Ebola on the horizon?

[T.Lex]

Reported cases confirmed by blood work at the WHO.I think the reality on the ground in Africa is much worse as reported by Doctors without borders.

Well, WHO includes "suspected and probable" cases, too. Having said that, I'm not terribly worried that they're over-reporting cases. If anything, as you note, they are under-reporting.

I just focus on the reported numbers because I don't think speculation is very helpful.

 

[ArcadiaGP]

CDC on 2nd infected healthcare worker: 'She should not have traveled on a commercial airline'


Oh, good. Glad those ****ing "protocols" are working.


This is where the Libertarians will be tested. We're in a position where the government should restrict travel of certain individuals.

 

[T.Lex]

CDC on 2nd infected healthcare worker: 'She should not have traveled on a commercial airline'

I predict a Bob and Tom bit with Mr. Obvious.

 

[smokingman]

Well, WHO includes "suspected and probable" cases, too. Having said that, I'm not terribly worried that they're over-reporting cases. If anything, as you note, they are under-reporting.

I just focus on the reported numbers because I don't think speculation is very helpful.

From the WHO press release.http://apps.who.int/iris/bitstream/10665/136508/1/roadmapsitrep15Oct2014.pdf


Data for epidemiological week 41 are incomplete, with missing data for 12 October from Liberia.
This reflects the challenging nature of data gathering in countries with widespread and intense EVD
transmission. These challenges remain particularly acute in Liberia, where there continues to be a
mismatch between the relatively low numbers of new cases reported through official clinical
surveillance systemson one hand,and reports from laboratory staff and first responders
of large numbers of new cases on the other. Efforts are ongoing to reconcile different sources of data
,and to rapidly scale-upcapacity for epidemiological data gathering throughout each country with
widespread and intense transmission.

 

[jedi]

CDC on 2nd infected healthcare worker: 'She should not have traveled on a commercial airline'


Oh, good. Glad those ****ing "protocols" are working.


This is where the Libertarians will be tested. We're in a position where the government should restrict travel of certain individuals.

Nothing to worry about... It can't be stop now.

 

[ArcadiaGP]

Oh look, she DID have symptoms on the flight

https://twitter.com/vplus/status/522437491128020994


DOW is down, Ebola is up

 

[T.Lex]

Boom.

That sucks.

 

[ghuns]

Oh look, she DID have symptoms on the flight
https://twitter.com/vplus/status/522437491128020994

Uh, CNN's breaking news headline is that she flew a day before she had symptoms.

 

[ArcadiaGP]

Uh, CNN's breaking news headline is that she flew a day before she had symptoms.

An accurate headline would be, "She flew a day before being diagnosed." Symptoms were already there.

 

[ghuns]

Symptoms were already there.

Says who? Not saying it isn't true, just can't find anywhere says it is.

I can say for certain, any dude who may have joined the mile high club with her on that flight is not feeling quite so lucky today.

 

[smokingman]

Oh look, she DID have symptoms on the flight

https://twitter.com/vplus/status/522437491128020994


DOW is down, Ebola is up

So the plastic security bin she placed her items in was sterilized before others touched it? the cash she used to pay for her coffee?....on and on.

Everything she touched has to potential to have infected others.The others not on her flight will be much more difficult to track and decontaminating items she could have possibly come in contact with even at just the airport would be a monumental task.

 

[T.Lex]

What about the seat she was in for a few hours? Kinda wondering how much virus that may have absorbed, and how long it would live on that surface.

 

[ArcadiaGP]

Says who? Not saying it isn't true, just can't find anywhere says it is.

That link saying she had elevated temp.

What about the seat she was in for a few hours? Kinda wondering how much virus that may have absorbed, and how long it would live on that surface.

The plane wasn't even decontaminated after. The CDC's monitoring/alerting protocols seem to have been breached.

 

[GodFearinGunTotin]

You know things are starting to get serious when Obama will cancel a fundraising trip.

Obama to Hold Ebola Meeting With Cabinet | The Weekly Standard

 

[smokingman]

That link saying she had elevated temp.


wfaa.com | Dallas-Fort Worth Breaking News, Weather, Traffic, Sports for North Texas - WFAA.com

That is ABC saying she had a low grade fever on the plane.It was apparently on the front page of CNN as well but seems to be gone now.

[/IMG]




The plane wasn't even decontaminated after. The CDC's monitoring/alerting protocols seem to have been breached.

DALLAS -- There are now two Dallas nurses being treated for the Ebola virus, and News 8 has learned that the second patient flew on an airplane Monday with a low-grade fever of 99.5 degrees.
http://www.wfaa.com/story/news/heal...las-hospital-worker-diagnosed-ebola/17290677/
Better link.

 

[jedi]

How long does the virus last on surfaces?

 

[smokingman]

How long does the virus last on surfaces?

"Ebola on dried on surfaces such as doorknobs and counter tops can survive for several hours; however, virus in body fluids (such as blood) can survive up to several days at room temperature."
Q&As on Transmission | Ebola Hemorrhagic Fever | CDC

Long enough.Also of note since she was running a fever and it can be spread by sweat almost any surface she touched would have been contaminated.

 

[bwframe]

Questions from hospital to new patients;
Have you been to West Africa?
Have you been to Liberia?
Have you been to Dallas?

 

[pudly]

Why was that in purple?

 

[ArcadiaGP]

CDC Director Frieden acknowledges Nurse had fever, then declares that fever "not symptomatic". Incredible. We are screening for fever because fever IS a symptom of ebola. This Glib Reassurance Machine acknowledges she did have a fever, and then declares her symptoms to be asymptomatic. Ebola symptoms are now declared "asymptomatic" for purposes of public reassurance. FIRE THIS ****ER. SYMPTOMS ARE BY DEFINITION SYMPTOMATIC.

Citizens, Rejoice! Average body temperature has been re calibrated as 99.5. If you're feeling warm, you're healthy!

Ace of Spades HQ



Also, Frontier plane went DFW-CLE-FLL-CLE-ATL-CLE before Ebola cleaning. That should be made public.

She was in Ohio for 5 days to plan wedding

http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/art...thcare-worker-tests-positive-ebola-texas.html