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Texas Narrows Ebola Focus to 10 Considered to Be at Greatest Risk
NY Times ^ | 10/03/14 | MANNY FERNANDEZ, MICHAEL D. SHEAR and ABBY GOODNOUGH

Posted on 10/03/2014 6:15:29 PM PDT by Enlightened1

DALLAS — Health officials on Friday narrowed down to 10 the number of people considered most at risk of contracting Ebola after coming into contact with an infected Liberian man. They also moved the four people who had shared an apartment with the man from their potentially contaminated quarters, as local and federal officials tried to assure the public that the disease was contained despite initial missteps here.

The four people, a girlfriend of Thomas E. Duncan, the Liberian who is the first person in the United States to develop symptoms of Ebola, and three of her relatives had been under orders not to leave their home, and Texas officials apologized to them for not moving faster to have the apartment cleaned of potentially infectious materials.

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TOPICS: Culture/Society; Government; News/Current Events; US: Texas
KEYWORDS: 10; ebola; risk; texas
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1 posted on 10/03/2014 6:15:29 PM PDT by Enlightened1
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To: Enlightened1

Wait. What? I thought the Dallas health department said nobody was at risk.


2 posted on 10/03/2014 6:21:28 PM PDT by Texas Eagle (If it wasn't for double-standards, Liberals would have no standards at all -- Texas Eagle)
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To: Enlightened1

What about the hundreds of “lesser risk” folks that this individual came into contact with?


3 posted on 10/03/2014 6:22:16 PM PDT by doc1019
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To: Enlightened1

So if one person has it where you live, we don’t let them leave.

But if thousands have it where you live, we welcome them in by the planeload.

Brilliant.


4 posted on 10/03/2014 6:24:49 PM PDT by icwhatudo (Low taxes and less spending in Sodom and Gomorrah is not my idea of a conservative victory)
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To: doc1019
"What about the hundreds of “lesser risk” folks that this individual came into contact with?"

We should know before the end of the month.
5 posted on 10/03/2014 6:25:33 PM PDT by clearcarbon
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To: Enlightened1

So, are the 4 people part of the 10?


6 posted on 10/03/2014 6:26:26 PM PDT by combat_boots (The Lion of Judah cometh. Hallelujah. Gloria Patri, Filio et Spiritui Sancto!)
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To: combat_boots

No they are not. This is in addition.


7 posted on 10/03/2014 6:28:16 PM PDT by Enlightened1
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To: doc1019

And what about the clean up crew who used a power washer on the road/walkway to ‘clean’ the Ebola laced vomit, without donning any protective gear? The aerosolized mist was disbursed widely onto the car and building as well as absorbed by the hair and skin and clothing of the fella with the power washer.
And then there is the ambulance crew. The next patients riding in that ambulance. The hospitals waiting areas and any folks who had the great misfortune of sharing the space with this volatile disease. The children who were in the same classroom with the 13 year old who defied the court ordered quarantine and attended class as late as Wednesday.
Louise is Duncan’s girlfriend and mother to his 13 yr. old son, was permitted to shop at a local Walmart after Duncan was diagnosed and hospitalized.
Ten contacts? The next two weeks are going to be a hell of a roller coaster for countless families.


8 posted on 10/03/2014 6:34:25 PM PDT by wtd
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To: Enlightened1

it’s sounds like someone with half a brain finally took over from Obama!


9 posted on 10/03/2014 6:35:46 PM PDT by TexasFreeper2009 (Obama lied .. the economy died.)
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To: doc1019

>> What about the hundreds of “lesser risk” folks that this individual came into contact with?

Maybe we should quarantine all of Dallas.

Never did like Dallas much, anyway.


10 posted on 10/03/2014 6:36:52 PM PDT by Nervous Tick (There is no "allah" but satan, and mohammed is his demon)
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To: wtd

>> The next two weeks are going to be a hell of a roller coaster for countless families.

Yeah, especially for families harboring hypochondriacs with overactive imaginations.


11 posted on 10/03/2014 6:38:42 PM PDT by Nervous Tick (There is no "allah" but satan, and mohammed is his demon)
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To: combat_boots

The enemedia keep saying obamabola is hard to contract, bodily fluids only, bla bla. Then they say if you touch an object contaminated by fluids you can contract it.
So it’s difficult to get, unless you touch a door knob, seat tray release lever, or in flight magazine cover. Oh I see, very difficult to catch/S
I hate the catch word CONTRACT.


12 posted on 10/03/2014 6:39:29 PM PDT by 9422WMR ("Ignorance can be cured by education, but stupidity is forever.")
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To: clearcarbon

I’m not concerned, after all Obama has assured the American people that he has it under control. /s


13 posted on 10/03/2014 6:40:16 PM PDT by doc1019
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To: Enlightened1

The case tipping point for the vector that was discussed the other night was 12.


14 posted on 10/03/2014 6:41:10 PM PDT by combat_boots (The Lion of Judah cometh. Hallelujah. Gloria Patri, Filio et Spiritui Sancto!)
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To: doc1019
What about the hundreds of “lesser risk” folks that this individual came into contact with?

Yes, and there is the "rub". Don't get me wrong, I am hoping for the best and that this goes away, really I am.

My big concern is if the virus is actually contagious like say - 1 day - before symptoms. Just 1 day. And what happens if the "low risk" person (who might not even be on the radar screen), works an 8 hour shift at a fast food restaurant that day - then goes to a movie?
15 posted on 10/03/2014 6:42:26 PM PDT by DJlaysitup
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To: Enlightened1

I think what they’re trying to say is: “We hope we get lucky on this one”.


16 posted on 10/03/2014 6:42:41 PM PDT by Cementjungle
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To: Enlightened1

Being at the “greatest risk” is different than those who are only “at great risk”. More commie lib thinking.


17 posted on 10/03/2014 6:47:38 PM PDT by FlingWingFlyer (Stop flooding our schools with unaccompanied illegal aliens. Do it for the children!)
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To: DJlaysitup

Or rides a subway or city bus. The possibilities for disaster are limitless.


18 posted on 10/03/2014 6:47:58 PM PDT by doc1019
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To: Enlightened1

I believe the NYT as much as I believe obama.


19 posted on 10/03/2014 6:48:25 PM PDT by matt1234 (Obama fled. People bled. Iraq 2014.)
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To: Texas Eagle

The only minor blessings of Thursday’s major hail storm - many Dallas and Dallas-suburbs closed due to power outages.
Less risk of kids spreading disease when they’re all at home.


20 posted on 10/03/2014 6:52:53 PM PDT by tbw2
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