Posted on 10/12/2014 5:54:04 AM PDT by Red in Blue PA
From Press conference live right now:
The 2nd person who contracted ebola was wearing the full protective gear as recommended by the CDC!
Wow!
I agree it is not airborne in the definitive sense- but as you mentioned the monkey study it seems likely or possible that droplets could be inhaled- particularly in late stage when virus is ripe and plentiful.
True but some did seroconvert check thisEbola viruses (EBOV) cause often fatal hemorrhagic fever in several species of simian primates including human. While fruit bats are considered natural reservoir, involvement of other species in EBOV transmission is unclear. In 2009, Reston-EBOV was the first EBOV detected in swine with indicated transmission to humans. In-contact transmission of Zaire-EBOV (ZEBOV) between pigs was demonstrated experimentally. Here we show ZEBOV transmission from pigs to cynomolgus macaques without direct contact. Interestingly, transmission between macaques in similar housing conditions was never observed. Piglets inoculated oro-nasally with ZEBOV were transferred to the room housing macaques in an open inaccessible cage system. All macaques became infected. Infectious virus was detected in oro-nasal swabs of piglets, and in blood, swabs, and tissues of macaques. This is the first report of experimental interspecies virus transmission, with the macaques also used as a human surrogate. Our finding may influence prevention and control measures during EBOV outbreaks..
and yes they should be in quarantine for more than 21 days...
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All a concerned person has to do is google "Ebola incubation period." One of the most popular medical web sites has it right up front: http://ebola.emedtv.com/ebola/ebola-incubation-period.html 2-21 days [that's +/-2σ]
The CDC has been honest huh? What are you smoking?
http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-chat/3214194/posts?page=5#5
These patients should be cared for in mobile prefab trailers where Hazmat decontamination can be set up. Most Hospitals are not designed to provide this level of care.
The other problem with this disease is that it engages the most well trained personnel in the hospital, the ICU staff. It takes 2 - 3 years to train an ICU doctor if you continually expose this talent to a highly communicable disease how long do they last? Who in their right mind would take on the extra years of training to take their place?
Ebola will likely be contained in the US, however there is the small possibility that it does get out of control. Because of that small possibility every precaution should be taken. Which means revoking issued visas for anyone in west Africa. Intercepting any West African traveler that does arrive here and placing them in immediate quarantine and after quarantine return to their country of origin. Set up Ebola treatment centers where patients are sent to keep them out of our main Hospitals.
Personnel that are treating an Ebola patient are required to live onsite until such time they have passed quarantine limits before they are allowed to return to the general public.
Thank you for weighing in. This makes far more sense than the nonsense being repeated by public officials.
Careless has nothing to do with it. We are training personnel now to do this. It requires a second person to help, and has multiple steps where the smallest thing that goes wrong exposes you to the virus. It is NOT easy
The Zaire strain of Ebola has close to 80% case mortality. Very dangerous.
Actually, No
Ok, I only heard cruz call for it. I think McCain called for an ebola tzar...
So this means that Duncan’s vicious, ungrateful family can sue not only Dallas Presbyterian hospital but the CDC too? Gonna be billionaires.
For awhile.
I find it very curious that they were taken to "an undisclosed location" and nothing has really been heard about them since.
“Third paragraph “another person also remains in isolation. ..””
I heard the latest CDC report a few minutes ago and the other person being isolated is the person who is living with the Dallas nurse.
I keep up with this due to living about 20 miles from that hospital. The deputy sheriff lived about 10 min. from our house.
If a positive Ebola patient shows up in our county, Denton County, we are ready to stay in our house until the threat is over.
My statement is specifically about the incubation period. Nobody has lied about that.
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Thanks for that information - it was an odd statement and had me curious.
Hang tough- Dallas will get through this!
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That's about as logical as Stop letting mooseSlimes fly!
Maybe this will give the TSA the motivation to rectal temp every white person now?
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