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My main question would be who the landlord thinks he is going to rent that apartment to? I wonder if you have to disclose that someone who lived there died of Ebola.
I think that people far more knowledgeable about this disease than me, are working extremely hard on this problem, and it will be dealt with and contained before it gets out of hand.
Imagine what a feather in the cap that would be for someone or some organization to be the FIRST to come up with an effective way to identity and cause of this virus and an effective treatment, even a vaccine to prevent further infections.
The greatest medical minds aroud the world are working this problem, and some of them may have even gone to schools ranked as the best by US News and World Report.
I'm hoping he doesn't test positive, of course. There's a strong likelihood that he has been going crazy with fear ever since walking into that apartment against his strenuous objection. Duncan dying this morning might have tipped him over the edge. I'm sure his stomach has been hurting with utter and complete worry. If anything, he has brought it to the nation's attention that people are being forced to go into areas they consider unsafe without proper protective gear. That's psychological torture IMO.
I already knew the Liberian guy would perish in Dallas. I was so sure of it, that I was compelled to post my prediction in the Dallas forum days ago, but decided against it out of compassion.
I believe he knew there was a strong possibility that he'd been exposed while helping the pregnant victim in Liberia, and immediately decided to come to the U.S. for treatment in the event that he began experiencing symptoms.
This "looks" suspect in the court of worldwide public opinion, given the expeditious treatment (and subsequent recovery) of the Americans who somehow managed to beat this deadly disease. I won't even touch on the fluorescent elephant in the corner with regard to the patients themselves, but I digress...which brings us to this ironic newfound "second possible victim"
Let me be the first to say (I can't suppress these pesky premonitions any longer ) that I don't believe for even a millisecond that this Policeman has Ebola, not on my pension! This is nothing more than a concerted effort to divert attention away from what has actually taken place---the U.S.' successful nastigram to outsiders seeking medical care by coming here for it. This was the governments way of saying "you all are in for a surprise if you think coming here for treatment is the answer... you'll be isolated, and nature will take its course."
The biggest joke of all is the fact that this Policeman is supposedly experiencing symptoms, when not even a single individual who admittedly had direct contact with this Liberian (all of whom are still quarantined as we speak) have reported any symptoms to speak of!
Ohh, and let's not forget, the director of the CDC said today, that it could take up to 14 days to know for sure if he in fact tests positive.... perfect timing... just long enough to allow all the scutiny with regard to the deceased victim to subside. Gotta love the damage control hijinks.
P.S.- If the deputy does in fact test positive, he will be just fine!
Considering that Mr. Duncan was on a ventilator and was receiving dialysis (both of which involve more risk for the people providing those services than just nursing care), it appears to me that the hospital pulled out all the stops. The drug he received was obtained after an emergency approval for its use - on Oct 6.
"However, the doctor cautioned that a dialysis machine will eventually be needed. There is at present no such machine in Liberia."
Your conspiracy theory fails. Mr. Duncan was not just placed in isolation and allowed to die, and your implication is an insult to every person who took care of him - at risk to themselves.
I already knew the Liberian guy would perish in Dallas. I was so sure of it, that I was compelled to post my prediction in the Dallas forum days ago, but decided against it out of compassion.
I believe he knew there was a strong possibility that he'd been exposed while helping the pregnant victim in Liberia, and immediately decided to come to the U.S. for treatment in the event that he began experiencing symptoms.
This looks suspect in the court of worldwide public opinion, given the expeditious treatment (and subsequent recovery) of the Americans who somehow managed to beat this deadly disease. I won't even touch on the fluorescent elephant in the corner with regard to the patients themselves... which brings us to this newfound "second possible victim!"
Let me be the first to say (I can't suppress these pesky premonitions any longer ) that I don't believe for even a millisecond that this Policeman has Ebola, not on my pension! This is nothing more than a concerted effort to divert attention from what has actually taken place---the U.S.' successful nastigram to outsiders seeking medical care by coming here for it. This was the governments way of saying "you all are in for a surprise if you think coming here for treatment is the answer... you'll be isolated, and nature will take its course."
The biggest joke of all is the fact that this Policeman is supposedly experiencing symptoms, when not even a single individual who admittedly had direct contact with the Liberian (all of whom are still quarantined as we speak) have reported any symptoms to speak of!
Ohh, and let's not forget, the director of the CDC said today, that it could take up to 14 days to know for sure if he in fact tests positive.... perfect timing... just long enough to allow all the scutiny with regard to the deceased victim to subside. Gotta love the damage control hijinks.
P.S.- If the deputy does in fact test positive, he'll be just fine!
He did not receive zmapp, like the two doctors who survived did, but he did get a different experimental drug, brincidofovir. He wasn't immediately given it, though. It took about a week after he'd been hospitalized before he rec'd it. Dallas' Ebola patient waited days for experimental drug - CNN.com
Who knows if it would have been more effective if he'd received treatment when he first went to the hospital.
Brincidofovir was not released for compassionate use until Oct 6.
ZMapp, which has been studied in monkeys with Ebola with good results, was in short supply, soon exhausted. There was none left. Doctors pushed to get the FDA to allow use of the brincidofovir, which was developed to treat entirely different viruses.
But IF the family is intending on complaining about how mistreated he was (or whatever), they can go pound sand. He should have never been allowed in this country and been able to cause all this havoc in the first place!
They have a right to complain because the hospital sent him home the first time and put them at dire risk.
I'm hoping he doesn't test positive, of course. There's a strong likelihood that he has been going crazy with fear ever since walking into that apartment against his strenuous objection. Duncan dying this morning might have tipped him over the edge. I'm sure his stomach has been hurting with utter and complete worry. If anything, he has brought it to the nation's attention that people are being forced to go into areas they consider unsafe without proper protective gear. That's psychological torture IMO.
I thought they said the deputy had a case of food poisoning. I didn't think they were still doing tests on him.
I thought they said the deputy had a case of food poisoning. I didn't think they were still doing tests on him.
Where did you hear that? I can't find any reports about him having food poisoning.
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) that I don't believe for even a millisecond that this Policeman has Ebola, not on my pension! This is nothing more than a concerted effort to divert attention away from what has actually taken place---the U.S.' successful nastigram to outsiders seeking medical care by coming here for it. This was the governments way of saying "you all are in for a surprise if you think coming here for treatment is the answer... you'll be isolated, and nature will take its course."
