Posted on 10/17/2014 8:19:12 PM PDT by 2ndDivisionVet
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The Huffington Post ran an Associated Press story attacking Sen. Rand Paul under the headline, “Rand Paul Contradicts Experts, Says Ebola Is ‘Incredibly’ Contagious.”
The story starts:
U.S. Sen. Rand Paul of Kentucky told a group of college students Wednesday the deadly virus Ebola can spread from a person who has the disease to someone standing three feet away and said the White House should be honest about that.
His comments directly conflict with statements from world health authorities who have dealt with Ebola outbreaks since 1976. (Emphasis added.)
This, unfortunately for HuffPo and the AP, is not true.
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) has “Interim Guidance for Monitoring and Movement of Persons with Ebola Virus Disease Exposure,” listed on their website. Under the heading, “Definitions used in this document,” the CDC lists “Close contact.”
The official definition of “close contact” from the CDC read:
Close contact is defined as
a) being within approximately 3 feet (1 meter) of an EVD patient or within the patient’s room or care area for a prolonged period of time (e.g., health care personnel, household members) while not wearing recommended personal protective equipment (i.e., standard, droplet, and contact precautions; see Infection Prevention and Control Recommendations); or
b) having direct brief contact (e.g., shaking hands) with an EVD patient while not wearing recommended personal protective equipment.
Brief interactions, such as walking by a person or moving through a hospital, do not constitute close contact....
(Excerpt) Read more at dailycaller.com ...
Who gives a CRAP what the official definition of “close contact” is from the CDC?
Someone who gets their information from the Huffington Post?
What government agency in the past 6 years has said ANYTHING, ONE THING that has not turned out later to be a lie?
So do you feel lucky, punk, do ya?
Hey Obama, be a MAN - Implement a travel BAN!!
If ANY contact with the Ebola virus can result in death then who gives a damn whether it’s close contact or not. They’re just mincing words.
The left is on record with their lack of concern.
We have the web to document this outbreak.
They will not show concern until ebola enters the gay community.
Reminds me of that western movie (I forget which one) where the cowboy laughs and says "he can't hit me at this distance." A second later the cowboy is hit, from a distance.
OMG, the gay community? Ebola is definitely transmitted by intimate contact. Hang on, could be a bumpy ride in that community, if Ebola takes root there.
The more time goes by, the more I just want to put my fist down the throats of libtards as soon as they open their mouths. Do you think a lot of people were thinking like this in 1861?
RAND PAUL IS A DOCTOR!!!!!!!
RAND PAUL IS A DOCTOR!!!!!!!
They best take note because if they are wrong the survivors will throw them under a REAL bus.
And then we have: Glenn Beck Combats Ebola with Song About Not Licking Vomit, Drinking Diarrhea - http://www.breitbart.com/Big-Government/2014/10/16/Glenn-Beck-Combats-Ebola-With-Spaghetti-Songs-About-Not-Drinking-Glasses-of-Diarrhea
A cough ejects particles (fluids, etc) somewhere around 60-70 MPH.
A sneeze ejects particles at over 100 MPH.
The speed of a fart has not been quantitatively measured, but can be fairly high. If you don’t think farts eject bodily fluids and matter, take a look at the crotch of your underwear.
Between these three, the body can project material from 20 to 40 feet. This projected material can be swept along by currents in the air (like the AC system ) and carried much, much further.
In general, there’s nothing wrong with a non-doctor heading up a program related to medical issues. (Not saying it applies to this specific appointee.) For example, most hospital administrators aren’t MDs. Two different skill sets are involved.
Best outfits are run by people who know the product. In Germany companies are headed by Engineers, not accountants. That is why German manufacturing is alive and well. They think long run. American companies think next quarter or two.
Well the new ebola czar didn’t attend Friday’s White House ebola strategy meeting.
Kind of like Obama missing security meetings about ISIS, in general.
Doctor Rand Paul.....Meghan McCain said her dad hates Rand Paul. Of course, McCain wanted to be on the cover of Time Magazine.
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