Ebola.....

[Sogaard]

The day after Election Day Ebola will be out of the news

 

Fixed.

 

And to the "Stop flights from infected countries" crowd, may I present your champion:

 

https://www.youtube.com/embed/cOd6hZJfJfE

 

You can skip to about 2:15 in to get to the funny part...

Edited October 17, 2014 by Sogaard

[JimR]

Went to a Ebola preparedness meeting at the hospital I work at today. Seems like the space suits those nurses were wearing may have been the problem. Not an equipment failure, but a training failure. Best guess now is that the nurses , while in the process of removing the "suit" contaminated themselfs. The suits were unfamiliar garb, with a definite process requiring aprox 15 min to don or doff. There should have been training, practice and oversight before and during use of this gear.

[Four Season Whitetail's]

That nice. We have states willing to move walls to try and stop a disease that may kill a deer or two and a country that will do nothing to protect its people. Yup, that sounds about right in this so screwed up world.

[Elmo]

8 hospitals in NYC are prepping for Ebola, including my wife's hospital.

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[Culvercreek hunt club]

I don't think we will see any explosion of Ebola from any of these cases because they are on than and tracking all the people in contact. I am waiting for it to spread into Mexico and and then watch how it spreads into the U.S.

[Five Seasons]

so you'd take a trip to Liberia?

 

THere is no question it's an issue in Africa. Don't be silly.

 

I've been though this in my career with SARS, H1N1, now ebola. It all goes away.

 

 

Went to a Ebola preparedness meeting at the hospital I work at today. Seems like the space suits those nurses were wearing may have been the problem. Not an equipment failure, but a training failure. Best guess now is that the nurses , while in the process of removing the "suit" contaminated themselfs. The suits were unfamiliar garb, with a definite process requiring aprox 15 min to don or doff. There should have been training, practice and oversight before and during use of this gear.

 

they're the same suits we were as hazmat responders. they're ridiculously expensive. Require a minmum 24 hour training class with annual 8 hour refresher. They require annual leak testing and there's many little tips and tricks like bringing in a hand towel to wipe the face mask when it fogs over. It's not just as simple as putting the suit on. Lots to donning and doffing too.

Edited October 18, 2014 by Belo

[Five Seasons]

http://m.huffpost.com/us/entry/5998486?ncid=txtlnkusaolp00000592

[BizCT]

By thanksgiving Ebola will be out of the news

 

Only 4 days later, and my prediction is looking pretty good. Maybe old news by Halloween?

[Elmo]

Only 4 days later, and my prediction is looking pretty good. Maybe old news by Halloween?

 

I had gone two whole days without even hearing or seeing the word "ebola" till you had to go and post this.  Thanks. 

[steve863]

Let's hope you guys are right.  I still can't understand the hesitation by our country or others in banning flights from these African nations.  People claim that there are NO direct flights from this part of Africa to the US, but the agreement should be an international one where NO flights are allowed in anywhere.  Surely banning flights to only one or a few countries probably wouldn't work.  Hopefully we ducked the bullet this time out, but next time we may not be as lucky.  Keep people OUT from these infected countries where the disease right now is running rampant and you pretty much have solved any potential problems.  Easy common sense solution, but as usual it's way too much to ask for.

 

 

 

[Culvercreek hunt club]

Let's hope you guys are right.  I still can't understand the hesitation by our country or others in banning flights from these African nations.  People claim that there are NO direct flights from this part of Africa to the US, but the agreement should be an international one where NO flights are allowed in anywhere.  Surely banning flights to only one or a few countries probably wouldn't work.  Hopefully we ducked the bullet this time out, but next time we may not be as lucky.  Keep people OUT from these infected countries where the disease right now is running rampant and you pretty much have solved any potential problems.  Easy common sense solution, but as usual it's way too much to ask for.

how could he/they justify closing down the travel from those countries an not making a more straight forward effort to shut down out boarders? that would basically be saying that you can't fly here but you can fly to Mexico and walk across.

[growalot]

Steve think on this a moment:

 

You have some well funded and totally brainwash radicals out there ...they are raging war where ever they can, but really want the US bad...they have plenty of ppl ready and willing to die for the cause...they are already embedding in these less that sanatary countrys...or can get a large number of ppl to them...they make up many races...including caucation...

What better way to attack a country like the US who's southern border is all but shot...but to get many followers infected with Ebola or any other rapid killing virus and send them off to do some travelling to well traveled tourist and vacation spots...cruises in the US...What a perfect way to hit an all so important infrastructure ...sucking the resources out of the Government...think about that a bit

Edited October 21, 2014 by growalot

[steve863]

how could he/they justify closing down the travel from those countries an not making a more straight forward effort to shut down out boarders? that would basically be saying that you can't fly here but you can fly to Mexico and walk across.

 

 

If ALL nations did not allow flights in from these African nations, you wouldn't have to worry about our southern border.  It has to be an international effort, and Obama as leader of the free civilized nations should have been at the forefront with this.  That of course would be asking for too much of him for a number of reasons.

[Doewhacker]

Ebola is not really the easiest transmitted virus, every one in a hospital setting is aware and preparing should an outbreak happen. Sme of that preparation is over kill IMO but it's better to be over prepared than under.

Unless a person is in the final stages of Ebola it's not any more scary than any other nasty thing you could catch anywhere in public.

I bet you ten bucks a drug company is working on a vaccine that we will see soon. They will then be even richer when folks line up to get their shot.

[BizCT]

I bet you ten bucks a drug company is working on a vaccine that we will see soon. They will then be even richer when folks line up to get their shot.

 

Old news. My brother and a few others I know killed it with Tekmira Pharmaceuticals about 3 weeks ago.

[Culvercreek hunt club]

Old news. My brother and a few others I know killed it with Tekmira Pharmaceuticals about 3 weeks ago.

outside of the body?

Edited October 21, 2014 by Culvercreek hunt club

[BizCT]

"Killed it", as in bought the stock and then sold after a 20-30% profit.

[steve863]

outside of the body?

 

 

I think he is talking about making a killing in the market with their stock.

[steve863]

"Killed it", as in bought the stock and then sold after a 20-30% profit.

 

 

There you go.  Biz and family like to make money! LOL

[WNYBuckHunter]

Everytime I read the word Ebola, it sounds like this in my head......

[Lawdwaz]

LOL

My wife said to my son the other morning "hey Jr. do you want a bowl of cereal?"

He said EBOLA!!

[Elmo]

It's about to get real crazy here.

 

http://www.nytimes.com/2014/10/24/nyregion/possible-ebola-virus-case-in-new-york-city.html?ref=nyregion&_r=0

 

[growalot]

yep I see a bet getting lost in someones future,,,,

[Elmo]

I don't understand how they let this guy back into the country without first quarantining him for a couple of weeks knowing his was treating Ebola patients.

[wztirem]

media driven paranoia.

 

You should now all realize that how your acting is exactly how uneducated people act about gun control when the media scares them a little.

 

Do your research before you freak. I have been on several conference calls with my company and very knowledgeable doctors. This is NOT an issue. You should NOT cancel your travel plans.

 

 

Get a flu shot. Rest assured more people in this country will succumb to the effects of the flu virus rather than ebola.