Ebola in Our Midsts (illegal, Brown, border, illegals)

[Hyperthetic]

Originally Posted by suzy_q2010

I don't think staph has anything to do with catching Ebola, though patients who are seriously ill with Ebola can certainly get other infections.

It does not appear to get into the body through intact skin.

Staph can be a cab for some viruses.

[DC at the Ridge]

Originally Posted by HappyTexan

Well Duncan only helped this girl to the hospital and back home.
And he caught it.

As the CDC says.."Do not touch anyone with ebola" is your safest bet.

Only "helped". He went to check on her, helped get her in a taxi, went to one hospital, was turned away, went to a second hospital, was turned away, and when they returned to her home, he carried her in his arms because the Ebola was so advanced she could no longer walk. She died just 4 hours later. That's not just touching someone, that's prolonged, close contact.

[HappyTexan]

Originally Posted by DC at the Ridge

Only "helped". He went to check on her, helped get her in a taxi, went to one hospital, was turned away, went to a second hospital, was turned away, and when they returned to her home, he carried her in his arms because the Ebola was so advanced she could no longer walk. She died just 4 hours later. That's not just touching someone, that's prolonged, close contact.

I'm just repeating what the CDC advised on their site.

[Hyperthetic]

Originally Posted by suzy_q2010

I don't think staph has anything to do with catching Ebola, though patients who are seriously ill with Ebola can certainly get other infections.

It does not appear to get into the body through intact skin.

Then, the majority of people have broken skin?

Time to give up shaving, huh?

[HappyTexan]

Looks like Mr Duncan had more plans than just a tourist visit.

He was going to marry his girlfriend (ex-wife) and stay in the US to make a new life for himself.

Ebola Patient Came to U.S. to Marry Girlfriend, Start 'New Life in America' - Bloomberg

[suzy_q2010]

Originally Posted by Hyperthetic

Staph can be a cab for some viruses.

I would be interested in reading about that. Link?

[Ponderosa]

Originally Posted by HappyTexan

Looks like Mr Duncan had more plans than just a tourist visit.

He was going to marry his girlfriend (ex-wife) and stay in the US to make a new life for himself.

Ebola Patient Came to U.S. to Marry Girlfriend, Start 'New Life in America' - Bloomberg

Like thousands and thousands of other aliens who waltz through our airports with no intention of every leaving and no fear of being deported.

[DC at the Ridge]

Originally Posted by HappyTexan

I'm just repeating what the CDC advised on their site.

I appreciate that. I simply wanted to clarify the degree to which this man "helped".

[uggabugga]

Originally Posted by Dockside

I bet they'll be flying out of DC soon. Patient With Ebola-Like Symptoms Being Treated at Howard University Hospital in D.C. | NBC4 Washington

so that's two in the DC area, although the one in bethesda doesn't have symptoms from what i've heard.

given that he came from nigeria, this StinkProgress article is particularly funny.

Nigeria Proves That It's Possible To Stop Ebola | ThinkProgress

[HappyTexan]

Originally Posted by DC at the Ridge

I appreciate that. I simply wanted to clarify the degree to which this man "helped".

The NBC guy was over there and helped decontaminate a car with only "some" of his protective gear on.
More than likely he touched something with body fluid on it.


Ashoka Mukpo NBC News Cameraman From Rhode Island Diagnosed With Ebola « CBS Boston