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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Exactly. Well said
“Most travelers do anything they can to get back to the US when they fall ill on a trip. You can bet if he felt bad, he did everything he could to hide it.”
Like working mothers/dads sending their sick kids to school
Thank you. I've been waiting for someone to point that out. Not to mention that the airports at Monrovia have been ostensibly closed to regular commercial traffic for almost a month.
Obviously it would have been racist to ask him if he had been to Africa recently/sarc
I wonder, this guy was visiting his family, when people visit a new place, don’t they go see the sights, go to the mall, restaurants, etc
A Dallas hospital patient has tested positive for Ebola, the first case ever diagnosed in the United States.
A statement sent out Monday night by Texas Health Presbyterian Hospital said that the patient was being isolated based on his or her symptoms and recent travel history.
Officials with the Texas Dept. of State Health Services said the patient traveled to West Africa and developed symptoms after their return to Texas.
A press conference with details about the diagnosis was held in Dallas Tuesday afternoon.
There, Tom Frieden, M.D., Director of the Center for Disease Control, said that the patient did not show any symptoms when leaving from Liberia on Sept. 19 or entering the U.S. Sept. 20.
The patient, who was visiting family in the U.S. and does not appear to be an American citizen, sought treatment Sept. 26 and was admitted to a hospital Sept. 28.
Specimens from the patient were tested by a state lab and confirmed by a separate test by the Centers for Disease Control, said Carrie Williams, spokeswoman for the Texas Department of State Health Services.
Frieden said the next step will be identifying anyone who may have come into contact with the patient while they were infectious, isolating them and waiting to see if they exhibit any Ebola symptoms.
The CDC wouldn’t confirm if the patient is a male or femaile.
CDC officials and doctors at the press conference emphasized that they believe the patient’s diagnosis will be controlled, and that the risk for an outbreak in Dallas is low.
“There is no doubt in my mind that we will stop it here,” said Frieden.
Both the hospital and health officials said strict federal isolation and testing guidelines are being followed.
“Unless you have exchanged bodily fluids with this individual this is a low risk for people in Dallas County. So we want to ease the fear. We’re talking about bodily fluids transmission, not just sitting right here together that being an issue,” said Dallas County Health Director Zach Thompson.
Thompson also said unlike Africa, Dallas County has the infrastructure needed to deal with Ebola.
Since the summer months, U.S. health officials have been preparing for the possibility that an individual traveler could unknowingly arrive with the infection. Health authorities have advised hospitals on how to prevent the virus from spreading within their facilities.
Officials at the press conference also said that they are not concerned that passengers who were on the same flight as the patient were exposed to Ebola, as the virus is only spread through direct contact.
According to the CDC, Ebola symptoms can include fever, muscle pain, vomiting and bleeding, and can appear as long as 21 days after exposure to the virus.
“Not true. The patient becomes immune if he survives and can kill (easily) with his semen.”
Wow, already got your pick-up line created. Nice!
I love FR.
The CDC's funded by taxpayers and their name is: Center for DISEASE CONTROL... right?
Ebola's NOT AIDS - which provided lots of air time and drama - and compared to what ebola can do - NOT many deaths...
I think they need to step up to the plate and earn their money.
DALLAS — A patient in a Dallas hospital has been confirmed to have the deadly Ebola virus, the Centers for Disease Control said Tuesday.
That person has been held in “strict isolation” at Texas Health Presbyterian Hospital Dallas as he was evaluated for possible exposure to the virus. The CDC will decide whether it is necessary to move the patient to another facility.
This is the first-ever case of this strain of Ebola confirmed in the United States. Officials would not confirm or deny if he was a U.S. citizen, only saying he was “visiting family in the U.S.”
“There is no doubt in my mind that we will stop it,” said Dr. Tom Frieden, director of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention at a Tuesday afternoon news conference in Atlanta.
“I hope these bustards are happy. Frigging terrorists.”
Sorry to say but my take is the biggest bustard *terrorist* of them all is sitting in the WH (or out playing golf)
That works, as long as the guy didn't go smearing saliva on the supermarket produce, etc. We simply don't know at this point. It could be easy to trace, like they did in Nigeria and wiped it out there.
You and I may disagree on certain points but I know you’re sincere and honest. Can’t say that about all respondents here. Some need to have a psych ward named after them.
He probably sat in the ER waiting area for 2 - 3 hours with about 40 - 50 other people...
Or sweated
Speaking of threads, here was the first thread posted about this at 3:19, and was pulled by the afternoon mod for NO LINK NO DICE.
Ebola confirmed in Dallas Texas KERA | 9-30-2014 | Dark Wing
Posted on 9/30/2014 3:19:43 PM by Dark Wing
KERA News @keranews 57m 57 minutes ago Dallas patient tested for possible #Ebola.
“We want to caution Dallas County residents not to overreact."
http://bit.ly/1rDjBEM @keranews
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A patient who recently traveled to West Africa at Texas Health Presbyterian Hospital of Dallas has a confirmed case of Ebola.
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Oh my mercy........that was indeed the vector for the first Ebola case!!!!!!
That’s incorrect. The virus is alive in the sperm and can infect other people who come into contact.
Numerous sources confirm this.
I agree! Over & over & over again.
WTH is wrong with us?
I'd like to know if there is any data on Ebola susceptibility and mortality by the usual demographics. Race, gender, age, level of immune function.
If there's going to be even a limited outbreak, I want to know the level of concern that I should have personally as far as likely consequences resulting from my own particulars, as well as for others, for instance my 10 year old niece, 80 year old mother, etc.
It was a local security guard that had not been properly vetted...
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