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[quote=jsteele][quote=Anonymous][quote=jsteele][quote=Anonymous]Funny, not so long ago it was all about "one, only one" on these boards. Now it's "only two." When do we drop the "only"? When someone actually crokes? I guess wanting to prevent unnecessary deaths is qualified as hysterical now. Sad, kinda.[/quote]

The "two" are from the same incident. What's more notable about that incident is that the other 70 some personnel involved didn't get infected. Nor did Duncan's family who spent two days with him after he had a fever. The obvious conclusion to draw from this is that hysteria is not justified.
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All 4000 or however many victims are from the same incident.  There was one patient zero.  That is how viruses work.

So first is was, don't worry about Ebola, it won't get here
Then, if it gets here, it will be ok because of our great medical system
Then, oops, that ONE hospital screwed up Duncan's first visit, but don't worry, Ebola is hard to catch
Then, oops, the nurses got it, but don't worry, Vinson wasn't contagious on the plane
Then, oops, she was sicker sooner than we thought, maybe we better track everyone on the plane, but don't worry, because Ebola is hard to catch
And don't worry, because we are screening travelers
And don't worry, because now we're making them all come through screened airports...

At every juncture, we have screwed this up.  It is only because Ebola *IS* indeed harder than some other viruses to catch, that we don't have a very serious problem on our hands.  This whole thing has been an incompetent clown show.  No one is competent, from the CDC down to the Dallas ER to whoever let this guy come home and go back to his regular schedule.  He should have been in self quarantine at least for 21 days.  [/quote]

Nobody ever said it wouldn't get here. That is simply another example of the constant false information being spread. As far as the second point is concerned, that has proven accurate. While the initial reaction left a lot to be desired, one of the two infected nurses is now ebola free and the second is well on her way. Nobody else has been reported to have been infected by Duncan.

As for "all 4,000 are the same incident", that is only true in the sense that all of us are children of Eve. If someone in New York is infected as a result of the doctor, that is clearly a new incident not related to Duncan.

You can make as many lists of alleged screw-ups as you want. The fact remains that the US has only seen two secondary infections and those have been or are being treated successfully. That's a pretty good track record.
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