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DOCTOR WHO RECENTLY RETURNED FROM AFRICA TESTS POSITIVE FOR EBOLA (103 fever)
WABC ^ | 10/23/14 | WABC

Posted on 10/23/2014 5:43:36 PM PDT by jimbo123

A doctor who recently traveled from West Africa has tested positive for the Ebola virus at Bellevue Hospital.

BREAKING NEWS - INFORMATION BELOW WILL BE UPDATED SHORTLY

Sources have identified the patient as Dr. Craig Allen Spencer, 33, who was working with Doctors Without Borders and recently returned from overseas. He was transported through the city's EMS system and was tested for possible Ebola-like symptoms. He tested positive Thursday night.

He is an American citizen, and sources say he arrived on Brussels Airlines Flight 501 from Brussels to JFK Airport on October 17. His flight history originated in Guinea. Spencer returned within the last 10 days.

Doctors Without Borders says he had contacted their office on Thursday morning to report having developed a fever. He had been self monitoring, as per Doctors Without Borders guidelines, quarantining himself. He had 103 fever and gastrointestinal problems when he was taken to the hospital from his apartment on West 147th Street in Hamilton Heights at 11:52 a.m.

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TOPICS: News/Current Events
KEYWORDS: bellevue; ebolaairline; eboladoctor; nycebola; obola; uspatient4
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To: Jedidah

heavy and quick onset of symptoms suggests that he had a significant dose of exposure. might test our abilities to aid.


41 posted on 10/23/2014 6:01:14 PM PDT by winoneforthegipper ("If you can't ride two horses at once, you probably shouldn't be in the circus" - SP)
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To: jimbo123

You’re correct.


42 posted on 10/23/2014 6:01:22 PM PDT by knak (The only thing necessary for the triumph of evil is for good men to do nothing)
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To: jimbo123

Well, I’m now totally calm and reassured now. Just heard on the radio that Obama is monitoring the situation. So, rest easy.


43 posted on 10/23/2014 6:02:29 PM PDT by Will88
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To: Jack Hydrazine

Where is all this 42 and 46 coming from on this thread?


44 posted on 10/23/2014 6:02:34 PM PDT by the OlLine Rebel (Common sense is an uncommon virtue./Federal-run medical care is as good as state-run DMVs.)
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To: ProtectOurFreedom

Don’t forget banning them from donating blood.


45 posted on 10/23/2014 6:03:32 PM PDT by Morpheus2009
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To: Patriot Babe

Per CNN:

“The doctor took a car service to a bowling alley in Brooklyn on Wednesday night, the official said.”

http://www.cnn.com/2014/10/23/health/new-york-possible-ebola-case/index.html?hpt=hp_t1


46 posted on 10/23/2014 6:03:39 PM PDT by PAR35
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To: jimbo123
I'm sincerely hoping that this doesn't spread in NYC.

But if Ebola DOES have to infect another person there, let it be that lousy Lena Dunham broad.

47 posted on 10/23/2014 6:05:08 PM PDT by The KG9 Kid
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To: the OlLine Rebel

Ebola Bombshell: New WHO Report Clearly Shows 42 Day Incubation Period, Not 21
http://www.thecommonsenseshow.com/2014/10/16/ebola-bombshell-new-who-report-clearly-shows-42-day-incubation-period-not-21/

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0mA2rOd1pbY

I thought it was 46, but I guess it is 42. I’d throw in an extra four days for safe measure.


48 posted on 10/23/2014 6:05:23 PM PDT by Jack Hydrazine (Pubbies = national collectivists; Dems = international collectivists; We need a second party!)
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To: getmeouttaPalmBeachCounty_FL
"I hope Doctor Who doesn’t infect his companion, though I must say, I’d give anything to have Amy & Rory back...."

.... Ya .... "Dr. Who" and "Nurse Who" (No relation as far as I know) .... keep popping up a lot in these ever increasing Obola incidents!!

..... However .... I Sincerely hope and pray that we do not see "Soldier Who" joining their ranks of Obola victims.

..... And yes ..... Amy and Rory definitely made for some great companions of "The Doctor."

49 posted on 10/23/2014 6:05:39 PM PDT by R_Kangel ( "A Nation of Sheep ..... Will Beget ..... a Nation Ruled by Wolves.")
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To: All

Neighbors said Spencer lived with his fiancée. In an online engagement announcement that describes Spencer as a “goofball,” she is identified as Morgan Dixon. They’re set to be married in September of next year.

An agitated woman who identified herself as Spencer’s fiancée showed up later at Bellevue. She has since been quarantined, sources said.

http://www.nydailynews.com/new-york/doctor-treated-ebola-patients-rushed-bellevue-fever-article-1.1984941


50 posted on 10/23/2014 6:05:48 PM PDT by jimbo123
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To: Jedidah
When the incubation period is up to 42 days (not 21), it’s very likely that walking infected will land and live among us before becoming symptomatic.

Hey Obama, the hot zone travel ban already tonight! What, Amnesty trumps Safety? ?

51 posted on 10/23/2014 6:07:22 PM PDT by Art in Idaho (Conservatism is the only Hope for Western Civilization.)
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To: PAR35

Is this Dr. an idiot??

Or did he do this on purpose?


52 posted on 10/23/2014 6:08:00 PM PDT by roses of sharon ("Truly I tell you, today you will be with me in paradise." Luke 23:43)
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To: jimbo123

Excellent job, Obola.


53 posted on 10/23/2014 6:08:27 PM PDT by therightliveswithus
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To: jimbo123
And Also From NY Times: "A health care worker at the hospital said that Dr. Spencer seemed very sick"

So we may actually get to see how super-prepared New York hospitals are -- as Cuomo and de Blasio claim.....

Gown pulled over gloves? check. Exposed skin? -- check. Exposed hair? --check. Mask and no respirator? -- check. Blue sneakers with ventilated tops? Check. OK, I think we're ready for Ebola now!

54 posted on 10/23/2014 6:09:03 PM PDT by Sooth2222 ("Suppose you were an idiot. And suppose you were a member of congress. But I repeat myself." M.Twain)
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To: Jack Hydrazine
"I thought it was 46, but I guess it is 42. I’d throw in an extra four days for safe measure..."

..... Ah .... you might well be on to something there Jack .... you have arrived at the ultimate answer to "Life, The Universe, and Everything" ... Oh and maybe "Obola" ....... The answer is .... "42."

55 posted on 10/23/2014 6:09:13 PM PDT by R_Kangel ( "A Nation of Sheep ..... Will Beget ..... a Nation Ruled by Wolves.")
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To: jimbo123

‘Gastrointestinal problems’ isn’t good.

Sounds like his organs are liquefying.

And people, if you come from a Hot Zone, for God’s sake, STAY HOME.


56 posted on 10/23/2014 6:10:52 PM PDT by Cowgirl of Justice
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To: Paladin2; winoneforthegipper

Guess we’ll find out. If symptoms came on that quickly, he may be in for a rough fight.

I wish him the best. It’s terrible when medical workers become victims.

If he had been working against Ebola in Africa, he would know that early intervention increases chances of survival, so it’s not likely that he was hiding symptoms.


57 posted on 10/23/2014 6:11:24 PM PDT by Jedidah
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To: jimbo123

DO NOT LET THESE PEOPLE IN OUR COUNTRY!!!


58 posted on 10/23/2014 6:11:25 PM PDT by iowacornman (. He is the father of government health care.)
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To: PAR35
quarantining himself. Is that the new term for going to the bowling ally?

+1

59 posted on 10/23/2014 6:12:45 PM PDT by Major Matt Mason ("Journalism is dead. All news is suspect." - Noamie)
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To: jimbo123

What will be the next disaster/ emergency that will befall New York in the next 24 hours?

I say the trifecta will become complete when another conservative warning comes true.


60 posted on 10/23/2014 6:14:11 PM PDT by lulu16 (May the Good Lord take a liking to you!)
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