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Ebola outbreak: Royal Air Force 'on standby' to bring back infected Brits
The Telegraph ^ | 7-30-14 | Sarah Knapton

Posted on 07/31/2014 4:19:37 PM PDT by dynachrome

The Royal Air Force could be called in to bring back UK citizens infected with the deadly Ebola disease from West Africa. David Cameron has said that Ebola outbreak is a ‘very serious threat’ to the UK and the foreign secretary, Philip Hammond, is preparing to chair an emergency meeting today on how to tighten Britain’s defences against the virus. Major Thomas Fletcher, of the Royal Army Medical Corps said it was likely the meeting would discuss putting the military on alert to ‘repatriate’ Britons infected with the disease. The Royal Air Force’s Infection Prevention Control Team is likely to be placed on standby to collect UK citizens and return them to Britain in quarantine conditions.

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TOPICS: Foreign Affairs; News/Current Events; United Kingdom
KEYWORDS: britain; ebola; ebolaoutbreak; quarentine; uk
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To: kaila

You forgot the part about totally incinerating the corpses and affected areas of quarantine once the infected are dead.


61 posted on 08/01/2014 3:01:16 AM PDT by Morpheus2009
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To: gitmo

It’s more than 90 percent fatal with treatment. The disease breaks down your blood vessels so you internally bleed to death.


62 posted on 08/01/2014 3:52:21 AM PDT by Morpheus2009
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To: Red in Blue PA
If it was that simple, we would be doing airlifts of IV solution. Hint: we aren't doing that.

The cure is simple but getting people to a competent hospital in time must not be.
Ditto with the airlifts. Isn't this happening in Africa? I DON'T have a lot of faith. Do you?

63 posted on 08/01/2014 5:35:33 AM PDT by cloudmountain
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To: Wicket
If it’s 100% curable, I wouldn’t think that knowledgeable doctors and nurses who have access to that care would be dying.

Access to good care "in the bush" may not be so simple. GOOD CARE requires a GOOD hospital with GOOD emergency services. Maybe THAT ISN'T that easy to access.

64 posted on 08/01/2014 5:37:23 AM PDT by cloudmountain
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To: jetson
What about drinking nothing but water infused with oregano oil for one week?

THAT would turn one into an INSTANT Italian, or at least an Italian-speaking American.

65 posted on 08/01/2014 5:40:26 AM PDT by cloudmountain
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To: Farmer Dean
Great,I just read last week that there’s a shortage of saline IV in this country.

Do you believe everything you read?

66 posted on 08/01/2014 5:41:10 AM PDT by cloudmountain
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To: cloudmountain

There’s a shortage of a lot of drugs off and on these days.


67 posted on 08/01/2014 5:42:11 AM PDT by ladyjane
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To: PA Engineer
Did you stay at a Holiday Inn last night?

No, did you?

68 posted on 08/01/2014 5:44:15 AM PDT by cloudmountain
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To: gitmo
You need both. Blood transfusions and massive IVs of Ringer’s Solution.

I had never heard of "Ringer's Solution.
No doubt you are correct.

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From Google: Ringer's solution is the name given to a solution of several salts dissolved in water for the purpose of creating an isotonic solution relative to the bodily fluids of an animal. Ringer's solution typically contains sodium chloride, potassium chloride, calcium chloride and sodium bicarbonate, with the last used to balance the pH. Other additions can include chemical fuel sources for cells, including ATP and dextrose, as well as antibiotics and antifungals.

69 posted on 08/01/2014 5:47:32 AM PDT by cloudmountain
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To: gitmo
I hears a doctor last night say it is 90% fatal with treatment.

I guess I misheard what I heard.

70 posted on 08/01/2014 5:48:42 AM PDT by cloudmountain
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To: Kozak
Oh brother are you wrong.

I guess I heard wrong.

From Wikipedia: Ebola virus disease (EVD) or Ebola hemorrhagic fever (EHF) is the human disease caused by the ebola virus. Symptoms typically start two days to three weeks after contracting the virus, with a fever, throat and muscle pains, and headaches. There is then typically nausea, vomiting, and diarrhea, along with decreased functioning of the liver and kidneys. At this point, some people begin to have problems with bleeding.

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A big part of the problem seems to be that the virus symptoms can start two days to THREE WEEKS later. By THREE WEEKS later, it would surely be fatal.

The disease is usually acquired when a person comes into contact with the blood or bodily fluids of an infected animal such as a monkey or fruit bat. Fruit bats are believed to carry and spread the virus without being affected by it. Once infection of a human occurs, the disease may be spread from one person to another. Male survivors may be able to transmit the disease via their semen for nearly two months. To make the diagnosis, typically other diseases with similar symptoms such as malaria, cholera and other viral hemorrhagic fever are first excluded. The blood may then be tested for antibodies to the virus, or the viral RNA, or the virus itself, to confirm the diagnosis.

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GeezLaweez.

"Male survivors"?? I guess there ARE survivors, unless that's a lie.

71 posted on 08/01/2014 5:55:32 AM PDT by cloudmountain
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To: cloudmountain

No,do you.


72 posted on 08/01/2014 5:56:22 AM PDT by Farmer Dean (stop worrying about what they want to do to you,start thinking about what you want to do to them)
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To: Farmer Dean
No,do you.

No.

73 posted on 08/01/2014 6:00:32 AM PDT by cloudmountain
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To: ladyjane
There’s a shortage of a lot of drugs off and on these days.

I assume you are speaking of LEGAL drugs.
And, I'm sure there are shortages in some places.

There is no shortage where I live: large metropolitan area.

74 posted on 08/01/2014 6:03:41 AM PDT by cloudmountain
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To: cloudmountain
There is no shortage where I live: large metropolitan area.

Do you know anybody who works in an OR? or an ER? Ask them. There are frequent shortages of critical items.

75 posted on 08/01/2014 6:28:52 AM PDT by ladyjane
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To: cloudmountain

Drug Shortages: Current Drugs

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Generic Name Revision Date
Acetazolamide Injection Jun 05, 2014
Acetylcysteine Inhalation Solution Jun 06, 2014
Acyclovir Suspension Jul 16, 2014
Acyclovir Injection May 08, 2014
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76 posted on 08/01/2014 6:32:58 AM PDT by ladyjane
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To: ladyjane

Tsk. A shame!


77 posted on 08/01/2014 6:36:27 AM PDT by cloudmountain
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To: ladyjane
Do you know anybody who works in an OR? or an ER? Ask them. There are frequent shortages of critical items.

NO, I don't know a SOUL who works in an OR or ER.
I hate hospitals. They make me queasy.

78 posted on 08/01/2014 6:37:56 AM PDT by cloudmountain
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To: kalee

They are the ill informed if they suggest it cannot come from bush meat. All mammalian viruses exist out there and there is no vet to take care of them...lol. Aids? Yep, that is one of them.
Ebola? Natural reservior is the bat... which they eat. The buggers are huge...9-10 lbs. Go look it up.


79 posted on 08/01/2014 12:02:17 PM PDT by himno hero (hadnuff)
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