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Warpy

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5. Treat 'em and street 'em

Sun Oct 5, 2014, 03:18 AM

Oct 2014

They gave him antibiotics that weren't going to do a damned thing and turned him loose.

The point is that they didn't admit him like they should have.

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As U.S. Ebola Fears Widen, Reports of Possible Cases Grow [View all] Purveyor Oct 2014 OP

Locally at this time, this enterovirus 68 is of greater concern. eom Purveyor Oct 2014 #1

I would agree with that. n/t defacto7 Oct 2014 #2

Yup In_The_Wind Oct 2014 #17

I certainly... onyourleft Oct 2014 #41

Right now paranoia is at a fever pitch. Ebola will be seen everywhere Warpy Oct 2014 #3

I also hear that no one is turned away from ER for lack of $/insurance. What to believe.... LawDeeDah Oct 2014 #4

Treat 'em and street 'em Warpy Oct 2014 #5

Antibiotics for a viral flu - cwydro Oct 2014 #6

Better that than sending any more Ebola patients home with antibiotics. nt pnwmom Oct 2014 #7

Ditto. nt cwydro Oct 2014 #10

I'd rather have people be paranoid, than hospitals sending people like Mr. Duncan home from the ER. Warren DeMontague Oct 2014 #9

Oh, I sincerely hope a lot of people are paying very close attention to this one Warpy Oct 2014 #11

You certainly don't get a "first world health care system" Warren DeMontague Oct 2014 #12

The most significant ball they are currently dropping is that kestrel91316 Oct 2014 #33

Panic and hysteria jambo101 Oct 2014 #8

The infection rates are growing exponentially, and it is 70-90% lethal. Warren DeMontague Oct 2014 #13

We are taking it seriously. jambo101 Oct 2014 #14

And Alan Grayson has been saying for months we need to stop letting travelers in from those 3 Warren DeMontague Oct 2014 #15

Totally agree with your assessment of Rush. jambo101 Oct 2014 #16

I am pretty well informed on this topic, without having to abuse my brain listening to that turd. Warren DeMontague Oct 2014 #18

Thank you for that excellent overview! Lars39 Oct 2014 #19

You expressed my feeling so much better and far more intelligently nc4bo Oct 2014 #20

Thats a long one.. jambo101 Oct 2014 #21

It was very clearly explained that if Duncan infected people, LisaL Oct 2014 #23

Well then in 21 days from Sept 28 we'll have more to say on the issue jambo101 Oct 2014 #37

Let's see- straw man, false dichotomy, red herring Warren DeMontague Oct 2014 #40

there are 9 people on the CDC's short list. That includes the ambulance EMTs who picked him up magical thyme Oct 2014 #25

I agree the fever threshhold definitely should be lowered. JimDandy Oct 2014 #30

the course of the disease remains the same, so while 3-4 days of nontreatment magical thyme Oct 2014 #31

If Mr Duncan dies, we will need JimDandy Oct 2014 #32

the course of the disease is the same, regardless magical thyme Oct 2014 #36

IMO, Warren's post was reasonable and rational distantearlywarning Oct 2014 #28

Of course the concerns are justified. I hope he didn't infect anyone else- he may well have not. Warren DeMontague Oct 2014 #38

Add to that, official numbers coming out of Africa likely are vastly lower than LisaL Oct 2014 #22

That's pretty much in line with my opinion on Grayson. Barack_America Oct 2014 #27

"human rights" = not restricting travel from an area with a deadly outbreak? Warren DeMontague Oct 2014 #39

Rush Limbaugh versus left wing sources? How about simply reading the medical information? nt magical thyme Oct 2014 #26

Rush and Dennis Miller? Those are not sources most of DU would consider credible. suffragette Oct 2014 #29

You listen to Rushbo. That tells me all I need to know about you. kestrel91316 Oct 2014 #35

I got the time jambo101 Oct 2014 #43

there have been 5 people quarantined, 4 of them diagnosed prior to entry and treated at facilities magical thyme Oct 2014 #24

Tell West Africa or the families of the dead that it's a "non-issue" kestrel91316 Oct 2014 #34

Is it true that bleach kills Ebola? Wella Oct 2014 #42

We arent talking about unfortunate victims in west Africa. jambo101 Oct 2014 #44