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EBOLA !
Oct 17, 2014 20:38:53 GMT -4
Post by Tommy on Oct 17, 2014 20:38:53 GMT -4
So, they transport an infected person from Dallas to here. Nothing like sharing the wealth. The Cowboys can't be that fearful of the Redskins or Ravens. Seriously though, this is nothing to joke about. No cure, <50% survival rate. Why move it around and increase the risk of the amount of support personal and their families exposed to it.
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Post by frankf on Oct 17, 2014 22:53:30 GMT -4
There's no better place in the world to be if you happen to be stricken with ebola than NIH. Not only will she get the best of care, but it's a research facility working on a vaccine and effective treatments. Something that will prevent others from contracting it.
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EBOLA !
Oct 18, 2014 0:19:59 GMT -4
Post by Tommy on Oct 18, 2014 0:19:59 GMT -4
There's no better place in the world to be if you happen to be stricken with ebola than NIH. Not only will she get the best of care, but it's a research facility working on a vaccine and effective treatments. Something that will prevent others from contracting it. Frank, I agree with you 100%. As I said above "this is no joke". NIH is the best place in the world to work on a preventive vaccination and/or hopefully cure.
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dano
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EBOLA !
Oct 18, 2014 6:49:48 GMT -4
Post by dano on Oct 18, 2014 6:49:48 GMT -4
Screw N.I.H. , ever hear of Ft. Detrick, Md. ?
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Post by alleycat on Oct 18, 2014 8:04:13 GMT -4
As bad as ebola is compared to roughly 2796 people that die each month in the US from auto wrecks........ Big difference is that I'm not going to catch the auto accident virus from breathing the same air.
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EBOLA !
Oct 18, 2014 8:33:53 GMT -4
Post by deepsea on Oct 18, 2014 8:33:53 GMT -4
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Post by funnel101 on Oct 18, 2014 10:24:58 GMT -4
As bad as ebola is compared to roughly 2796 people that die each month in the US from auto wrecks........ Big difference is that I'm not going to catch the auto accident virus from breathing the same air. You're not going to catch Ebola that way, either. You have to come in direct contact with bodily fluids of someone infected to be exposed: www.cdc.gov/vhf/ebola/pdf/infographic.pdf
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EBOLA !
Oct 18, 2014 10:34:30 GMT -4
Post by alleycat on Oct 18, 2014 10:34:30 GMT -4
Big difference is that I'm not going to catch the auto accident virus from breathing the same air. You're not going to catch Ebola that way, either. You have to come in direct contact with bodily fluids of someone infected to be exposed: www.cdc.gov/vhf/ebola/pdf/infographic.pdfI think most people would understand the point being made...car accidents are. It a communicable disease. Sometimes it is just easier to make a point than to belabor the details, which in this case are irrelevant.
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EBOLA !
Oct 18, 2014 11:07:56 GMT -4
via mobile
Post by funnel101 on Oct 18, 2014 11:07:56 GMT -4
There's a huge difference between an illness being airborne and only communicable via bodily fluids...
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EBOLA !
Oct 18, 2014 11:21:27 GMT -4
Post by alleycat on Oct 18, 2014 11:21:27 GMT -4
There's a huge difference between an illness being airborne and only communicable via bodily fluids... But not between a communicable disease of any sort and a car accident.
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Oct 18, 2014 11:53:24 GMT -4
Post by puddintane on Oct 18, 2014 11:53:24 GMT -4
There's a huge difference between an illness being airborne and only communicable via bodily fluids... I keep reading that. But nobody ever seems to mention the fact that bodily fluids can become airborne...
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EBOLA !
Oct 18, 2014 12:43:06 GMT -4
Post by rdkntriker on Oct 18, 2014 12:43:06 GMT -4
The point I was trying to make, is that their are many other things you are more at risk to die from then ebola.
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Oct 18, 2014 15:09:31 GMT -4
Post by alleycat on Oct 18, 2014 15:09:31 GMT -4
The point I was trying to make, is that their are many other things you are more at risk to die from then ebola. Quite possibly, but as Ebola spreads, and it seems to do that quite handily, we will be in teasingly at risk, and may not know we're being exposed so as to avoid it.
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EBOLA !
Oct 18, 2014 16:16:03 GMT -4
Post by falgar25 on Oct 18, 2014 16:16:03 GMT -4
Ebola is in Africa and isn't a threat to the US. Except it came here on a plane.
Ebola is difficult to transmit, particularly if the correct precautions are taken. Except we now have two nurses who have contracted it.
The CDC is fully aware of the risk of ebola and is working with the health care professionals to contain the virus in the US. Except they allowed one to fly on a plane, another to go on a cruise, and the self-quarantined correspondent went out for soup (or something like that).
I don't believe the sky is falling but perhaps the CDC and the Administration should put their arrogance aside and get serious about this.
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EBOLA !
Oct 19, 2014 9:07:31 GMT -4
Post by bob66 on Oct 19, 2014 9:07:31 GMT -4
Screw N.I.H. , ever hear of Ft. Detrick, Md. ? The difference between Ft Detrick and NIH is that the NIH gets stuck trying to cure what Ft. Detrick manufactures. But they both seem to be in the same business, just on opposite ends of the spectrum.
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Post by frankf on Oct 19, 2014 17:50:17 GMT -4
Big difference is that I'm not going to catch the auto accident virus from breathing the same air. Ha! An auto accident is about the BEST example of a communicable "disease'. About half of the parties involved in them weren't the cause.
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Oct 19, 2014 19:09:43 GMT -4
Post by alleycat on Oct 19, 2014 19:09:43 GMT -4
Big difference is that I'm not going to catch the auto accident virus from breathing the same air. Ha! An auto accident is about the BEST example of a communicable "disease'. About half of the parties involved in them weren't the cause. I don't see how you can know that or say it.
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EBOLA !
Oct 19, 2014 19:59:44 GMT -4
Post by Tommy on Oct 19, 2014 19:59:44 GMT -4
Ha! An auto accident is about the BEST example of a communicable "disease'. About half of the parties involved in them weren't the cause. I don't see how you can know that or say it. I don't see how a college instructor can rationally make a statement like that. But, I guess language arts and mathematical statistics are a universe apart.
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Oct 19, 2014 21:03:50 GMT -4
Post by Frank on Oct 19, 2014 21:03:50 GMT -4
Ebola is in Africa and isn't a threat to the US. Except it came here on a plane. Ebola is difficult to transmit, particularly if the correct precautions are taken. Except we now have two nurses who have contracted it. The CDC is fully aware of the risk of ebola and is working with the health care professionals to contain the virus in the US. Except they allowed one to fly on a plane, another to go on a cruise, and the self-quarantined correspondent went out for soup (or something like that). I don't believe the sky is falling but perhaps the CDC and the Administration should put their arrogance aside and get serious about this. I'm sorry to disagree, but it seems Ebola is NOT difficult to transmit. Two trained nurses caught it in full hazmat gear. They knew the infected man was coming, took the right precautions, and still caught the disease. How can this happen if Ebola was difficult to contract? Then, when one nurse gets on a plane where people have NO protective gear, what chance do the other passengers have? From there, it could travel to all the destinations of the people on the plane. Not saying this happened, but the possibility exists. This is what we are trying to prevent. The people of Africa are aware of how the disease is transmitted, but it's still spreading throughout the country. The plague wiped out one third of the world's inhabitants. I'm sure nobody saw that coming either. I'm not saying we should turn our backs on human beings in need, but Obama took an oath to protect this country first, not his homeland! (now that's funny!) Anyone thinking our borders are more secure than they've ever been has got a screw loose! So what do we do? Stop all flights from west Africa? Keep everyone in their homes until the disease dies out? Without strict control, it could spread rapidly in this country. Think about how many people you come in contact each day. At first, you might not think it is that many, but then think of the 60 people in the Safeway and the cashier that handles everyones money, or the 25 people in McDonald's that were in there while you were in line. Maybe it was one of the 9 people in the bank while you made a deposit, or that guy with the Kleenex in his hand sneezing on the crowded bus on your way to work. Apparently it would only take a sneeze from an infected person to spread the disease by air. Or, maybe someone with a chronic cough, shaking hands, or even sweat on a door knob. I know I come in relatively close proximity to probably 100 people a day. How about you?
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Oct 20, 2014 7:45:08 GMT -4
Post by emsguru on Oct 20, 2014 7:45:08 GMT -4
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Oct 20, 2014 8:01:46 GMT -4
Post by cruzincat on Oct 20, 2014 8:01:46 GMT -4
I heard some news reports that the people who were in the house were Duncan was staying had passed the 21 day mark. But, isn't that just 21 days after initial contact? Didn't they remain in that house for a much longer period before it was sanitized? They are "Monitoring" over 150 people that were in contact with Amber Vinson, either on the plane or in Ohio. In the same report they said that they had quarantined three of those people. We are not in the clear yet, from the results of Mr. Duncan coming to the US.
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EBOLA !
Oct 20, 2014 8:19:12 GMT -4
Post by Frank on Oct 20, 2014 8:19:12 GMT -4
That's great news! Hopefully better awareness and preperation will prevent any more cases.
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