Thread: Ebola

Nothing wrong with a fear mentaltiy when it comes down to uncurable, highley contagous Dieseases.
Think spanish flu in the early 1900s,killed 100s of thousands,think bubonic plague,killed millions in europe,think polio in the U.S,maimed 10s of thousands,ever seen an Iron Lung? I have, hundreds of them.
Ever use the wipes at the grocery store to wipe the cart handle? you should,hundreds of people handle them every day

Iron lungs... I also remember them. I had nightmares about them!

Having survived SARS a decade ago, and the subsequent SARS-stock rock revival tour in the aftermath, and the fact that I am the eternal optimist and firmly believe we shall overcome this current viral crisis I am already saving up for Ebola-palooza tickets.
Maybe Sting will play.

On another forum I am on there is a missionary who is in West Africa. She has been predicting this will continue to become worse in that part of the world. Says that people native to that region are very 'touchy feely'. They hug and kiss on the cheeks when greeting, count money licking their fingers. When a family member dies they tend to the body, wash it, braid hair ..... that type of thing. Maybe that behavior will change as time goes on.

Heard a report on the news today that when the fellow that died was being treated by the nurses in Dallas, there was no protocol. This is a sort of learn as we go type of crisis. God willing we'll have a vaccine sooner than later.

Dallas Nurses Accuse Hospital of Sloppy Ebola Protocols - ABC News

Originally Posted by thebigspendur

News is a business and bad news sells so they gin it up as much as they can and keep repeating it as long as they can.

There was a guy on CNN trying to make the point the virus will mutate soon and go airborne. He was some college professor and the MD who was also on said to him he was just creating a fear mentality with no evidence whatsoever.

So many peoples lively hood relies on fear. There is no incentive to calm people down.

Originally Posted by Dzanda

I don't understand your point... could you elaborate?

Answer, with a question,, prior to Patient 0 hitting the U.S., what was the protocol in dealing with this particular virus? There wasn't one in writting. Yes, there are several individuals who are educated on the Ebola virus itsself, but no "protocol" ,,"plan" on how to handle it at our front door.

1. Hours, before the CDC could make contact with the Patient 0 in Texas.
2. A contaminated scene at his home not secured properly
3. The medical team at Dallas Hospital had no "written protocol " from the CDC on this particular virus to follow,
thus two of their workers now have Ebola.
4. One of the workers contacts CDC & asks about traveling, after contact with patient 0, she got approval because her temperature was .9 degrees under the threshold,,, Really ???? The CDC admitts wrong decision, the other day.
5. The patients with Ebola now, are spread out in hospitals, we don't have a facility now, it appears, that can handle more than 2 at a time.
,,,, we could go on,,,,,

Will listen to my wife and youngest girl child, both have masters degrees in nursing, wash your hands many times a day.
stay away from suspect people.do not ask me about suspect people

Originally Posted by AntiqueHoosier

No joke, buy stock in the local UHaul locations in the Dallas area.... I will be relocating to Montana soon. Looking for property now.

Ha you should be looking at northwest NV I already got 20 arces paids for.
to start a farming operation to protect me self from the coming hyperinflation.
Was learning stuff about laws Government has had a lien on us Americans for their
loans since 1933. So we should all put the legal us and our big assets into a chariable trust.
So when they default if they do but they could make the money worthless preventing it.

On the local news this morning, I heard that a family had been in isolation for 21 days here at Carswell JRB. They were declared OK for the the general population yesterday as they had shown no signs of infection.

21 days? My timeline is fuzzy at the moment but when SUPPOSEDLY did patient No 1 enter the US to die?

I'm thinking this mess is a LOT bigger than they are willing to admit.

Think about the havoc that ONE unknowingly infected food service worker could create. That knot head at the CDC needs to worry about the potential damage to the GDP here at home first if that's his major concern.

Originally Posted by Hirlau

Answer, with a question,, prior to Patient 0 hitting the U.S., what was the protocol in dealing with this particular virus? There wasn't one in writting. Yes, there are several individuals who are educated on the Ebola virus itsself, but no "protocol" ,,"plan" on how to handle it at our front door.

1. Hours, before the CDC could make contact with the Patient 0 in Texas.
2. A contaminated scene at his home not secured properly
3. The medical team at Dallas Hospital had no "written protocol " from the CDC on this particular virus to follow,
thus two of their workers now have Ebola.
4. One of the workers contacts CDC & asks about traveling, after contact with patient 0, she got approval because her temperature was .9 degrees under the threshold,,, Really ???? The CDC admitts wrong decision, the other day.
5. The patients with Ebola now, are spread out in hospitals, we don't have a facility now, it appears, that can handle more than 2 at a time.
,,,, we could go on,,,,,

Precautions are not listed by specific virus etc. For examples there are Airborne, Droplet, and Contact.

Then there are standard precautions that should be followed no matter what.

When I enter a room I have no idea what the patients problem is but "once" it is decided I have a precaution warning.

Ebola and Influenza from what I am told are the same. Droplet.

I am a big privacy advocate and I don't care who you are etc. But in my position I should know what I am dealing with. If you don't trust me find someone else.

One of my pet peeves.