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That has nothing to do with the contagiousness rate. You'll probably die if you get it, but your chances of getting it are slim.
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Originally Posted by juneaubound
If the US can move thousands of military troops and billions of dollars worth of equipment to another country, the US can move hundreds of medical staff and millions of dollars worth of equipment to another country.
We have the capabilities to build entire complexes in a very short period of time. Complexes that could safely and securely house both the sick and the medical staff. Complexes that could both treat and research. No........I don't believe that a disease should be brought to this country that has such a high mortality rate. Will I lose sleep over this? Not yet. But you can bet your last dollar that I will be paying attention to how this shakes out. We're playing a dangerous game here that has real potential to go very bad very quickly. Just the "potential" should have been enough for us to find another way to effectively deal with this problem.
Then the whining would be, "why are we spending all this money to treat this guy in Africa?"
That has nothing to do with the contagiousness rate. You'll probably die if you get it, but your chances of getting it are slim.
Are you following this story at all?
The reason the contagiousness was lower in earlier strains of Ebola was the 90 percent death rate and the location of the outbreaks in interior African villages.
Incubation is 2-21 days and the virus remains in bodily fluids for as long as 60 days after recovery. This strain has a 60 percent death rate. That means 40 percent recover. And it's in the cities of western Africa this time.
The reason the contagiousness was lower in earlier strains of Ebola was the 90 percent death rate and the location of the outbreaks in interior African villages.
Incubation is 2-21 days and the virus remains in bodily fluids for as long as 60 days after recovery. This strain has a 60 percent death rate. That means 40 percent recover. And it's in the cities of western Africa this time.
Please note that the question WASN'T "Do you think US citizens suffering from ebola should be DENIED ENTRY into the US for treatment?" Just because I'm uncomfortable with it doesn't mean I don't think they should be brought home to receive the best possible treatment. We should take care of our own. The lack of good medical care in most African countries is a terrible problem.
My husband used to work in West Africa. I can promise you, if he were suffering from ebola, I'd want him to be brought home to receive the care he would need to increase his chances of survival.
Please look up the size of this outbreak relative to earlier ones.
Some of the medical staff over there think the actual rate is higher because they are counting what they know of in the hospitals. There are reports of entire villages in the bush wiped out. And they are too overwhelmed and shorthanded in the city to go into the bush.
Over 70 medical staff have caught and died from ebola so far.
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