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Ebola Comes To USA
- Thread starter skychief
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YAY! Fear mongering for everyone!!!!
I have a difficult time getting behind the work of some quasi-conspiracy theorist YouTube channel that seems to think WW3 is imminent, and the guy doing the voice over work is putting that much delay on his voice.
Rather, I think the team treating the patients at Emory are taking every precaution necessary. And it seems that with the sterile, climate controlled facilities in the United States that treatment of the American patients here will be far easier than in some bush hospital in West Africa. Likewise, the patients stand a far better chance of survival, too.
As for the precautions? I've heard that the unit where these patients are being treated even have incinerator toilets. When the patients use those facilities these specialized toilets will actually turn their waste into ash so as not to allow Ebola to be spread via sewage systems.
My movie education patient zero is undiagnosed and loose in the community.
I think the people treating these patients will be acutely aware of the risks, probably selected singles, and living in a "jail" until the patients die or recover.
I think the people treating these patients will be acutely aware of the risks, probably selected singles, and living in a "jail" until the patients die or recover.
The global infection rate for H1N1 was about 25%, so WHO were right to label it a pandemic. It was the media who sensationalised it. In the end it had a mortality rate of about 0.02%.
Ebola has so far had a tiny global infection rate, largely confined to parts of Africa. But unlike flu, it has a mortality rate of 80-90%. The current outbreak is about 60% - still a lot bigger than 0.02%, though. Actually, AFAIK, no other disease has a similarly high mortality rate.
With mortality rate so high, I think it's worth being concerned about Ebola infecting more people. That's not to say I haven't any faith in the quarantine processes in the US, but rather that the stakes are *actually* high in this case (as opposed to the sensationalism surrounding swine flu).
Dude...
H1N1 makes you cough and sneeze alot.
Ebola causes hemmoraging from all orifices resulting in death.
Apples and (really nasty) oranges.
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I'm certainly not calling for panic but I think its a mistake to minimize the seriousness of this disease and this particular outbreak. Previous ebola outbreaks were mostly contained in small, isolated communities. This one is taking place in large cities (with international airports). Libera has now declared a state of emergency. The official death toll has climbed up to about a thousand with most experts saying the number is actually much higher because many people are not bringing symptomatic family members to treatment centers, making quarantining a nightmare. Since there is no proven vaccine or treatment and an extremely high mortality rate - this isn't just some run of the mill virus.
Just to add some fear-mongering (take it for what you will), I was listening to NPR this a.m., and they said the team who received the patient "Zero", were mistakenly treating him for malaria, before realizing it was Ebola.
Once again, simply heard on the radio, I am not an authority.
Once again, simply heard on the radio, I am not an authority.
International air travel does bring about the potential for Ebola or any communicable disease to travel geographically. That much has been made clear through feature films like Contagion, and real life via diseases like SARS and H1N1. There's also been news of some patients having left West Africa. I saw news of one that travelled to Saudi Arabia and died there.
Where Ebola is different is in a few factors. First, the high mortality rate. Not many people survive. And then there's the rate at which it burns through a population. It can spread almost too quickly to spread over very large areas. The outbreaks tend to be isolated to specific areas, they burn through fast and are done quickly. And the way that the virus is spread is nowhere near as communicable as something like the Flu, which kills far more people annually than Ebola ever has.
I would be very surprised to see if there was news that the American patients spread the virus to anyone here in the U.S. And likewise, I don't expect that the Saudi Arabian patient spread the virus to anyone there.
Where Ebola is different is in a few factors. First, the high mortality rate. Not many people survive. And then there's the rate at which it burns through a population. It can spread almost too quickly to spread over very large areas. The outbreaks tend to be isolated to specific areas, they burn through fast and are done quickly. And the way that the virus is spread is nowhere near as communicable as something like the Flu, which kills far more people annually than Ebola ever has.
I would be very surprised to see if there was news that the American patients spread the virus to anyone here in the U.S. And likewise, I don't expect that the Saudi Arabian patient spread the virus to anyone there.
You might want to check a map, the US doesn't share a border with Liberia the last time I checked.
I listened to the same story. The medical team you're refering to is from a hospital in Legos, Nigeria, not the US.
When is the parade? Typically when someone comes to the US, we throw a parade.
Granted, Ebola is a deadly virus, but this is the age of political correctness. No child left behind, every child gets a trophy, instant gratification, everyone is a winner, blah blah blah. Ebola deserves a parade, a free iphone, $50 Starbucks gift card, and a "stern talking to" about it's killing. It's the American way man.
Granted, Ebola is a deadly virus, but this is the age of political correctness. No child left behind, every child gets a trophy, instant gratification, everyone is a winner, blah blah blah. Ebola deserves a parade, a free iphone, $50 Starbucks gift card, and a "stern talking to" about it's killing. It's the American way man.
Are you seriously worried that a person infected with ebola is going to travel from west africa to Mexico, and then cross into the US? Seriously?
Ah, my bad, I only caught a little of the story. Thanks for the clarification.
Edit: for some reason, I found this autocorrect really funny.
