Posted on 09/17/2014 11:54:07 PM PDT by GraceG
I am starting this thread to get suggestions on what items would be useful to have at one's house and at the ready for the following scenario.
Initial Conditions:
1. Ebola has started to ravage the United States and many people are already infected with it, many of whom don't even realize yet that they are infected.
2. The the emergency rooms and hospitals are already filled up to the brim with fresh Ebola cases making hospitals a dangerous place to be if you don't already have Ebola and useless in terms of actually helping you any way if you do.
3. There is a good chance you are already exposed and are incubating Ebola in your system and plan on staying home in self quarantine in an attempt to ride out the virus in the slim hope you will survive.
Now after reading up on Ebola and what the "experts" say one of the factor i thought was interesting would be that we in the United States stand a higher chance of surviving due to nutrition factors. This is what is prompting me to make List of what items culd be most useful in this scenario. Based off my limited scientific understanding I am thinking the following items would be very good to have.
Items to have and reasons to have them:
1. Drinks with a High Electrolyte content, such as Gatorade, Poweaide or even Pedialite. Reason: this is based off the idea that a lot pf people with Ebola and the associated illness tend to be losing a LOT of liquid during the whole bleeding otu of everywhere phase.
2. An AntiEmetic agent such as Emetrol, maybe Benadryl, or even Marijuana (if you are in Colorado or Washington state). Reason: People in stages of the Ebola tend to throw up a LOT and this vomiting weakens their system to the point of where combined with the fluid loss hastens or even can cause their demise from the fever stage.
3. Easy to eat canned foods, specifically canned chicken noodle soup. Reason: power may be unavailable to cook food such as soups from boxes and if sick as dog with Ebola having a can of chicken soup to eat even if it is cold will help along with the electrolyte drinks may help with the loss of nutrients that the vomiting and possibly diarrhea in the bad stages of the infection.
4. Cold/Flu Medication. Reason: Anything that can lessen the symptoms of fever and help make a person feel better to not be throwing up all the time is a good thing, I think. I am still not sure what medicines OTC would work best against Ebola symptoms if any, but the anti-emetic properties of things like Benadryl may be helpful with the vomiting issue.
5. Chewable or liquid vitamins. Reason: Due to nutrient loss keeping vitamin levels up may be a helpful thing to do to boost your immune system as it attempts to fight off this horrible disease. Not sure if with the nausea if gummy vitamins would work or not. Since the internal organs (meaning digestive tract) may be bleeding internally not sure if a regular (bed pan bullet) type vitamin would even be absorbed I have reasoned that chewable vitamins or liquid vitamins would be best in terms of vitamins. For extra doses of vitamin C maybe consider eating cans of frozen Orange Juice Concentrate, but I have concerns about the increased acidity. I think having immune boosting vitamins such a A, C, E and Vitamin D3 would be a very good idea just in case.
So that is my list so far of helpful items to have on hand in case the SHTF on this whole Ebola thing. Please add to this if you have any good suggestions and let me know if I am completely wrong on anything I have posted above.
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Thanks for the ping!
An N95 filtering face piece with respirator will provide better protection than a simple mask, but it is dependent on proper fit.
A PAPR helmet or hood would work, and is not dependent on fit to face.
I have seen conflicting opinions regarding whether N95 masks are sufficient, so if one can afford it, going a step further might be the way to go.
Still researching other stuff.
Lots of suppositories - anti nausea and anti diareal?
Reality is that if you get symptoms, and you have had some exposure they you are between the proverbial rock and a hard place.
Stay and your family likely exposed if they haven’t already. Go to the hospital and get exposed when you may not have it, if you can even get in, which I think you assumed not.
Self quarantine in an RV or trailer if you have one, so that the house and your family is not exposed. Pray and await your fate. Your chances aren’t good.
No either it kills the host or the host kills it.
A mask might help but you must cover all skin to be safe. Any exposed skin is a possible infection site.
[ would the sugar free version of Gatoraid / poweraide be better or worse?
Don’t know about you, but if I was drinking it, the artificial sweeteners would have an effect indistinguishable from the ebola! ]
I think in terms of artificial sweeteners, that stevia is the best in terms of not having bad side effects...
For later......
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