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She should be released for self monitoring. Having worked with ebola, she, like Dr Spencer, will
uppityperson
Oct 2014
#1
It has worked so far. Dr Spencer got help before he became contagious. No one has contacted
uppityperson
Oct 2014
#9
It has worked so far. I am not willing to take away someone's civil rights like seem to.
uppityperson
Oct 2014
#16
the huge issue is posts like yours have been repeatedly given to the same people and they ignore it
seabeyond
Oct 2014
#99
we do not provide abundance of caution to our workers though cause it is stupid. that suggests
seabeyond
Oct 2014
#123
MrDuncan's ebola spread to health care workers dealing with his vomit, explosive feces, not a single
uppityperson
Oct 2014
#137
it is like, we are being asked to validate a lie, to appease those ignorant, ergo, ... fearful.
seabeyond
Oct 2014
#142
Of course we do. No one was infected by Dr. Spencer in the few hours that he had a slight fever
morningfog
Oct 2014
#164
the first day of her quarantine some one LIED.... LIED about her developing ebola in
seabeyond
Oct 2014
#113
good question. who? friday she is held. she has no info at all. no rights. cannot
seabeyond
Oct 2014
#119
It's worked so far and you are talking about people who KNOW more about this virus then anyone
Marrah_G
Oct 2014
#168
I don't think they understand the ramifications if they start quarantining and locking down
magical thyme
Oct 2014
#76
"self monitoring" and he called for help as soon as he had a mild fever, way below when he needed to
uppityperson
Oct 2014
#5
Not contagious until symptomatic and CDC has allowed some time between symptoms showing and
uppityperson
Oct 2014
#22
It took several hours after he called before the ambulance arrived to take him to hospital
riderinthestorm
Oct 2014
#23
The legal definition of potentially infectious is a temperature of 100.4F.
kestrel91316
Oct 2014
#60
right on. so fuckin right on. lol. seeing the torches and pitch forks, walking down ryans
seabeyond
Oct 2014
#148
No, it is not self-isolation, it is self-monitoring, and it has worked thus far
Cal Carpenter
Oct 2014
#8
They are also not contagious if the test is negative, and until symptoms develop.
uppityperson
Oct 2014
#18
It tells us that he self-monitored and checked in to the hospital when he had symptoms.
Cal Carpenter
Oct 2014
#24
Except for all the people that were on the plane with her, that had to be traced and monitored.
LisaL
Oct 2014
#49
this is where lack of sense hits me upside the head. science, common sense, logical and experience
seabeyond
Oct 2014
#54
Even thought the media is fear mongering, why is it so upsetting for DUers to discuss it?
treestar
Oct 2014
#122
It sure as hell doesn't tell us he was a danger to society. If you are going to claim so,
kestrel91316
Oct 2014
#61
Tells me maybe his fever went up before they took the blood. He caught it just rising. nt
Logical
Oct 2014
#177
so what? he was self monitoring, watching his health and behavior, while out and about. so? nt
seabeyond
Oct 2014
#30
And how many people do you predict he has infected??? We will know shortly. Does the....
Logical
Oct 2014
#175
simple question cher. all the people dealing with disease in u.s. should get the same quarantine
seabeyond
Oct 2014
#100
so. you are comfortable making the demand medical staf coming into the country be quarantined,
seabeyond
Oct 2014
#116
simple question. again. if you support the quarantine of medical staff coming into u.s., then you
seabeyond
Oct 2014
#130
Basing public health policy on emotion,, public opinion and political expediency
etherealtruth
Oct 2014
#12
It's not clear who is responsible for putting her into quarantine - the Federal Government
hedgehog
Oct 2014
#19
Without consulting medical experts or giving notice, all to pander to the media fear.
Fred Sanders
Oct 2014
#66
so. she didnt have a fever, she doesnt have ebola. last night fever and worsening conditions was too
seabeyond
Oct 2014
#27
She had a fever of 101. But she thinks it's because she was anxious and her face was flashed.
LisaL
Oct 2014
#29
no, she did not have a fever. three times mouth thermonoter came back 98.6. forehead scanner
seabeyond
Oct 2014
#32
i wonder if it was his people that lied last night her "conditions" were worsening. nt
seabeyond
Oct 2014
#73
Whoops. There is a related story on the site but it's about Nina Pham, not Kaci.
randome
Oct 2014
#43
The people who argue the nurse is contagious when she tested negative for ebola are scaremongers.
greatlaurel
Oct 2014
#41
What the health care workers are doing is protecting us by working to end the outbreak.
greatlaurel
Oct 2014
#50
Your putting "noble" in quotes makes me question your respect for those volunteers.
AlinPA
Oct 2014
#74
i dunno. if choosing sittin next to her or you? i chose her. your post is nasty. nt
seabeyond
Oct 2014
#84
How is wanting to be treated the same as people from West Africa who DIDN'T
kestrel91316
Oct 2014
#153
yes. a hot meal and facility to keep her hygeine up is not asking to be treated like a queen.
seabeyond
Oct 2014
#166
Yeah, I saw that one after I responded. I started to write a response to that one as well, but I
smokey nj
Oct 2014
#87
Boston and Washington will treat them in a civilized manner if they return
kestrel91316
Oct 2014
#155
You know when we treat these Noble Women and Men like Criminals we are sending a big
dilby
Oct 2014
#56
Self monitoring and reporting has worked so far with every health care worker in USA who has gotten
uppityperson
Oct 2014
#150
And you are applying your "if you had the nerve, you'd have no problem" to everyone else?
uppityperson
Oct 2014
#198
Is anyone suprised by this he shut down a bridge to punish people who were against him.
dilby
Oct 2014
#64
what if the end of the world happened tomorrow? you scenario doesnt fly so beyond a "what if"
seabeyond
Oct 2014
#86
People who are instructed to be self-monitored are educuated as to what symptoms to look for
KMOD
Oct 2014
#91
devastating to so many people? see, fabrication. 7 ebola in u.s. 7. devastating?
seabeyond
Oct 2014
#128
so. you took the time to address each question and educate the poster. we can count on this
seabeyond
Oct 2014
#165
I don't like to call questions ridiculous or stupid. I remember getting raked over the coals when I
uppityperson
Oct 2014
#170
TFB about her "ordeal." An infected nurse flew; a nationally-known doctor broke quarantine; ANOTHER
WinkyDink
Oct 2014
#96
and still, no one picked up the disease. WHY? because of the facts of the disease that are repeated
seabeyond
Oct 2014
#101
are tehy quarantining all the staff dealing with stevens in NY? why not? same thing.
seabeyond
Oct 2014
#108
logically, tel me the difference. ebola is ebola. u.s. or outside. two nurses got it here.
seabeyond
Oct 2014
#121
You'd think that a CDC Fellow wouldn't be so godawful bewildered by the process,
TwilightGardener
Oct 2014
#127
LOL, the "epidemiologic data" has somehow changed significantly in a week.
TwilightGardener
Oct 2014
#187
actually, the last couple weeks have given us clear information that allows us to better assess
seabeyond
Oct 2014
#188
By the way, your tune sure changed in a week...here's what you said about the lab
TwilightGardener
Oct 2014
#179
Then I guess I'm allowed to feel that it's no great hardship to lay low for a
TwilightGardener
Oct 2014
#189
They are no different than climate change deniers, anti-vaxxers, flat-earthers, etc.
morningfog
Oct 2014
#151