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View Poll Results: Should we stop sending people/aid to Ebola infected nations?
Yes 92 42.59%
No 95 43.98%
Other 17 7.87%
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Old 10-05-2014, 12:24 PM
 
Location: Oxygen Ln. AZ
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Uganda reports a confirmed death from Marburg. The brother of the victim also showing signs.
80 other people under monitoring.
This seems to break out in Uganda every few years but Uganda seems to be able to quickly contain it.
Hope their luck continues.

1st LD-Writethru: Deadly Marburg hemorrhagic fever breaks out in Uganda - China.org.cn
I wonder how long this super bug will take to reach the US?

 
Old 10-05-2014, 12:27 PM
 
Location: Florida
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The Ebola virus has proven to be very adept at mutating to suit it's environment. An ultimate survivor in nature. This is the first time it has been introduced to the North American continent. All these people saying I have nothing to worry about are very concerning to me.
Actually it has not proven to be very adept at mutating.
 
Old 10-05-2014, 12:28 PM
 
Location: Carmichael, CA
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AOL new stated just this morning that the first doctor brought here and cured is now back in the hospital with a persistent cough...maybe he also picked up T.B.....
That's Dr. Sacra, the one no one wants to talk about. He was in a hospital delivering babies only and even the CDC couldn't figure out how he caught Ebola.

The last I heard they are assuming that the Ebola weakened his whole system so the mild cold or whatever is way bigger than it should be. This will actually give the hospitals the opportunity to study the "after Ebola" effects.
 
Old 10-05-2014, 12:36 PM
 
Location: Sonoran Desert
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Now we are told that a homeless man, described as a panhandler, hitched a ride on the ambulance that took Duncan to the hospital. Dallas authorities have no idea who he is or where is he, but they are looking for him. You can't make this stuff up.

Authorities Search for Homeless Man Exposed to Dallas Ebola Patient - NBC News
 
Old 10-05-2014, 12:39 PM
 
Location: Great State of Texas
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Now we are told that a homeless man, described as a panhandler, hitched a ride on the ambulance that took Duncan to the hospital. Dallas authorities have no idea who he is or where is he, but they are looking for him. You can't make this stuff up.

Authorities Search for Homeless Man Exposed to Dallas Ebola Patient - NBC News
He was last monitored on Saturday and then "went missing".

Obviously the CDC did a good job of convincing the American people that ebola was no big threat.

Is this what will happen if any more come down with ebola ?
Here we have 1 guy with over 80 contacts and some have to be under armed guard and others just "go missing".
And he was a homeless guy and they left him to wander the streets in-between his temperature taking sessions ?

This reads like a really bad "B" movie.
 
Old 10-05-2014, 12:46 PM
 
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Especially if he did pick it up as the homeless community is large in downtown Dallas.
 
Old 10-05-2014, 12:55 PM
 
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We failed to protect ourselves by closing our borders to African travel. It is here now and it won't be stopped. This person came in with symptoms and undoubtedly contacted others. Texas has the highest rate of uninsured people in the country - nearly half. It's not much better than Liberia in that respect. The poor will avoid going in for treatment until they have spread the virus. It would seem prudent to avoid Dallas, at least. But realistically, it won't stop there.
Yes, unfortunately our dear president, King Pee Wee, has dropped the ball again. Seem like the American public is only a secondary concern for this administration. By allowing this virus to migrate to America may have long lasting repercussions for all of us. But, what better way for King Pee Wee to stay in power than the crisis this outbreak could possibly bring? As far as health insurance is concerned, I personally know for a fact that more people in my area have lost their health insurance than has gained it with this contrived piece of legislation of Obungle Care.
 
Old 10-05-2014, 01:27 PM
 
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He was last monitored on Saturday and then "went missing".
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Especially if he did pick it up as the homeless community is large in downtown Dallas.
They've found him.
 
Old 10-05-2014, 01:45 PM
 
Location: Florida
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As if they can track every single person this guy had contact with... a joke.
 
Old 10-05-2014, 01:47 PM
 
Location: Great State of Texas
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As if they can track every single person this guy had contact with... a joke.
I went shopping yesterday to multiple stores. I easily came in contact with over 100 people in that mere 6 hours.
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