Fresh fears after passenger flying from to Nigeria to JFK dies in his seat after vomiting profusely

http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-2796641/fresh-fears-passenger-flying-nigeria-jfk-dies-seat-vomiting-profusely-body-declared-ebola-free-just-cursory-exam-cdc.html ^

[traumer]

A 63-year-old man died during a flight from Nigeria to New York's JFK after vomiting profusely - but it was only a 'cursory' exam by the CDC that confirmed he did not have Ebola. The passenger boarded an Arik Air plane out of Lagos, Nigeria, on Wednesday night, but passed away before the plane reached its final destination.

Flight attendants called the CDC, Port Authority and customs officials, who then boarded the plane as it touched down, forcing 145 worried passengers to remain on board.

The authorities then conducted tests on the body and it was only a short evaluation that suggested he did not have the deadly virus, prompting concerns there are still 'vulnerabilities' in airports.

[HandyDandy]

I guess we didn’t build anything. Whatever we have is just here for the taking.

[eggman]

They took his temperature and it was only 99.5 degrees. No Ebola, nothing to worry about.

[fatnotlazy]

12 warning signs of a heart attack:

http://www.webmd.com/heart-disease/features/12-possible-heart-symptoms-never-to-ignore

[Jet Jaguar]

Post it here.

[X-spurt]

Some elections have much greater consequence than do others.

[JLAGRAYFOX]

It’s much more then just the White House....it’s the entire “failed” Democrat Party!!! They are all, incapable of leading, managing, and acting in the best and safe interests of all the American people. American citizens, voters, all, destroy the entire Democrat Party come election day, November 4, 2014, politically...and with its destruction, turn POTUS Obama into an instatn :Lame Duck”, useless POTUS immediately!!! Vote against every single Democrat running for office!!!

[steve86]

Thanks for the list, but I have a lot of those symptoms frequently and have for many years but as of yet no heart attack.

[fatnotlazy]

It's true that most symptoms of heart attack can actually indicate less serious conditions. My point in linking the WebMD article is to show there are more warning signs of a heart attack than the proverbial feeling of an elephant sitting on your chest. Not every heart attack victim has the pain and pressure in the chest. And often those other warning signs are ignored or dismissed, even by health care professionals.

[steve86]

Yeah, the symptoms alone would give many false positives for an MI and that’s why they need to look for enzyme changes, ekg, etc., I believe.

[pepsionice]

I would agree. No one said anything about intense fever while he was on the plane, and that is a major marker. But here’s the thing....every passenger on that plane, and the stewardesses are scared right now. I would be willing to bet as time goes by and a few episodes occur via plane travel....suddenly folks make a decision that they just won’t travel much. Airline industry is a sacred place of commerce, and it’d really mess up the economy of the world if people just said “you know, for the next six months....I don’t go and visit anyone for any reason”.

[Gene Eric]

I’m guessing heart failure. I’m also guessing no assistance was provided.

[ozzymandus]

This actually sounds like a heart attack (not the ones shown on TV shows), but it will increase the panic anyway.

[Oliviaforever]

“Sounds like a textbook heart attack, actually. Vomiting is a common symptom. Ebola patients on the other hand don’t vomit and drop dead.”

Oh come on, why stop the fun on this thread.

Man has heart attack on plane is worthy of a five post thread.

Man dies of Ebola on jumbo jet and infects 400 Americans who will by the end the week infect 40,000 Americans would be worthy of a thousand post thread.

[grania]

sounds like a textbook hear attack, actually

Assume you're correct. Fact is, he was vomiting all over the place. How could you be sure he didn't have both Ebola and a heart attack with just a "cursory observation"?

[Usagi_yo]

This made me laught — the whole way the Federal Gov is handling Ebola. They insult our intelligence, then stick to it.

[PghBaldy]

That is the odd thing about this outbreak- not much talk about bleeding from orifices like in past outbreaks.

[SWAMPSNIPER]

[SWAMPSNIPER]

Listening to Obama’s speeches does it for me.

[WildHighlander57]

http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/3216238/posts?page=28#28

PING!!!!!!

Thanks sarahbarracuda!

Post more info as soon as you can.

[RC one]

Hard to say what it was or wasn’t without more information on the man’s symptoms and medical history prior to dying. Nausea and vomiting are definitely components of Ebola. If they got it wrong (again), and it was Ebola, the virus definitely would have been aerosolized and anyone and everyone on that plane could have inhaled the aerosolized virions disseminated throughout the cabin during the vomiting.