First case of Ebola acquired in Europe

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Anonymous wrote:OK. The pres just announced that the US will be ramping up screening at airports. No specifics yet. He also strongly criticized other countries for not doing their part. I support him on both counts.

The criticism lies with him for letting it go this far. He's been warned since last March to get a handle on this. He waited until it showed up on our soil--- and still waiting. Ban flights from West Aftica or put them all in quarantine for 21 days upon landing.

Non-essential travel to and from West Africa should be banned.

I am an Obama supporter, but I have to agree with this. He often waits until the last minute to act. In this case, he waited too long.

I agree with quarantining all travelers from Ebola-stricken countries, but that won't stop the spread of Ebola worldwide. We have to help the African countries that can't handle the outbreak on their own. This would have been a fairly small operation months ago, but the epidemic has become so huge that it's going to cost billions and require a major international effort to stop it.

I predict the situation will get worse before it gets better because political leaders won't be able to figure out how to work together to stop this thing, and they won't want to expend the necessary resources in poor African countries needed to end the epidemic.

Even if we keep Ebola contained in the US, many countries won't be able to do so, and the epidemic will spread. I wouldn't panic, but I'd give support to our leaders to do what needs to be done internationally to put an end to the epidemic of this ghastly disease now.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:This will be like the 1918 flu before its done...

No vaccine, no meds to treat it and highly contagious.

We can barely handle 1 case.

The flu is airborne. Ebola is not. They are nothing alike.

Ebola can be caught from surfaces. Sweat, blood, saliva, feces--it comes on so quick it's next to impossible not to be hit with the spray.

People are bleeding, shitting, sweating, puking out if every orfice. The symptoms come raging. Time is an issue. It will wipe out a bus, plane, etc if 1 or more start projectile vomiting.

Oh, FFS. Yeah, I'm sure one person is going to start vomiting and infect an *entire plane*. It doesn't do much to bolster your credibility when you throw around ridiculous exaggerations like this.

Hope no one has to use the bathroom on the plane. Ebola vomit and diarrhea will go everywhere in those little closet sized things.

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The Spanish nurse only entered the priest's room twice and she got infected. Why is it a big exaggeration that many people will be infected if an Ebola patient vomited in the airplane?

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Anonymous wrote:Sadly, I think the mistake was in transferring patients back to the US and other countries. They will not be able to keep this routine up for much longer. It's a ton of resources - time wise, money, etc - and hospitals will be in trouble if they end up with more than 1 or 2 patients.

I think it's probably going to be a bit late for better screening.

Hospitals hardly have enough beds as it is. And there are so few Drs in this country.

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Stop all the fearmongering! It's crazy the things PPs are saying. Yes, Ebola is dangerous, but it's not likely that a passenger will suddenly break out with massive symptoms of Ebola and start vomiting all over the plane. If a passenger has a fever, and has traveled recently to a West African country, she or he won't be allowed on the plane.

Get a grip, people! Let Obama and your elected officials know you want them to do something about the epidemic before it comes here. A single isolated patient does not make an epidemic in the US. If we don't demand action from our leaders, it may well come here.

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Anonymous wrote:The Spanish nurse only entered the priest's room twice and she got infected. Why is it a big exaggeration that many people will be infected if an Ebola patient vomited in the airplane?

It's not.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Stop all the fearmongering! It's crazy the things PPs are saying. Yes, Ebola is dangerous, but it's not likely that a passenger will suddenly break out with massive symptoms of Ebola and start vomiting all over the plane. If a passenger has a fever, and has traveled recently to a West African country, she or he won't be allowed on the plane.

Get a grip, people! Let Obama and your elected officials know you want them to do something about the epidemic before it comes here. A single isolated patient does not make an epidemic in the US. If we don't demand action from our leaders, it may well come here.

Not really seeing the connection between these two paragraphs. It's like they are at war with each other.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:This will be like the 1918 flu before its done...

No vaccine, no meds to treat it and highly contagious.

We can barely handle 1 case.

The flu is airborne. Ebola is not. They are nothing alike.

Ebola can be caught from surfaces. Sweat, blood, saliva, feces--it comes on so quick it's next to impossible not to be hit with the spray.

People are bleeding, shitting, sweating, puking out if every orfice. The symptoms come raging. Time is an issue. It will wipe out a bus, plane, etc if 1 or more start projectile vomiting.

Oh, FFS. Yeah, I'm sure one person is going to start vomiting and infect an *entire plane*. It doesn't do much to bolster your credibility when you throw around ridiculous exaggerations like this.

Diaper up.

Hope no one has to use the bathroom on the plane. Ebola vomit and diarrhea will go everywhere in those little closet sized things.

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It's too late to contain it worldwide. The question is how quickly will it spread and how many will die. The only real hope is development of an effective vaccine -- which may be a long way off -- or of a drug that tempers the virus, as ZMAPP appears to do. But it's going to be a long time before ZMAPP can be produced in sufficient quantities to catch up to the spread of Ebola. On the other hand, it should be clear now that there will be money to be made in coming up with effective Ebola treatments, and the lure of a big payday has a way of motivating vaccine and drug development.

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Anonymous wrote:It's too late to contain it worldwide. The question is how quickly will it spread and how many will die. The only real hope is development of an effective vaccine -- which may be a long way off -- or of a drug that tempers the virus, as ZMAPP appears to do. But it's going to be a long time before ZMAPP can be produced in sufficient quantities to catch up to the spread of Ebola. On the other hand, it should be clear now that there will be money to be made in coming up with effective Ebola treatments, and the lure of a big payday has a way of motivating vaccine and drug development.

It is uncontained in Sierra Leone and Liberia. It's not uncontained worldwide.

If Uganda can contain Marburg, I think Texas and Spain can handle one case of Ebola.

As for money to be made with effective Ebola treatments, I don't know why you think that. Because the US is sending troops and medical supplies to Sierra Leone and Liberia, suddenly there's lots of money in West Africa? They're still pretty poor there.

[Anonymous]

Only the rich will survive because they have private planes. I just can't hold it that long!

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Anonymous wrote:Only the rich will survive because they have private planes. I just can't hold it that long!

I heard that the rich are building a private planet and will head there soon...or maybe that was some movie I saw.

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Anonymous wrote:OK. The pres just announced that the US will be ramping up screening at airports. No specifics yet. He also strongly criticized other countries for not doing their part. I support him on both counts.

He strongly criticized other countries?? This man is a true natcissist

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Narcissist

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:OK. The pres just announced that the US will be ramping up screening at airports. No specifics yet. He also strongly criticized other countries for not doing their part. I support him on both counts.

He strongly criticized other countries?? This man is a true narcissist

The US is spearheading the medical aid to West Africa. Many countries are sending doctors and supplies, but the US has made the largest pledges. If his criticism spurs other countries to act, then that will benefit West Africa and us.