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I know, I think I may have been the first to suggest that on this specific thread. It irritates me that we've let the genie out of the bottle so much that now people will be panicking at the first symptom of the run of the mill cold or flu this year. Hospitals will be overwhelmed.
Taking the flu vaccine can reduce the risk of getting influenza, and, until the Ebola mess is resolved, it behooves us all to take it. Every flu case prevented is one less potential patient in the ER to triage.
Even if travel from the source countries is not banned, Americans should not be going there without an extraordinarily compelling reason.
Flu symptoms and no history of travel to Africa should prevent an ER from over-reacting if the patient is an American citizen.
I know, I think I may have been the first to suggest that on this specific thread. It irritates me that we've let the genie out of the bottle so much that now people will be panicking at the first symptom of the run of the mill cold or flu this year. Hospitals will be overwhelmed.
I think it's already started. I've been pretty sick this week, with an odd combination of gastric and respiratory symptoms, and the usual things like rest and hydration weren't having much effect. So I called my doctor on Tuesday to see if they had any ideas, thinking that maybe there was some new bug going around the area that they might have some suggestions for.
I wasn't expecting much - maybe something along the lines of, "Oh, yeah, been seeing a lot of that lately. Try such-and-such for the cough, and this one usually runs its course in about 6 to 10 days." Instead, I got about a 10-minute breakdown on the differences between respiratory and gastrointestinal viruses, recommendations for fluids and solid foods, and a lengthy list of over-the-counter things to try. I was surprised, because I've never gotten that kind of detail on a simple phone call to the doctor's office. The nurse said, "well, we just want to make sure we cover everything on the phone, because we don't want you to come in. We're full of people who think they have ebola or entovirus."
Think it's going to be a long winter for medical providers this year...
Being paranoid is no way to live life so why choose to live in fear. Live your life and be happy without worrying about the unknown.
Paranoid was not that right word. I meant people should be aware and prepared. The CDC & government keep on telling they have control, they have yet to prove that. If we had it under control that man in Dallas would not even be allowed in the country.
Last night when I was in Orlando, I saw a guy behind me in the movie theater that looked like he had Ebola so I went and saw another movie instead but not before I heard him talking about his visit to Disney World earlier in the day.
And if any of those fluids get on a surface or everyday object and you come in contact with it, you are exposed and now at risk. People in hazmat suits are getting infected. Not highly contagious my ass.
Unless the material is fresh, the risk from touching surfaces is low.
People in protective gear are probably getting infected during the process of removing it, not because the gear failed to protect them.
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