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Another day and more FUD!
After failing to pass on to the medical staff the information that he'd come from an Ebola region?
And, when he came to the hospital in the ambulance three days later, vomiting, it was good that we kept that ambulance in service for another two days without cleaning it, right?
And leaving that family in the contaminated apartment, with the relatives to do the bagging up of contaminated items themselves, that was better than how they'd do it in Liberia, right?
Yeah, we're so superior to those Liberians. We did everything so much better.
This is a good example of why it's important to pay attention in school, boys and girls.
I guess I assume that something that blatant would be recognized for what it was given my last sentence.
Please read my original post, and all replies thus far.
PS - I know. 
All is well. We're the best don't you know?
There is a far greater risk of epidemic from this disease than any risk ISIS, the latest bullshit boogeyman, presents.
And what are we focused on?
But what's most important now is that you remain calm. There is no reason to panic.
are only being quarantined at their homes. They should be in isolation for crying out loud! They definitely had direct contact with Duncan, and one of his relatives said he was vomiting when he was picked up. Quarantining those people at their homes just risks spreading the virus to more and more people. That's HOW the damn thing spreads - by people becoming symptomatic at home infecting the people that live there and the environment of their home.
I can't even understand why these people would WANT to be quarantined at home in case of the risk of spreading the infection to family or roommates by becoming symptomatic while at home. I wouldn't DREAM of putting those people in that position and insist on isolation to protect the people that live with me.
And saying that they're being quarantined at home "even though they aren't showing symptoms". Well, DUH. Of course they aren't showing symptoms yet when the average window between exposure and symptoms is 8 - 10 days and can be as long as 21 days.
Meanwhile, these people are at home with their families using the same bathroom, the same tube of toothpaste, someone is probably doing the laundry of the person in the family that might become symptomactic... and what happens if they do become symptomatic?
All Mr. Duncan did was help to carry an Ebola patient by her legs, and he became infected. Now these people that have had direct contact with Duncan while he was symptomatic are only staying at home using the same toilet, toothpaste, dishes, furniture, etc. when they are probably likely to become symptomatic.
It's ludicrous that they aren't in strict isolation.
I suspected the first case would be Texas (actually I was really expecting here in Houston rather than Dallas) because there is so much travel between Texas and Africa.
The US imports nearly as much oil from Africa as it does the Middle East. Executives, lawyers, bankers traveling back and forth - involved in high $$ deals. If the US says "no planes from Africa" how do you think the multi-national oil companies are going to respond to that?
It is something that is pretty scary to those of us with compromised immune systems. I don't blame the administration for trying to quell fears, but it is a serious issue - for some of us more than others.
