Ebola

[Conan71]

Again, 175 million people, 19 cases of Ebola and no new ones in the last 30 days? Close that boarder? Now that we have a case should Europe and Canada close our borders? By your logic should all other countries close their boarders with us anyway because of our problems with Flu?

Ebola is a terrible disease that is striking poor countries with poor sanitation and poor medical care. We are not that. Stop with the panic. Ebola only spreads when a person comes into contact with an infected person's bodily fluids and only for one week while they are showing symptoms. 

Anyway, the three most impacted countries have 22 million people with 7,157 cases of Ebola so far, so .033% of those countries populations are infected. These aren't big numbers, yet.

But they can be.  So you favor allowing possibly infected people into the U.S. from Liberia as well?  Here's the problem: with an incubation period of up to 21 days, there could be many people walking around with the disease who have no idea they have it. 

[RecycleMichael]

I once thought I had West Nile Virus. It turned out to be Senile Virus.

[Breadburner]

I once thought I had West Nile Virus. It turned out to be Senile Virus.

Penile Virus is more like it.....

[heironymouspasparagus]

No need. I have maxed out with the likes of you and your racism BS.

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I don't have any racism BS.  It's just certain parts of the populace that have that....

[guido911]

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I don't have any racism BS.  It's just certain parts of the populace that have that....

Not meant for you. 

[swake]

Not meant for you. 

Did I hurt your little privileged feelings? I feel so bad.

[swake]

But they can be.  So you favor allowing possibly infected people into the U.S. from Liberia as well?  Here's the problem: with an incubation period of up to 21 days, there could be many people walking around with the disease who have no idea they have it. 

Average incubation this go round is 4-6 days and this is day 6 of this guy being in the hospital in isolation. So far so good that no one else is ill. I am a bit surprised at this with his projectile vomiting all over his family and friends, but it's good news they aren't sick yet. It's looking like he may well be an isolated case.

[Conan71]

Average incubation this go round is 4-6 days and this is day 6 of this guy being in the hospital in isolation. So far so good that no one else is ill. I am a bit surprised at this with his projectile vomiting all over his family and friends, but it's good news they aren't sick yet. It's looking like he may well be an isolated case.

Cool, so you'd have no problem taking your family on vacation to Nigeria or Liberia?

[swake]

Cool, so you'd have no problem taking your family on vacation to Nigeria or Liberia?

It's ten days since this guy became contagious, why isn't there a massive outbreak yet? The average incubation period is 4-6 days and the man in Dallas was sick after 9 days. Where are the other sick people, shouldn't SOMEONE have gotten sick yet?

If you listened to right wing radio and Newscorp non-news machine you'd think that the world is ending and it's all Obama's fault when so far there is exactly ONE case of Ebola and it keeps not spreading.

What's more, no one that has been brought out of Africa to be cared for in western countries has died. None, all recovered. Those American healthcare workers that The Toupee and Fox wanted kept out of the US because they were going to spread the disease and kill us all? All have been cured and no one else was infected.

Fox/Newscorp/Rush/Clear Channel are all lying to you. They are spreading fear because it makes them money. Quit being so damn gullible.  

[Ed W]

Information is the antidote for fear. As yet, there is no known antidote for stupidity.



http://www.npr.org/blogs/health/2014/10/02/352983774/no-seriously-how-contagious-is-ebola?utm_source=facebook.com&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=npr&utm_term=nprnews&utm_content=202402

[Hoss]

Information is the antidote for fear. As yet, there is no known antidote for stupidity.



http://www.npr.org/blogs/health/2014/10/02/352983774/no-seriously-how-contagious-is-ebola?utm_source=facebook.com&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=npr&utm_term=nprnews&utm_content=202402

Maybe we need to start quarantining those with Hep C... 

[swake]

Cool, so you'd have no problem taking your family on vacation to Nigeria or Liberia?

Nigeria sure. Again, 175 million people, 19 total cases and none in the last 30 days. The "outbreak" is over there. Dallas is more dangerous.

[Townsend]

The Dallas patient has taken a turn for the not so healthy.

It's time to bring in the faith healers.

Someone get Benny Hinn on the horn. 

Surely he'll be okay with Christ working through him right?

[Red Arrow]

It's ten days since this guy became contagious, why isn't there a massive outbreak yet? The average incubation period is 4-6 days and the man in Dallas was sick after 9 days.

So then what is the up to 21 days number I've heard?

[Hoss]

So then what is the up to 21 days number I've heard?

CDC says it, so media outlets will probably use it.

http://www.cdc.gov/vhf/ebola/symptoms/index.html

Note that they say the average symptomatic time is 8-10 days.