Posted on 09/30/2014 1:44:05 PM PDT by Crazieman
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention on Tuesday confirmed the first case of Ebola has been diagnosed in the United States.
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Not sure if I believe that one.
Probably only a few people fly in and out of Dallas every day. More like 10’s of thousands headed to all points on the globe. Bad juju for sure.
Is there anyone who did not see this coming?
I wonder how many can’t see what’s next.
Said it is a fast moving story.
Great, we hols the 9th annual FR TCMS in 18 days in the Dallas area.
OU texas weekend in 2 weeks. Crap
Explain
Oh goody...
My worse night mare has just come true!
There have been reports of relatively asymptomatic individuals in West Africa spreading Ebola.
A patient in a Dallas hospital has been confirmed to have the Ebola virus, News 8 has learned.
Yup, busy time of year for Dallas.
Here's a local link too:
http://www.wfaa.com/story/news/health/2014/09/29/dallas-presbyterian-hospital-ebola-patient-isolation/16460629/
Just Dam
please keep me updated if anything changes
Correction: “unnamed patient”
Dallas’ Ebola case confirmed by CDC; first diagnosis in U.S.
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention notified the media at 3:32 p.m. Tuesday that Dallas has the first diagnosed Ebola case in the nation. The federal agency scheduled a media briefing at 5:30 p.m. from its headquarters in Atlanta.
DALLAS (CBSDFW.COM) – A North Texas hospital has a patient in isolation as they evaluate them for potential exposure to the Ebola virus.
Officials with Texas Health Presbyterian Hospital in Dallas released the following statement Monday night:
“Texas Health Presbyterian Hospital Dallas has admitted a patient into strict isolation to be evaluated for potential Ebola Virus Disease (EVD) based on the patient’s symptoms and recent travel history. The hospital is following all Centers for Disease Control and Texas Department of Heath recommendations to ensure the safety of patients, hospital staff, volunteers, physicians and visitors. The CDC anticipates preliminary results tomorrow.”
The patient’s travel history and specific symptoms remain unclear, but it is said to involve a high fever and vomiting. The name of the patient has not been released.
CBS 11 News spoke with Dallas County Health and Human Services director Zachary Thompson, who confirmed that the patient had been in the West Africa area where the Ebola virus exists. “Looking at the travel history is the first indicator, and then the next step is [treatment or non-treatment] once we get lab results,” he said.
Thompson definitely felt that there should be a heightened sense of awareness in North Texas, based on what has happened internationally. “With what we’ve seen in the media and how deadly the Ebola virus is, it is a concern,” he said.
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