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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]The issues is that we absolutely do not have definitive evidence or science on transmission.  There have been no controlled studies on humans (because it would be incredibly unethical).  There have been only a few animal studies and they have not been replicated to ensure reliability and validity.  Kaci Hickox is right that we don't have evidence to state that she is infectious right now.  However, what she fails to comprehend is that we also don't have definitive evidence to state that she is NOT infectious.

On another note, her room-mate from her time in Africa has just been diagnosed with Ebola.  That person also has no idea how he/she got infected while caring for patients.[/quote]

That's quite 'another note'. Thank you for posting this. SHickox just got bitch-slapped by karma[/quote]

One of the most childish, nastiest posts I've read on DCUM in a long time and that says a lot. Offensive on so many levels.

Oh, and once you call people "dumb ass" you've lost the argument.[/quote]

Being glad that a nurse got Ebola, because you don't like her ROOMMATE, is crazy.  Just nucking futz. [/quote]

Glad and karma proving Hickox's reassurance might not be so reassuring is not the same thing[/quote]

:roll:

She knows she is at risk.  She is treating Ebola patients. What she ALSO knows is that YOU and the general public are not at risk until and less she becomes symptomatic.

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What if this is like when "women don't get AIDS but HIV"?  It took them a long time to figure that one out because they weren't seeing full blown AIDS cases in women for some time.

This is the largest Ebola outbreak ever and we can't accurately predict how the virus will react and if there will be any changes to it at all.  We can speculate all we want and scientists can make their best educated guesses but no one knows for sure.  Is it really too much to ask that people in high risk categories isolate themselves from the general public?  A bike ride or other outdoor activity isn't really an issue but she should limit her interactions with others during the incubation period and not make a fuss about it.  Especially since her former roommate has ebola and doesn't know how she got it. [/quote]

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