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27. Dr. Brantly thinks he caught it outside of the hospital setting

Thu Oct 23, 2014, 10:54 PM

Oct 2014

And that could be the case with Dr. Spencer as well.

Brantly is “100 percent” convinced he did not get infected with Ebola while treating patients who were known to be infected. He thinks he may have become infected by someone he saw while he wasn’t suited up in the personal protective equipment that doctors, nurses and other health care workers wear to treat sick Ebola patients – rubber boots, a full body suit, two pairs of surgical gloves duct taped tightly around the arms, a hood, an N95 respirator, goggles and a rubber apron.

“It is very hot, but we were safe,” Brantly said. “I am very convinced that I did not contract Ebola in the isolation unit, because our process if so safe. Our team was well trained. We took care of each other.”

http://www.today.com/health/ebola-survivor-dr-kent-brantly-im-not-worried-about-virus-1D80123173

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So another heroic Doctor Without Borders doctor has managed to get infected with Ebola [View all] pnwmom Oct 2014 OP

K&R! n/t RKP5637 Oct 2014 #1

When did this doctor Caretha Oct 2014 #2

Last friday B2G Oct 2014 #4

I think we are going to have to start requiring self-isolation for LisaL Oct 2014 #5

So, Treat An Ebola Patient = Become A Pariah? TomCADem Oct 2014 #9

For 21 days, yes. woolldog Oct 2014 #24

so let me see if I got this right NJCher Oct 2014 #40

You know laundry_queen Oct 2014 #43

agree. Very worried about this attitude of, Oh, I'm different we get from certain people. librechik Oct 2014 #52

Hell one doesn't have to look at Nigeria. notadmblnd Oct 2014 #33

Another doctor who finds it too difficult to stay out of public places for three weeks - wonderful! polichick Oct 2014 #6

Read up on how Ebola is transfered. MontyPow Oct 2014 #13

Sweat. Urine. Etc. Good thing nobody leaves sweat or urine anywhere... polichick Oct 2014 #15

You need to do more reading. MontyPow Oct 2014 #26

oops, my mistake - it can live for days in bodily fluids outside the host. polichick Oct 2014 #37

Just be sure to injest it, or otherwise exchange body fluids. MontyPow Oct 2014 #44

Some light reading MontyPow Oct 2014 #45

Only in liquids. It dies FAST if it dries, unless it's under a layer of dried BF. kestrel91316 Oct 2014 #53

Same Was Said of AIDS... TomCADem Oct 2014 #42

No, we can't! And ISIS! BENGHAAAAZI! MontyPow Oct 2014 #46

Perhaps, just perhaps... greytdemocrat Oct 2014 #49

Not losing any sleep. Not gonna happen. MontyPow Oct 2014 #51

Unfortunately, the same bravery that sent him to Africa to work with Ebola patients pnwmom Oct 2014 #7

I highly doubt that. I'm sure this doctor was fully aware of the risks. MontyPow Oct 2014 #11

This Good Doctor is no hero. bigwillq Oct 2014 #12

He isolated himself once his symptoms started, was not contagious before that. uppityperson Oct 2014 #16

Thanks for the info bigwillq Oct 2014 #17

Other articles said he started feeling unnamed symptoms on Tuesday. n/t pnwmom Oct 2014 #23

He was feeling fatigue according to the press conference. LisaL Oct 2014 #28

I'm quite sure I made no such statement. MontyPow Oct 2014 #25

This bigwillq Oct 2014 #8

Perhaps you should learn about how Ebola is transmitted. MontyPow Oct 2014 #10

Perhaps Caretha Oct 2014 #48

Yeah. What a clueless jack. MontyPow Oct 2014 #50

October 17th LovingA2andMI Oct 2014 #21

To be perfectly fair Crunchy Frog Oct 2014 #3

Thank you for your post, +1000000000000 uppityperson Oct 2014 #14

Thanks. Crunchy Frog Oct 2014 #22

Have you any idea where he was working, the conditions? Not just what protective gear he wore but uppityperson Oct 2014 #18

Yes, I'm familiar with that. But the protective gear took into account those conditions, pnwmom Oct 2014 #20

Nothing can take those conditions into account. Crunchy Frog Oct 2014 #29

I hope are right about prepared American hospitals, but our over-confidence led to lots of mistakes pnwmom Oct 2014 #31

He doesn't wear protective gear out in the world, where he was living, when he ate, etc. uppityperson Oct 2014 #32

But wouldn't a doctor know better than to get near an open latrine? pnwmom Oct 2014 #34

Have you seen any of the videos from W Africa, of the field hospitals, villages, towns? uppityperson Oct 2014 #35

Yes, and no. But if anyone could avoid contagion, it would be a trained doctor. pnwmom Oct 2014 #38

Scolds the 99.9999% of Americans who haven't done fuck all for West Africa. Barack_America Oct 2014 #19

+ uppityperson Oct 2014 #36

Dr. Brantly thinks he caught it outside of the hospital setting ecstatic Oct 2014 #27

Brantly doesn't know how exactly he got it. LisaL Oct 2014 #30

oh yes what a hero Man from Pickens Oct 2014 #39

It is not countless. The number outside the hospital is easy to count: zero. morningfog Oct 2014 #41

The virus was going to arrive here sooner or later in any case . . markpkessinger Oct 2014 #47