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9. Also, if the CDC is wrong about the temperature,

Mon Oct 6, 2014, 10:31 PM

Oct 2014

what else are they wrong about? The guidelines are outdated. Period.

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OH GEEZE! elleng Oct 2014 #1

Unreal...n/t haikugal Oct 2014 #2

Regardless of the temperature... Agschmid Oct 2014 #3

That's nutz RobertEarl Oct 2014 #5

This needs to change now; ebola is not fcking around. n/t eShirl Oct 2014 #11

... grasswire Oct 2014 #6

100.1 isn't technically febrile in most hospitals. Barack_America Oct 2014 #8

I'm referring to CDC criteria, not what a hospital considers a fever magical thyme Oct 2014 #10

Also, if the CDC is wrong about the temperature, ecstatic Oct 2014 #9

If you lower the threshold too much, you get a lot of false postives Ex Lurker Oct 2014 #13

Then fever should not be a criteria for exposed patients. magical thyme Oct 2014 #18

Grhhh...... LeftInTX Oct 2014 #16

There's nothing that says they 'sent her away'; she was on vacation on Sept 30th muriel_volestrangler Oct 2014 #17

I think the "real factor" needs to be exposure/risk. IdaBriggs Oct 2014 #19