Posted on 12/17/2014 1:51:28 PM PST by wtd
"More than 6,900 people have now died from the Ebola virus, almost all of them in west Africa, the World Health Organization said on Wednesday. As of December 14, there were 18,569 cases of infection of the deadly … Yahoo! · 1 minute ago
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" DEVIL HOLE, Sierra Leone Dec 17 (Reuters) - Ebola centres in Sierra Leone overflowed on Wednesday as health workers combed the streets of the capital Freetown for patients, after the government launched a major operation to contain the epidemic in …" Reuters · ByEmma Farge · 21 minutes ago
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As many as one million people in West African countries battling the Ebola virus may soon be in desperate need of food following recent government restrictions in place, UN food agencies say. The figure may top one …" presstv.com · 6 minutes ago
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"United Nations Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon will visit the African countries suffering the most from the Ebola outbreak to express his support and press for continued international response until the epidemic ends. Two months ago, Ban shelved the idea of ..." Bloomberg · BySangwon Yoon · 41 minutes ago
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"Defense Threat Reduction Agency Leverages MRIGlobal Expertise in U.S. Government Efforts to Halt Epidemic. Completed labs scheduled to transport from Kansas City to Sierra Leone December 18. KANSAS CITY, Mo., Dec. 17, 2014 …" Oklahoma's Own NewsOn6 · 17 minutes ago
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"Following the Ebola deaths of two physicians working with AIDS Healthcare Foundation in West Africa, AHF will dedicate its entry in the 126 th Rose Parade® to honor the inspiring—often heartrending—stories of …" teletrader.com · 32 minutes ago
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"It has also committed £230m to help fight Ebola in west Africa, and has committed £700m to Syria, focusing its efforts on protecting, counselling and schooling children. As well as praising the amount of aid …" theguardian.com · 11 minutes ago
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Chimerix has also received authorization from the FDA to begin a Phase 2 study of brincidofovir in patients with Ebola Virus Disease. For further information, please visit Chimerix's website, www.chimerix.com. Forward-Looking Statements Statements ..." 4 Traders · 8 minutes ago
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" USAID recently pledged more than $140 million to fight Ebola in West Africa, part of its $425 million effort against the epidemic. "For the past five years, Raj Shah has been at the center of my administration's efforts to advance our global development ..." 7 KLTV · 39 minutes ago
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"After more than five years and a $25 billion investment of federal money to move U.S. medical records out of paper files and into computers, doctors say the systems lack analytical functions, don’t allow them to share … Reuters · BySusan Kelly · 2 hours ago
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"PARIS, FRANCE--(Marketwired - Dec 17, 2014) - Dr. Francois Teboul understands what it means to fight Ebola. As the medical director at Visiomed (FR0011067669 - ALVMG) he proposes solutions and procedures to …" Yahoo Finance · 1 hour ago
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"TWO doctors who were suspended for 10 weeks after speaking out about potential mismanagement of infectious disease at Cairns Hospital have been cleared of any serious wrongdoing. Queensland Health has finally … cairnspost.com.au · 1 hour ago
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"When working with Ebola patients, protective gear works, but removing it can be harrowing. Seeking to protect health care workers from the precarious nature of taking off soiled gloves, Cornell students have developed a …" Cornell Chronicle · 2 hours ago
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"Mohammad Haroon, 45, was detained at Karachi airport on December 1 after he arrived from the affected area without a Ebola Virus Disease (EVD)-free certificate. He was on a business trip to Liberia and had fever and other symptoms of Ebola virus on arrival." The Peninsula · 12 minutes ago
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Army Scientist Uses Diagnostic Tools to Track Viruses
"Building Host-country Capacity “My interest has always been arthropod-borne diseases -- in other words, mosquito-borne and tick-borne viruses, and hemorrhagic fever viruses,” Schoepp said during a recent DoD …" US Department of Defense · 33 minutes ago
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"Ebola, which is known as Ebola hemorrhagic fever is a viral sepsis which causes damage to the red blood cells and capillaries. The patients with damaged capillaries experience a severe form of internal bleeding. If the patient's circulation can be restored ..." 4 Traders · 15 hours ago
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" USAID recently pledged more than $140 million to fight Ebola in West Africa, part of its $425 million effort against the epidemic. "For the past five years, Raj Shah has been at the center of my administration's efforts to advance our global development ..." 7 KLTV · 39 minutes ago
By all appearances, Congress has been asleep at the wheel while the current occupant of the oval office not only shreds the US Constitution, but he masticates the oath he took to assume office ...in which he SWORE to preserve & protect! He's been awfully busy undermining national security given today's normalization with Cuba announcement.
The press has blown this alleged ebola threat out of proportion.
From a pharmaceutical publication
In 2013, there were 198 million cases of malaria globally and an estimated 584,000 deaths, of which 90% occurred in Africa, the report reveals. Children aged under five years accounted for 78% of total deaths.
"Monrovia, Liberia – During the American Revolution, George Washington used part of the Continental Army’s scarce budget to purchase quinine for the treatment of malaria in his troops. According to Professor Dale …"
Ebola is harder to control than the other diseases without complex and expensive protection of health-care workers and anyone else who comes in contact with a patient during the late stages. That is why it is frightening. It has an uncanny ability to spread at that time if everyone is not completely covered and observing the protocols of removal of gear. This is not true with the other diseases mentioned.
A link to this thread has been posted on the Ebola Surveillance Thread
Thanks for the ping!
You’re Welcome, Alamo-Girl!
“but they are insignificant compared to other diseases, and other things that afflict us mere mortals.”
Not when considering the death rate once infected with Ebola.
I am talking about the number of deaths, not the death rate.
Other diseases every one of us face in this country are more prevalent, kill more people, and have higher death rates.
Those are the diseases we should be focused on. -tom
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