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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]So many of the assumptions about stopping Ebola in its tracks rest on bureaucrats' view of human beings engaging in rational behavior.  It was not rational behavior for the dr to (allegedly) travel to Brooklyn or wherever via mass transit.  Not good.[/quote]

He didn't have symptoms and he rode the subway.  It's not rational to panic about this.

From a PR perspective, terrible idea to ride the subway.  But actual risk?  None.[/quote]

He told the hospital he was feeling poor since Tuesday.[/quote]

He said he felt sluggish.  No fever, no other symptoms.

If he had a 103 fever on wed night, he wouldn't have been hopping on the subway.  Do you know how bad you feel with a 103 fever?

I sort of understood the ignorance and the government is lying to us about how ebola is spread crap before and during the Duncan case.  But seeing what happened there, what are you people thinking?

Two people who cared for him when he was extremely, gravely ill and didn't have proper protection got sick.  That's it.[/quote]

No one knows what his temperature was on the subway.  Vomit and urine are common features on the NYC subway, but there have been zero reports that this individual had anything other than an uneventful ride.[/quote]

Again, have you had a temperature above 101 as an adult?  I have and could barely function.  Little kids power through, but a high fever in an adult is very debilitating.  I wasn't there to take the guy's temp, but doubt it was high if he was out and functioning.[/quote]

You're rationalizing--or trying to rationalize--what should have been an obvious decision upon feeling unwell:  stay home and call the health authorities.[/quote]

I'm not rationalizing anything.  I agree he should have probably stayed home.  What I am saying is the risk factor of his actions is negligible.[/quote]

We don't have enough facts yet to say,[/quote]

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