[jjsheridan5]

“Drs and nurses in africa do not largely avoid this. It has decimated their ranks...”

Exactly, this article is ridiculous insofar as it’s comparisons of modern health care with “healthcare” in West Africa. It makes the whole article lose credibility.

On a per case basis, health care workers in W. Africa have been far more successful at avoiding this disease than have those in the US. And it isn't even close. Had they behaved as lackadaisically, and with as little common sense, their health care workers wouldn't have lasted days, let alone months. As pathetic as it is, their level of responsibility has far exceeded ours (although they have virtually zero resources at their disposal, whereas ours our essentially limitless).

[Ken H]

On a per case basis, health care workers in W. Africa have been far more successful at avoiding this disease than have those in the US. And it isn't even close. Had they behaved as lackadaisically, and with as little common sense, their health care workers wouldn't have lasted days, let alone months. As pathetic as it is, their level of responsibility has far exceeded ours (although they have virtually zero resources at their disposal, whereas ours our essentially limitless).

All of the 230+ deaths among health care workers have been in west Africa. All but 3 of the 400 cases contracted have also been in w. Africa =>

Around the globe, about 400 health care staff have contracted Ebola, and more than 230 have died.

http://www.forbes.com/sites/dandiamond/2014/10/15/ebola-has-already-killed-more-than-200-doctors-nurses-and-other-healthcare-workers/

[XEHRpa]

jjsheridan is exactly right. If you calculate HCW infected per patients treated, the US currently stands at 2.0, whereas west Africa is maybe 0.05. No comparison at all. African HCW are much better at controlling the spread in the HCW workforce.

Now admittedly, I’d prefer to be in the US as a patient, but that may change too. I understand they did things like intubate Duncan, which may be the sort of thing that new protocols will forbid, to limit disease spread.