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African Woman Dies Of
Ebola After Flight To London
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Posted on 05/21/2006 3:13:29 PM PDT by traumer
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To: the invisib1e hand
Very contagious and not well understood.
In the case of ebola, the kill rate is sometimes in the 90% range which helps to prevent it's spread because it kills entire villages in Africa before it spreads much.
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posted on
05/21/2006 3:24:22 PM PDT
by
cripplecreek
(Never a minigun handy when you need one.)
To: traumer
Just the cabin crew? What about the person sitting next to her or just adjacent? I guess you have to actually touch her blood to get it.
To: MikefromOhio
The progression is very rapid, like less than 48 hours from first symptoms to mopping up 15 liters of blood and other juices. Seems quite plausible to me.
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posted on
05/21/2006 3:25:47 PM PDT
by
Toby06
(tagline suspended for the race.)
To: WestCoastGal; MamaDearest; Cindy; Velveeta
To: Toby06
Belleding out every orifice? Sounds series.
To: jeremiah
US health officials stressed that there is no reason to restrict flights from other countries over health concerns" Back to our regularly scheduled program. But has the FBI ruled out terrorism yet? BTW this is the second thread this week that sounds like a Tom Clancy novel.
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posted on
05/21/2006 3:26:55 PM PDT
by
neodad
(USS Vincennes (CG-49) Freedom's Fortress)
To: cripplecreek
I'm not one to get excited about these things but in the case of something like ebola, I think they should do more than simply monitor their own health.Really bad reporting. There is no clue about whether, medically, anything beyond "monitoring one's own health" is possible, or effective ...
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posted on
05/21/2006 3:27:16 PM PDT
by
Publius6961
(Multiculturalism is the white flag of a dying country)
To: traumer
"Virgin Atlantic cabin crew who came into contact with the woman have been told to monitor their health."
Excellent, let them march around in the general population for a while until they develop the proper symptoms.
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posted on
05/21/2006 3:27:48 PM PDT
by
headstamp
(Nothing lasts forever, Unless it does.)
To: traumer
God have mercy.... Not one of those passengers should be walking in public.
To: Toby06
It's fast, but I don't think it's quite THAT fast....
"The incubation period for Ebola HF ranges from 2 to 21 days. The onset of illness is abrupt and is characterized by fever, headache, joint and muscle aches, sore throat, and weakness, followed by diarrhea, vomiting, and stomach pain. A rash, red eyes, hiccups and internal and external bleeding may be seen in some patients.
Researchers do not understand why some people are able to recover from Ebola HF and others are not. However, it is known that patients who die usually have not developed a significant immune response to the virus at the time of death."
http://www.cdc.gov/ncidod/dvrd/spb/mnpages/dispages/ebola/qa.htm
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posted on
05/21/2006 3:27:57 PM PDT
by
MikefromOhio
(aka MikeinIraq - Woohoo!! I'm on A List!!! yay!!!!)
To: MikefromOhio
Ebola is contagious, but it's a blood/fluid borne virus.So she's vomiting on the plane (let's hope she hit the air sick bag), and has a fit that left her unconcious. She was probably burning with fever (read sweating) . . . .plenty of fluid to go around in an enclosed environment.
To: neodad
BTW this is the second thread this week that sounds like a Tom Clancy novel.
I'm reading Executive Orders right now actually....
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posted on
05/21/2006 3:28:32 PM PDT
by
MikefromOhio
(aka MikeinIraq - Woohoo!! I'm on A List!!! yay!!!!)
To: WIladyconservative
yes that is a problem.
I don't know about the sweating being catagious or not, but it would be a good guess to NOT mess with it.
That plane should NEVER fly again.
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posted on
05/21/2006 3:29:22 PM PDT
by
MikefromOhio
(aka MikeinIraq - Woohoo!! I'm on A List!!! yay!!!!)
To: Rushmore Rocks
I guess the crew and passengers are on their own.
God help us when something starts that is highly contagious and we are too PC to quarantine first and then ask questions and test to see what is going on.
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posted on
05/21/2006 3:29:26 PM PDT
by
WestCoastGal
(Jr "I just go. I would feel awful if I got beat by who rode around to get the inversion~Win it baby!)
To: the invisib1e hand
Ebola is not air borne(so far) but it is deadly contagious if you come in contact with the blood or vomit of the victim.
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posted on
05/21/2006 3:29:45 PM PDT
by
calex59
(No country can survive multiculturalism. Dual cultures don't mix, history has taught us that!)
To: traumer
We need to isolate the British and burn down their villages along with the french and belgiums.
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posted on
05/21/2006 3:30:12 PM PDT
by
Porterville
(Do Not Betray The President During A Time Of War-- Unless You Are A Traitor)
To: MikefromOhio
it is known that patients who die usually have not developed a significant immune response to the virus at the time of death."
Now THAT is understatement.
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posted on
05/21/2006 3:30:32 PM PDT
by
tet68
( " We would not die in that man's company, that fears his fellowship to die with us...." Henry V.)
To: traumer
Cabin crew and passengers rushed to her aid but towards the end of the flight she began to vomiting.
Since it's only being "reported" and only that her symptoms "matched" ebola, it very well may not be ebola. Here's hoping the diagnosis was rumored and wrong.
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posted on
05/21/2006 3:31:15 PM PDT
by
kenth
To: MikefromOhio
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posted on
05/21/2006 3:31:24 PM PDT
by
neodad
(USS Vincennes (CG-49) Freedom's Fortress)
To: VOA
There's one Airbus that should be either hermetically sealed and dropped into the Mariannas Trench. Or burned to the ground in the sands of Syria. Nope, just spray the inside of it with bleach and the problem will be solved, outside of the body ebola is easy to kill.
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posted on
05/21/2006 3:31:56 PM PDT
by
calex59
(No country can survive multiculturalism. Dual cultures don't mix, history has taught us that!)
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