Ebola

[abc]

The thing is, every year, we got flu going around that's a lot easier to transmit. We never quarantine anyone.

Bird flu for one year was pretty deadly. Yet we never quarantine a whole plane load of people coming from Hong Kong. Why? Is it because they're coming with money rather than a nurse who came back from treating the sick?

While in Africa, Ebola's mortality rate was over 50%. Here in the US, so far only one guy died, and that's only because the hospital refuse to treat him (because he had no insurance?). Everyone else recovered.

 

[Cannonball]

FWIW, there are actually some some significant distinctions here. It might be helpful to understand those when arguing over the details. From CDC:

• Isolation separates sick people with a contagious disease from people who are not sick.
• Quarantine separates and restricts the movement of people who were exposed to a contagious disease to see if they become sick.

 

[Not Sure]

There is a lot of emotion on this subject. The people who say no quarentine is needed are making the case that no one will want to travel to Africa to help treat patients because of an extra 21 days off work. Yet their employers are keeping them away from patients when they return.
The CDC has a recomended graduated volintary .
The Military is using quarentine.

So a Compromise . If you return and refuse volintary Q..and and at some point become symptomatic , You get the bill for everything related to your chain of contact.
While Dr Spencer did not infect anyone, I'm sure the Bowling alley where he went or the Coffes shop he visited lost some buisness!

 

[drjeff]

The thing is, every year, we got flu going around that's a lot easier to transmit. We never quarantine anyone.

Bird flu for one year was pretty deadly. Yet we never quarantine a whole plane load of people coming from Hong Kong. Why? Is it because they're coming with money rather than a nurse who came back from treating the sick?

While in Africa, Ebola's mortality rate was over 50%. Here in the US, so far only one guy died, and that's only because the hospital refuse to treat him (because he had no insurance?). Everyone else recovered.

And as of now, the US has both an extremely limited supply of the drugs that work "most" of the time on Ebola AND a limited number of treatment facilities that are able to rapidly handle infected patients.

In ski terms this is like saying you'd want to bring a 60-70 degree weather pattern in right after a 2 foot dump of blower quality powder on top of a late February base. Can you "survive" it? Yup! Do you want to go through it if you don't have too? Nope!

 

[Funky_Catskills]

Everyone survive HAlloween?

Was on 4 planes... 3 states... Still showing no signs of ebola...

 

[billski]

Everyone survive HAlloween?

Was on 4 planes... 3 states... Still showing no signs of ebola...

You don't look well. :roll:

 

[Funky_Catskills]

bummer... I have been working out a bit...

 

[ctenidae]

I just spent 3 days in Atlanta, drove by the Emory hospital twice. Do you think I might have gotten Ebola there? Maybe I'll self-quarantine, at least out of the office, for 3 weeks just to be sure.

 

[Puck it]

 

[bvibert]

I just spent 3 days in Atlanta, drove by the Emory hospital twice. Do you think I might have gotten Ebola there? Maybe I'll self-quarantine, at least out of the office, for 3 weeks just to be sure.

Might want to make it 4 weeks, just to be on the safe side.

 

[ctenidae]

Apparently the US is now Ebola Free!

http://www.nbcnews.com/storyline/eb...ctor-cured-ebola-released-cheers-hugs-n246056

 

[Not Sure]

Apparently the US is now Ebola Free!

http://www.nbcnews.com/storyline/eb...ctor-cured-ebola-released-cheers-hugs-n246056

A very good thing indeed ....lets keep it that way!
Hopefully this post doesn't end like the Rocket launch post.
Treatment seems to be working well.
NY , Nurses are not happy though .

 

[Not Sure]

Minor setback ,Vaccine side effect

 

[ctenidae]

http://www.businessweek.com/news/20...ue-outbreak-kills-40-reaches-capital-who-says

Forget this newfangled Ebola stuff. Plague is where it's at.
In other news, this is pretty awful.

 

[Not Sure]

http://www.businessweek.com/news/20...ue-outbreak-kills-40-reaches-capital-who-says

Forget this newfangled Ebola stuff. Plague is where it's at.
In other news, this is pretty awful.

And now my Radar App has Earthquake reports