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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]This is going to come off as incredibly callous and I'm sorry about that, but I'm genuinely curious about whether this dude's health insurance is picking up the tab? The cost for care has to be in the tens of thousands per day--never mind the expense of a double-isolation helicopter, ambulance, etc.  Or does the CDC cover the cost (via the US taxpayers, I guess?) because they offered to take the case? Some insurers would probably balk at covering something like this, although it would probably be a legal nightmare in light of the public nature of the case.  I understand an insurer's obligation to provide medical care for citizens who incur injury while traveling abroad, but it seems nuts to voluntarily enter a high-risk, disease-ridden area and contract a deadly illness and then put everyone else on the hook for your care.[/quote]No, not incredibly callous but incredibly ignorant.  Do you honestly think the CDC medical staff are a bunch of academic/medical morons?  And as far as the cost, there is no question that YOU would be the first one screeching for top medical care if you contracted an incurable virus from a mosquito bite right here in America.

You better be damn glad there are/were people who are/were willing to go into the trenches to fight and keep catastrophic diseases at bay that travel airborne, waterborne, and other types of 'borne' undetectable.  Yes, it is natural to have a reasonable modicum of concern but your issues are simply mind numbing.  Whatever you do, try and keep your torch and pitchfork in the closet.

I would gladly donate to the care of Dr. Brantly and Nancy Writebol who have risked their lives to allay the spread of Ebola to the rest of the world.   And Dr. Sheik Khan who died in the battle should not be forgotten.

Finally, I suggest you back your bags and get out of the DMV area.  Dr. Khan was from Maryland.[/quote]

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