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In reply to the discussion: I'm a nurse and I've possibly been exposed to Ebola and I think I maybe should be quarantined [View all]ReRe
(10,597 posts)... a few years back. I have a gazillion (it seems) nieces and nephews. The eldest of them, that precious little tyke I watched grow up, was going to walk down the aisle in Holy matrimony. It was a great joyous day for the family. Sadly, I had to bow out. I could not attend my beloved nephew's wedding celebration because I had the SHINGLES. My immediate family could not believe that I was not going to attend. Feelings were hurt all the way around. I had to explain to them that it was highly likely that there would be many women present of child baring age. My Shingles could cause complications to pregnant women I came in contact with, and more directly to the child inside of them, causing birth defects. Come to find out, a couple months later we learned that two of my nieces were several months pregnant and had been present at that wedding.
Now, I learned this valuable information after having worked in the medical field for many years as a lab tech. It is my opinion that the nurse who traveled after having been exposed to Mr Duncan should have been held under a strict quarantine. IMHO.