Posted on 01/24/2020 4:10:38 PM PST by simpson96
CHICAGO (WLS) -- A Chicago resident is the second confirmed case of coronavirus in the United States after she returned from traveling in Wuhan, China, the CDC confirmed Friday.
The CDC said that the patient, a woman in her 60s, is clinically doing well and is in stable condition. She traveled to Wuhan in late December and returned to the U.S. on January 13.
The woman was not showing symptoms when she returned, but started feeling unwell a few days after returning, the CDC said.
"She was administering to her elderly father, who was sick while she was there," said Illinois Senator Dick Durbin. "She came home and started feeling the symptoms."
"She called ahead to alert her doctor to her illness, rather than just presenting to a clinic or an emergency department," said Chicago Department of Public Health Commissioner Dr. Allison Arwady. "This is exactly what any potentially ill returning traveler from Wuhan should do."
The woman has not taken public transportation or attended public gathering. She is being treated in isolation at AMITA Health St. Alexius Medical Center in Hoffman Estates, AMITA officials confirmed.
The hospital issued a statement saying:
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Trump’s fault...
I sure hope she didn’t sneeze while facing the general direction of McHenry.
Chicago.....I think this poor woman needs a visit from a Community Organizer from that town.
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...
I am SO in, on that last!
Oh, well, what are you gonna do? It’s not like we can ever close the borders. Just try to enjoy.
/s
Best worst joke of the day! I'm stealing it, by the way.
Maybe.
I think we should be quarantining people who arrive from China for a week or more until this abates.
ML/NJ
I've heard it called Mexican beer flu..
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