"Health officials now must track down fellow travelers who were around the newest case, and this time it will be more challenging: There were more flights involved.He traveled on May 1 on flights
- from Jeddah, Saudi Arabia,
- first to London,
- then to Boston,
- then to Atlanta,
- and finally to Orlando.
He went to a hospital on May 8 and was placed in isolation. . .
- As early as the first flight, the latest case was suffering fever, chills and a slight cough *****vs.***** YahooNews May 16th
"It took the patient more than a week before he sought help in an emergency department in Orlando, Florida. Once he arrived, he waited nearly 12 hours in the ER before staff recognized a MERS link and placed him in an isolation room. The patient DID NOT HAVE SIGNS OF a respiratory infection, NOT EVEN A COUGH.[ID:nL1N0O002W]"- Note discrepancy
****fever, chills, slight cough on first flight vs. no signs of respiratory infection, not even a cough.*****
Who to believe?
second case (indiana fellow) also took multiple modes of transportation to Munster Indiana (suburb of Chicago area). Patient number one left from Jeddah, Saudi. Patient number two left from Riyadh, Saudi.
(patient two) left Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, on April 24 and took two planes and a bus to travel back to Indiana via London and Chicago.
http://www.sfgate.com/health/article/1st-MERS-virus-case-in-U-S-concerns-California-5452707.php
With an itinerary like that, he knew he was infected and DELIBERATELY chose flights that would expose him to the busiest airports around.
So why did he go to the ER then?
Why don’t we STOP people from coming into the United States from infected countries?
Do we always have to be the stupid ones?