Posted on 05/30/2015 7:17:38 PM PDT by null and void
KU Medical Center is treating a patient with a low risk for Ebola. File image/KMBC
The University of Kansas Hospital is treating a patient who has a fever after traveling from Sierra Leone.
The hospital says the patient has a "very low risk for Ebola" and is taking appropriate precautions.
Dr. Lee Norman held a media briefing at 6:45 p.m. Friday. He said that a young man from the metro area was visiting family in the west African nation and returned home with flu-like symptoms.
In a statement, the hospital reported that the patient has been placed in strict isolation, and all CDC-recommended precautions are being taken.
Norman said that people should feel safe coming to the hospital. He would not disclose other personal information about the patient.
Norman said the man stayed at a hotel in Sierra Leone with modern amenities. He was not there for medical work.
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The purpose of the “Bring Out Your Dead” ping list (formerly the “Ebola” ping list) is very early warning of emerging pandemics, as such it has a high false positive rate.
So far the false positive rate is 100%.
At some point we may well have a high mortality pandemic, and likely as not the “Bring Out Your Dead” threads will miss the beginning entirely.
*sigh* Such is life, and death...
According to WHO , 90 percent of Ebola cases have a fever; that means that another 10% don't exhibit fever symptoms.
Good to see that CDC is taking precautions anyway.
Thanks for the ping. Ebola is not going away.
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We should be shutting down immigration and visitor visas from those nations, especially now that we know survivors can carry it in semen and their eyes for six months afterward.
Thanks for the ping!
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