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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Sooo.

If Ebola spreads to people (I'm not saying many but lets say 25) that haven't been to West Africa.  Are health care workers supposed  to put on a hazmat suit for everybody with the flu?

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That's the question isn't it?

That's the situation that we will likely be facing within 6 months, if the epidemic in West AFrica isn't under control.

No, there aren't enough hazmat suits or money for all HCW to put on hazmat suits for every case of stomach flu.

They are going to be expected to just deal with it, take the risk.   Risk that any one individual has ebola will be very low of course.   But they will be expected to take the risk.

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Oh please, this isn't even coherent. First of all they only test people who have recently been in west Africa. If you called your doctor tomorrow and said you had a fever and an upset stomach they wouldn't rush you to the hospital and put on hazmat suits, they would tell you to drink plenty of fluids and rest.

I have this theory that as reality sets in and we all see that (1) Ebola is really not that contagious and, (2) most people in this country who have it survive, posters here can't let go of that adrenaline rush of "something is happening" and are therefore stretching for crazier and crazier theories to maintain alarm.[/quote]

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