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To: Tennessee Nana
that magic number of 21 has been overused..

No it hasn't.

Every human being is different. 21 days is a very conservative estimate of a 95% confidence interval that you will develop symptoms if exposed, within two standard deviations. The measured standard deviation is 4.3 days. For "most" people (~70%) symptoms will develop between 8 and 12 days of infection.

If you stop isolating people after only 12 days, 30% of infected patients are going to be turned loose into general population. Some studies are now recommending 25 days.

277 posted on 10/12/2014 10:15:20 AM PDT by FredZarguna (His first name is 'Unarmed,' and his given middle name is 'Teenager.')
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To: FredZarguna

25 days of isolation would be a good number to use to err on the side of caution.


279 posted on 10/12/2014 10:17:57 AM PDT by Red in Blue PA (When Injustice becomes Law, Resistance Becomes Duty.-Thomas Jefferson)
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To: FredZarguna

that’s not what I meant..

they are saying that is takes 21 days for Ebola to show up..

that’s not true..

it can be within days..

I bet if those passengers were given a blood test it would show up no matter how much Motrin they take to hide a fever...


280 posted on 10/12/2014 10:18:57 AM PDT by Tennessee Nana
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To: FredZarguna

and yes they should be in quarantine for more than 21 days...


283 posted on 10/12/2014 10:19:45 AM PDT by Tennessee Nana
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