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kestrel91316

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3. Might not even help. They don't know how it's spread.

Reply to leftyohiolib (Reply #2)

Mon Oct 14, 2013, 11:42 AM

Oct 2013

How long would you quarantine somebody who might be incubating a disease you know little about??

We have to know a lot more about it before we even know what control measures would work. For now, just don't go to the ME if you don't have to.

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MERS Outbreak: Virus has 48% Mortality Rate as GOP fanatics have 2/3 of CDC & 3/4 of NIH shut down [View all] FourScore Oct 2013 OP

Why should the teabaggers do this when they can kill Turbineguy Oct 2013 #1

if it's this bad should people coming back be quarrantined? leftyohiolib Oct 2013 #2

Might not even help. They don't know how it's spread. kestrel91316 Oct 2013 #3

they should know the incubation period - you keep them till that's past leftyohiolib Oct 2013 #5

It's not just MERS - lots of stuff not getting tracked. Avalux Oct 2013 #4