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jambo101

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21. Thats a long one..

Sun Oct 5, 2014, 10:50 AM

Oct 2014

I find it hard to believe that one man in a short time was exchanging bodily fluids with up to 20 or more people.
The volunteers returning under strict quarantine would show how serious the US is taking this issue
The guy who got on the plane and came over to the US Has yet to infect any one,by the end of this week we'll see if your concerns of contamination are justified or just hysteria.
Sure more people are going to come down with the virus but thats over there and not over here.
My point being to date there is no outbreak of ebola in the USA,lets wait till at least a couple of people get it before getting all hysterical about it.

What would you do at this point? close all the airports, cease any form of public transportation,lock down America all because they are having a problem over in west Africa.
At the moment there are many healthcare workers combating the problem over there and i'm sure financial aid is being sent over by the boat load.
If you are this concerned over this overblown virus that as yet hasnt killed any one in the USA you must be apoplectic over the thousands of US citizens dying every day from cancer,emphysema, car accidents,shootings and a myriad other things people are actually dying of .

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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