Ebola case now confirmed in Dallas

[Cdnwolf]

http://www.wfaa.com/story/news/health/2014/09/29/dallas-presbyterian-hospital-ebola-patient-isolation/16460629/

[Cdnwolf]

Americas first Ebola patient was around school-aged children before he was put into quarantine at Dallas hospital, officials said.

Health officials said five kids were in contact with the patient over the weekend " after he was discharged from Texas Health Presbyterian Hospital Friday because doctors failed to ask about his travel history,*sources told CNN.

The kids went to school earlier this week before the man diagnosed and isolated Tuesday, marking the first Ebola case diagnosed on U.S. soil.

[stormlion1]

apparently when they came to pick him up he was outside puking his guts up all over the sidewalk. I wonder if they just sprayed it into the gutter and walked away

[mikeo80]

Now there is a possible case in Washington DC.

I have one very stupid question....

Why the F*** are we allowing anyone from that part of the world to enter the US

The watch towers are manned, scouts are patrolling, The draw bridge is still down...for now. The moat monster is still in its' cage....for now.

My $0.02

Mike

[Cdnwolf]

How the government thinks.

[stormlion1]

Its very hard to actually restrict air travel from anywhere. Liberia is especially hard due to its ties to the US. And even if they did, something as simple as going to another country and getting on a airplane is all that's needed for it to spread. You would have to quarantine the entire African continent, no one in or out and everybody would have to do it to stop its spread. I don't see that happening anytime soon as the bleeding hearts bring people in, complain when they can't get in, and send people over to help them the let the infected helpers return to the US for treatment.

Proper response is anyone from that part of the world to be flown to a safe location and quarantined for a month like they were passing through Immigration from back in the day. An Island is best, someplace if it gets out can be firebombed and ignored afterwords.

[kato13]

I am not sure I support a US flight ban yet (I'm close), but many countries have implemented them

Countries that have implemented Ebola-related travel restrictions:

• Gambia has banned the entry of flights from Guinea, Liberia, Nigeria and Sierra Leone.
• Gabon has banned the entry of flights and ships from countries affected by Ebola.
• Senegal has banned flights from Guinea, Liberia and Sierra Leone.
• Cameroon has banned flights to and from Nigeria.
• Chad has suspended all flights from Nigeria.
• Cte d'Ivoire has banned all passenger flights from Guinea, Liberia and Sierra Leone.
• Nigeria has suspended flights to the country operated by Gambian national carrier Gambia Bird.

Details of airlines that have restricted flights to Ebola-affected countries:

• Air France suspended flights to Sierra Leone from 28 August.
• The Togo-based carrier Asky Airlines has suspended flights to and from Guinea, Liberia and Sierra Leone.
• Arik Air (Nigeria),Gambia Bird and Kenya Airways have suspended services to Liberia and Sierra Leone.
• British Airways has extended their suspension of flights to Liberia and Sierra Leone until 31 December.
• Ceiba Intercontinental, the national airline of Equatorial Guinea, has reportedly suspended flights to West African countries. In addition, the airline has suspended flights to Cameroon's capital Douala from 1 September.
• Emirates Airlines has suspended flights to Guinea.
• Korean Air suspended flights to and from Kenya from 20 August.
• Senegal Airlines has suspended flights to and from Conakry (Guinea) until further notice.

Source

https://www.internationalsos.com/ebola/index.cfmcontent_id=435&language_id=ENG

[.45cultist]

This Govt. has flubbed everything else, why not response to a pandemic We have stringent measures in place my *ss.

[Schone23666]

The man that was diagnosed with Ebola in Dallas has died. CDC and Homeland Security are holding a press briefing right now. They're apparently introducing new protection/screening measures at international airports along the East Coast.

You'd think they would have done this BEFORE the first damn Ebola carrier came here to the States, yeesh.

[Cdnwolf]

A Sheriff's deputy who first visited the house where the first patient was staying is not hospitalized with possible symptoms but nothing has been confirmed.

[kato13]

A Sheriff's deputy who first visited the house where the first patient was staying is not hospitalized with possible symptoms but nothing has been confirmed.

If this develops into Ebola, this will be the game changer as far as public opinion goes. The timing right before an election will lead to rapid changes in policies.

[Schone23666]

There is now a possible outbreak in Spain as well. Methinks it's only going to get worse from here.

http://news.yahoo.com/eu-demands-explanation-spain-ebola-case-084859314.html

Stormlion, you were right. This is what happens when people get bloody careless and they inadvertently bring home the slate-wiper with them.

[Jason Weiser]

In the "are you just that stupid column"

http://washingtonexaminer.com/hhs-secretary-there-may-be-other-cases-of-ebola-in-the-u.s./article/2554588

[kato13]

The Deputy was tested and came back negative.

http://www.star-telegram.com/2014/10/09/6188006/deputy-showing-no-signs-of-ebola.html

[Schone23666]

The Deputy was tested and came back negative.

http://www.star-telegram.com/2014/10...-of-ebola.html

At least there's some good news for now.

Problem is Flu season's here, or will be soon, and if there's more cases of Ebola showing up in the U.S. at some point, a lot of people are not gonna know the difference in symptoms between which and are going to be jamming the ER departments of every available hospital, including the one that I work in. And that one has it's patient rooms operating at full capacity on a regular basis. Or, alternative scenario, get scared of contracting the disease and just avoid hospitals and clinics altogether and avoid seeking medical help.

This virus is only half the problem. Possibility of a mass panic is the other.