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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]I hope people remember what this man did that resulted in his infection.  He is dead today because he helped try to obtain medical care for a dying pregnant woman who was turned away from the hospital.  He may or may not have known she had Ebola, but either way it was a pretty noble thing to do.  What a tragedy.[/quote]

Was he noble when he lied on the airport screening form prior to comming to the U.S.?

Was he noble when he failed to tell the hospital during his 1st visit where he had been and what he had done?

Was he noble when he returned to the apartment, while sick, and exposed the 5 children from 4 different school systems to his Ebola symptoms?

Sorry, he isn't a hero to me.[/quote]

a lot of assumptions here.  [/quote]

But they aren't assumptions.

He knew he was exposed.

He knew he was sick.

He knew his symptoms were consistent with Ebola.

He exposed his girlfriend and his child, among others.

Those are facts.[/quote]

"Dr. David Lakey, the Texas health commissioner, said Tuesday that the next few days could be decisive in determining whether any of the 48 people who came in contact with Mr. Duncan develop the virus.

According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, the maximum incubation period for the virus is 21 days, but symptoms typically appear in eight to 10. Mr. Duncan, who apparently contracted the virus before flying to the United States, began complaining of symptoms on Sept. 24 and was hospitalized in isolation on Sept. 28. The 10-day threshold will pass by the middle of this week.

Of the 48 people under observation, 10 are deemed to be at high risk, officials said. Three of those people shared an apartment with Mr. Duncan and seven are health care workers. The other 38 people are considered to be at lower risk."

http://www.nytimes.com/2014/10/08/us/ebola-patient-on-ventilator-and-getting-kidney-dialysis-officials-say.html?ref=us&_r=0[/quote]

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