Ebola on the horizon?

[JTScribe]

Did I beat GPIAto an ebola link ?
Seriously appreciate all the updates here

Officials Looking Into Possible Ebola Case In New York City « CBS New York

Loojs like perhaps this doc was doing the right thing and self-isolating

Or taking Uber rides and bowling . . . po-tay-toe, po-tah-toe.

CNN: Possible NYC Ebola Patient Took Uber to Williamsburg Bowling Alley | Mediaite

 

[dusty88]

Or taking Uber rides and bowling . . . po-tay-toe, po-tah-toe.

CNN: Possible NYC Ebola Patient Took Uber to Williamsburg Bowling Alley | Mediaite

Well carp.

I thought we could finally say "see people are being sensible and these isolated cases don't have to give us anything to worry about, if properly treated"

 

[ArcadiaGP]

Confirmed - He just tested positive.

Doctor tests positive for Ebola at New York hospital | World news | theguardian.com

 

[dusty88]

Confirmed - He just tested positive.

Doctor tests positive for Ebola at New York hospital | World news | theguardian.com

Great. And was out and about in New York yesterday.

A medical doctor who understands this disease should be prosecuted for that.

ETA: IF the story is true, he should be prosecuted. Breaking news often contains a lot of inaccuracies.

I don't want to see the CDC attempt to enforce quarantines. I do think that someone who clearly has had exposure should be told to self-quarantine and expect prosecution if they put others at risk. As GPIA says, several others who were supposedly well trained were also infected.

 

[ArcadiaGP]

Ebola is really hard to get but people who best know how to protect themselves from it keep getting it.

 

[88GT]

Ebola is really hard to get but people who best know how to protect themselves from it keep getting it.

And it is exactly this contradiction that keeps me concerned.

 

[dusty88]

Ebola is really hard to get but people who best know how to protect themselves from it keep getting it.

It still appears to be accurate to say that it's really hard to get from someone who is in the early stages of the disease.

Of course, it's also apparently accurate to say that we can't trust even intelligent, knowledgeable people to behave.

How do you explain a guy who sacrifices his time and puts himself at risk to treat others, then can't stand to stay home from a social event in New York?

 

[longbow]

When will he disappear?

 

[ArcadiaGP]

Gov. Cuomo: New York Ebola patient came in contact with 4 people; all are in touch with health officials.



http://twitchy.com/2014/10/23/bill-...tweet&utm_medium=twitter&utm_campaign=twitter



NYC Ebola patient went on a 3-mile run yesterday, took the A, 1 and L trains, then went bowling, Health Commish says

http://nypost.com/2014/10/23/nyc-do...w&utm_source=NYPTwitter&utm_medium=SocialFlow

Ebola patient timeline from hospital officials: 10/17 Arrived at JFK; 10/21 felt tired; 10/23 had fever, alerted officials.

 

[dusty88]

https://news.yahoo.com/doctor-visited-africa-tested-ebola-nyc-003404036.html

Yahoo News press conference

"He did bowl"

Take home message: fear bowling balls.

 

[singlesix]

Wonder if the others that came in contact with said Doctor could sue him for medical cost if they get Ebola? I mean my insurance only pays 80% of cost and I'm thinking the treatment could run into six figures easy.

 

[ArcadiaGP]

How effective is the US "enhanced airport screening” if this doctor went through it on way to NYC and still tested positive for Ebola?

 

[dieselrealtor]

How effective is the US "enhanced airport screening” if this doctor went through it on way to NYC and still tested positive for Ebola?

about as effective as dead repeat voter elimination

 

[dusty88]

Wonder if the others that came in contact with said Doctor could sue him for medical cost if they get Ebola? I mean my insurance only pays 80% of cost and I'm thinking the treatment could run into six figures easy.

Professionals are typically held accountable for issues in which they are well-educated. IMO, he should be sued if he infected someone.

How effective is the US "enhanced airport screening” if this doctor went through it on way to NYC and still tested positive for Ebola?

We know that, by itself, it's not going to be effective for someone who is recently infected and not showing symptoms.

The CDC has also started a program that includes daily contact with anyone who traveled from a country with Ebola problems. I think this is a reasonably good plan. It hopefully makes people feel they will be managed and not ostracized. If you try to ban the travel, they are just going to come in from a different direction and be reluctant to talk to anyone. Of course, the plan also includes the idea that people come in and admit when they have a fever.

Hopefully, they expand to require isolation for even minor symptoms.

This doc called as soon as he had a temp. The prior 2 days he was "lethargic". Again, he wasn't likely contagious, but should have taken anything as a warning sign. And we are talking about a guy who KNEW how bad the disease is. More importantly he was in direct contact with Ebola patients. If he wasn't taking every precaution, it's fair to assume the average traveler speaking with a CDC agent is going to make screwups also.

 

[ArcadiaGP]

?Start spreading the news': America reacts to Ebola in NYC | Twitchy

He was apparently under "self isolation"

Here's what that looks like:

Visited:
•Restaurant
•Harlem
•Uber car
•The High Line
•3 mile run
•A Train
•1 Train
•L Train
•The Gutter (bowling)

 

[dusty88]

?Start spreading the news': America reacts to Ebola in NYC | Twitchy

Oh my. I never thought I'd agree with Piers Morgan. But I do

"NY officials congratulating each other for letting an infected Ebola doctor use the subway and go bowling? This is a bizarre presser. #nyc "



Yeah, they were reminding us how they are soooo prepared to handle it. And while I still don't think it's likely spread by casual contact, it was hard to get enthusiastic about their readiness while they talk about how the doc himself used good protocol while treating Ebola patients.
We can explain why the nurses in Texas got infected. I'm not blaming them, but they weren't prepared. AFAIK, the more-prepared facilities in the US have treated cases without creating new cases.
What I can't explain is this continuing handful of Docs without Borders infections.
It seems like maybe we Americans are still a bit arrogant.

And I'm still concerned about the possibility of sporadic cases totalling more than we can take in those "well-prepared" facilities, which not only creates a facility issue but probably causes staff to be overworked and make mistakes.

There is no ideal way to handle this. If we don't continue to send personnel to the epidemic area, we have a bigger problem in the long run.

 

[smokingman]

DOD study of silver nano particles and ebola.
DTRA’s research was carried out specifically on Ebola Virus as well as other
deadly hemorrhagic
(bleeding
-
inducing) and deadly viruses. The results were the same: Nano Silver at 10 PPM was the
most effective agent at
regulating normal cell membrane
impenetrability
to
the virus
.

http://drrimatruthreports.com/wp-content/uploads/Analysis-of-DTRA-Nano-Silver-Study.pdf

 

[T.Lex]

Oh snap.

Well, these isolated incidents are starting to become worrisome.

Once is luck.

Twice is a trend.

Three times is a habit.

Or something like that.

 

[actaeon277]

How effective is the US "enhanced airport screening” if this doctor went through it on way to NYC and still tested positive for Ebola?

Airlines/Airports have long been used as a source of spreading disease in fiction.
12 monkeys anyone????

And, while it may be fiction, ease of transport helps the spread of more than people.
But, you're not going to stop it. How would you? Stop all airlines????

 

[Bunnykid68]

They are letting them fly in from other countries and fly all over the states and this damn thing still isnt spreading like wild fire. Apparently it is rather difficult to spread this disease in a 1st world country