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haele

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27. He travelled while exposed but *not contagious*.

Thu Oct 2, 2014, 02:08 PM

Oct 2014

Much more responsible than those who are exposed to TB and are contagious who travel on planes...
If I were him, I'd fly back to my relatives in the US, too - and wait out the incubation period of up to a month to see if I started coming down with flu symptoms (and still not be contagious!) and then hope the hospital I go to will diagnose me properly and put me into isolation after I tell them where I was.

Hospital f'ed up here. Mr. Duncan - an educated young man who had lived in the US previously - was just trying to improve his chances of survival should he have actually caught the disease and used every means available to him.
I would never try to compare his actions to Spock saving the Enterprise and crew by nobly stepping into the core reactor...

60% - 70% fatality rate and a miserable time dying in Liberia? You'd bet I'd do the same thing in his shoes if I had a chance...

Haele

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Mr. Duncan knew he was exposed to Ebola. The more interesting question is [View all] JimDandy Oct 2014 OP

Certainly concerning. AverageJoe90 Oct 2014 #1

I said the same thing TorchTheWitch Oct 2014 #2

I agree with you Aerows Oct 2014 #26

Really? SickOfTheOnePct Oct 2014 #39

yes, really TorchTheWitch Oct 2014 #46

It is suspicious, but if the NY Times article is true, ecstatic Oct 2014 #41

see my post #46 TorchTheWitch Oct 2014 #47

I'd say he probably knew he was exposed. LostInAnomie Oct 2014 #3

Do you know what kind of contact the man had with the dying woman? CoffeeCat Oct 2014 #35

From all the reports I read... LostInAnomie Oct 2014 #36

Isn't that interesting? CoffeeCat Oct 2014 #43

I believe she died the next day. LostInAnomie Oct 2014 #44

local news in Portland tonight is headlining the fact that the same plane.. grasswire Oct 2014 #4

If that was the case he wouldn't have left the hospital the first time alcibiades_mystery Oct 2014 #5

He did tell them he was from Liberia. LisaL Oct 2014 #9

The point of the OP is that he deliberately and deceitfully traveled to the US for treatment alcibiades_mystery Oct 2014 #11

He couldn't have known he was infected. He certainly knew he had been exposed. JimDandy Oct 2014 #25

I suspect he had a case of "hope against hope" JimDandy Oct 2014 #22

And get a ticket at that short notice treestar Oct 2014 #37

We can't control everything. ZombieHorde Oct 2014 #6

If he was thinking this clearly, then why did he wait two whole days after he got symptoms pnwmom Oct 2014 #7

because there was nothing in place to prevent him. Javaman Oct 2014 #8

Nobody should be allowed to leave the hotzones without 20+ days isolation first seveneyes Oct 2014 #10

As is often the answer - oil. TBF Oct 2014 #20

I agree, I think he knew he was exposed. planodemocratic Oct 2014 #12

Welcome to DU!! gopiscrap Oct 2014 #45

As to when his trip was planned; he had to apply for a visa to travel to the US from Liberia herding cats Oct 2014 #13

He received his visa in early September, weeks before the exposure alcibiades_mystery Oct 2014 #14

Thank you for the information on when he actually did receive his visa. herding cats Oct 2014 #15

From the New York Times alcibiades_mystery Oct 2014 #17

Thank you! herding cats Oct 2014 #21

He knew he was exposed. planodemocratic Oct 2014 #23

Yes, he did know. herding cats Oct 2014 #24

all you have to do is read the ignorance and entitlement in some of the ebola threads here librechik Oct 2014 #16

My question was more to why this one individual JimDandy Oct 2014 #28

I get you, and so would I librechik Oct 2014 #30

I believe your assessment is correct. n/t JimDandy Oct 2014 #32

ebola presents symptoms in 2 to 21 days ProdigalJunkMail Oct 2014 #31

My scenario is based on the wider window I have seen quoted most often. JimDandy Oct 2014 #38

2 to 21 days... that is the window ProdigalJunkMail Oct 2014 #40

If we're honest any of us TBF Oct 2014 #18

Survival is a human trait. Baitball Blogger Oct 2014 #19

He travelled while exposed but *not contagious*. haele Oct 2014 #27

I agree. n/t JimDandy Oct 2014 #29

Ebola becomes contagious once symptoms emerge. Symptoms might include headache, sore throat, ecstatic Oct 2014 #42

no JI7 Oct 2014 #33

Well you can't just show up in the US any time you please IVoteDFL Oct 2014 #34

Visa was applied for on 9-2 SoCalDem Oct 2014 #48