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Centers for Disease Control: Ebola (Ebola Virus Disease)
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Posted on 10/06/2014 12:57:32 AM PDT by xzins

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To: Arthur Wildfire! March
Does the CDC know why that cameraman in a protective suit contracted ebola?

He did not live in a protective suit.

He was in Liberia for a couple weeks before NBC hired him as a cameraman.

21 posted on 10/06/2014 5:16:14 AM PDT by thackney (life is fragile, handle with prayer.)
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To: xzins
"Once someone recovers from Ebola, they can no longer spread the virus. However, Ebola virus has been found in semen for up to 3 months."

Two mutually exclusive claims.

FACT: Sex can spread the virus.

22 posted on 10/06/2014 5:17:37 AM PDT by Diogenesis (The EXEMPT Congress is complicit in the absence of impeachment)
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To: xzins
I wonder why people are being disbursed if suspected of ebola? Can understand some disbursement occurs naturally through new arrivals but with those being flown in under controlled conditions, those people are being disbursed also. Guess am heartless. Or is the situation so terribly out of control that disbursement is necessary? <--- But that question does not make sense for those entering under controlled flights.
23 posted on 10/06/2014 5:19:25 AM PDT by no-to-illegals (Scrutinize our government and Secure the Blessing of Freedom and Justice)
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To: Diogenesis

Isn’t it funny how they say “can no longer spread” in one sentence, use that to disarm people, and then write the next contradictory sentence and get away with it.

They are masters of deceit.


24 posted on 10/06/2014 5:20:45 AM PDT by xzins ( Retired Army Chaplain and Proud of It! Those who truly support our troops pray for victory!)
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To: xzins

There are the different strains, at least 4 or 5.

This current one that is dangerous is Zaire.

There is/was the mild one, Reston for yes, Reston Va.


25 posted on 10/06/2014 5:21:45 AM PDT by BeadCounter
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To: Republican1795.
I just do not trust the CDC at all because back in the 1995 outbreak it was widely reported that Ebola was airborne now it is denied that it ever was now.

I'm with you....don't trust them at all. They lie to fit the current talking points.

26 posted on 10/06/2014 5:22:34 AM PDT by CAluvdubya (<------- has now left CA for NV, where guns and God have not been outlawed! Molon Labe)
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To: thackney

Thank you. That had concerned me.


27 posted on 10/06/2014 5:22:55 AM PDT by Arthur Wildfire! March ("Ebol-ee will collapse the system." Is that what President Ebola is thinking?)
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To: thackney; no-to-illegals; P-Marlowe

The above article by the CDC is double-tongued. Hidden within are these gems:

Yes, ebola can be spread by sneezing.
Yes, ebola can be spread by coughing.
Yes, ebola is lethal on inanimate objects.
Yes, ebola survives for months in the infected.
Yes, ebola can be spread by sex.
Yes, ebola can survive for hours (doesn’t say how many) outside the body.

So, “only by bodily fluids” is so deceptively ‘truthful’ that it is a huge propaganda lie from the pit of hell.


28 posted on 10/06/2014 5:26:43 AM PDT by xzins ( Retired Army Chaplain and Proud of It! Those who truly support our troops pray for victory!)
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To: Arthur Wildfire! March

>Does the CDC know why that cameraman in a protective suit contracted ebola?

We’ll never be told if he wound up in the sack with a local and caught it during a sweaty body session.


29 posted on 10/06/2014 5:30:11 AM PDT by soycd
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BTTT


30 posted on 10/06/2014 5:30:13 AM PDT by OB1kNOb (If govmt is stockpiling guns, ammo, food, & meds, don't you think it's a good idea to do the same?)
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To: xzins

I suppose the term ‘forked tongue’ was way ahead of its time but know the American Indian Tribes would disagree and the Holy Man of each tribe would say ... Nobody cannot say they weren’t warned?!?!


31 posted on 10/06/2014 5:32:44 AM PDT by no-to-illegals (Scrutinize our government and Secure the Blessing of Freedom and Justice)
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To: xzins; neverdem; ProtectOurFreedom; Mother Abigail; EBH; vetvetdoug; Smokin' Joe; Global2010; ...
Bring Out Your Dead

Post to me or FReep mail to be on/off the Bring Out Your Dead ping list.

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...

32 posted on 10/06/2014 6:34:19 AM PDT by null and void (If the wage gap were real, American companies would be hiring millions of women to save a buck)
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To: xzins
Seems so much different than what’s spread by the media and government talking heads

It will be interesting to see if this information is "disappeared" in the next day or so.

33 posted on 10/06/2014 6:35:30 AM PDT by null and void (If the wage gap were real, American companies would be hiring millions of women to save a buck)
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Why are they not being paid generously to transport and provide hands-on care for the sick?

Even though they survive, they are seriously weakened by the disease. Many that survive are crippled, have diet changes, etc. Just read Lazamataz thread on the effects of Ebola.

Also, the blood tranfustion conversation goes like this:

"Hello patient, I am Doctor ________ here with good news and bad news. The good news is that we will be giving you blood transfusion from an Ebola survivor and should help you defeat the virus before your body is wrecked or you melt.

The BAD news is that you will have malaria, HEP C, and HIV afterwards.

Your choice: Take the blood and probably live for another decade or more, or dont, and you'll be dead in a week".

34 posted on 10/06/2014 7:09:55 AM PDT by DCBryan1 (No realli, moose bytes can be quite nasti!!)
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To: xzins
Barack HUSSEIN EObola, our Lying king and his lame excuses:

There is absolutely nothing to worry about!


35 posted on 10/06/2014 7:15:53 AM PDT by Grampa Dave (I Barrack E Obolabama support the left wing war on Ebola. Fox News and Republicans will fight me.)
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To: xzins
"Yes, ebola can survive for hours (doesn’t say how many) outside the body.

The report does say up to several days in body fluids at room temps.

"Ebola is killed with hospital-grade disinfectants (such as household bleach). Ebola on dried on surfaces such as doorknobs and countertops can survive for several hours; however, virus in body fluids (such as blood) can survive up to several days at room temperature.

36 posted on 10/06/2014 7:22:40 AM PDT by Grampa Dave (I Barrack E Obolabama support the left wing war on Ebola. Fox News and Republicans will fight me.)
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To: Arthur Wildfire! March; Republican1795.
but a brilliant guy who knows a lot about Ebola told Hannity that there are many different strains of Ebola. There was even a strain that liquified bodies in two days. That strain was aggressively suppressed in Africa,

Oh, you mean the Marburg virus. We don't have to worry about that. It was suppressed.

Deadly Marburg hemorrhagic fever breaks out in Uganda

37 posted on 10/06/2014 7:32:59 AM PDT by UCANSEE2 (Lost my tagline on Flight MH370. Sorry for the inconvenience.)
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To: Justa
Errr, what if it’s a different strain? Mutated? Whose willing to take that risk?

They know they have 7,000 plus of the same strain in West Africa, plus a different strain in in the Congo. The mutations from a given strain do not appear to affect immunity - no one has ever been infected twice during the same outbreak (although admittedly they have never had an outbreak this big). It's a much better bet than hiring people without any immunity to provide care.

Who is willing to take that risk? I imagine a hungry African in a country that is collapsing would be willing to take that risk in return for enough good food for the caregiver and immediate family. I consider it ethical to make that offer because of the comparatively low personal risk and the extremely high community benefit.

38 posted on 10/06/2014 7:34:41 AM PDT by Pollster1 ("Shall not be infringed" is unambiguous.)
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To: DCBryan1

Even though many are weakened, many survivors are strong enough for the (admittedly demanding) work of nursing other patients. It’s worth trying to hire as many as possible. They can also go door to door checking for other patients much more safely than anyone else could.

In terms of transfusions, that is a tricky issue. I imagine they could find numerous survivors without active Lassa, malaria, or HIV and use those people as donors. It’s risky, especially with screening uncertainties, but it might be worthwhile. It’s not a complete disaster yet, but we have 7,000 plus known cases and 20,000 estimated cases in West Africa after ten months. It could easily be millions in another ten months. It’s time to do something more aggressive immediately.


39 posted on 10/06/2014 7:38:42 AM PDT by Pollster1 ("Shall not be infringed" is unambiguous.)
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To: xzins
Can Ebola be spread through mosquitos?

There is no evidence that mosquitos or other insects can transmit Ebola virus. Only mammals (for example, humans, bats, monkeys and apes) have shown the ability to spread and become infected with Ebola virus.

They didn't say "no".

So that means, at least, they don't know and nobody has ruled it out.

Is this being researched by our CDC? If not, why not?

40 posted on 10/06/2014 8:05:18 AM PDT by Mariner (War Criminal #18)
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