"Here's How You Get Ebola"

[Oerets]

How incredibly selfish, self centered was this person to take the chance of infecting others. From the reports I read and heard this is a very contagious terrible illness and this person seen it first hand before returning to the USA. Criminal at first blush....




Barney

[hillbilly]

Originally Posted by Oerets

How incredibly selfish, self centered was this person to take the chance of infecting others. From the reports I read and heard this is a very contagious terrible illness and this person seen it first hand before returning to the USA. Criminal at first blush....




Barney

If I heard correctly, I coulda swore he carried an infected woman out of HIS landlords complex. Would that mean he lived there and just came here for a visit? Also, I heard that school aged kids were in direct contact with him here in the states. If that's true then I hope they don't get sick too.

[bobabode]

Originally Posted by hillbilly

If I heard correctly, I coulda swore he carried an infected woman out of HIS landlords complex. Would that mean he lived there and just came here for a visit? Also, I heard that school aged kids were in direct contact with him here in the states. If that's true then I hope they don't get sick too.

He lives in Dallas and was visiting family in Liberia where he contracted the disease by carrying a woman (who was infected) to a hospital in Liberia. AFAIK.

[hillbilly]

Originally Posted by bobabode

He lives in Dallas and was visiting family in Liberia where he contracted the disease by carrying a woman (who was infected) to a hospital in Liberia. AFAIK.

Probably correct, Bob.

Hope these people didn't/don't contract it though. How could he be so careless?

http://www.nbcnews.com/storyline/ebo...y-says-n215976

[Wasillaguy]

Another aspect I haven't seen any coverage on is that the hospitals are screening based on symptoms and travel history. That works (or it was supposed to) with those bringing it in. If we now have an outbreak, those with no known contact with patient zero will not have a travel history to reference.
You can't isolate every person who gets a fever, and differentiating early symptoms from other more benign maladies becomes much more difficult.

[bobabode]

Originally Posted by hillbilly

Probably correct, Bob.

Hope these people didn't/don't contract it though. How could he be so careless?

http://www.nbcnews.com/storyline/ebo...y-says-n215976

I think he suspected that he had been exposed and given the dismal chances he had in Liberia, he headed to Dallas where he has at least a small chance at surviving it. If only that hospital hadn't slipped up by sending him home instead of following CDC protocols which say that anyone traveling to those hotspots and displaying possible symptoms be quarantined.

I may be in the minority but my thoughts are that Ebola doesn't stand a real chance of getting out of hand here in the states.

[barbara]

I've been to our county hospital five time this week for different reasons and in all parts of the hospital are posters stating that if you have traveled to those countries that have had the virus you are to immediately report to a particular person/department.

I think the hospital in Texas screwed up big time.

[merrylander]

I see the Liberian government is laying criminal charges because he lied at the airport claiming that had not had contact with anyone who was ill.

[donquixote99]

Originally Posted by merrylander

I see the Liberian government is laying criminal charges because he lied at the airport claiming that had not had contact with anyone who was ill.

That would be the least of his troubles at this minute. But of course evasion and denial are big enemies in the fight against the disease.

[nailer]

We had the wickedest thunderstorm (wind speeds and rain intensity, but no hail) in at least five years pass through town yesterday afternoon and I'm more concerned about getting my power reconnected than I am about getting Ebola.

Based on the initial local reports I heard (KERA and KNTU), Presbyterian Hospital handled this first US Ebola infection case in a professional and competent matter once a diagnosis was made.