Ebola

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MrsPDX

I totally agree, her attitude is unbelievable!!

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Pintobean39

How many people have contacted Ebola from any of the Dr's and Nurses that have come back from taking care of people in Africa?

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rivers714

Wasn't she the poor girl initially kept in a tent outside the hospital with a portapotty?

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Morenajuliet

I thought she was in South Africa?

Nevermind- West it was

Morenajuliet

Also, mainstream media is ridiculous and I think there is way more to consider than what they are presenting as 'obvious' to us. 

rivers714

Ok well that was ridiculous. I think asking them to stay home for 21 days and report temps twice a day is more then enough. Hospital quarantine is ridiculous, and I hope she wins her lawsuit against the city

Morenajuliet

twaffle5 said:

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I'm just going to leave this here for shits and giggles

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and I fail at embedding a video... sorry 

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Ok, that was funny!

Ballet80

I completely agree! You want to fight the disease in another country but you don't care if you come home and infect others here.

gsancho

I just find it funny that at the height of the scare people were saying "why aren't these people quarantined!?!" and now everyone's saying "why are these people being treated so poorly!"

But I agree the forced hospital quarantine is ridiculous.  I just didn't like that health care workers weren't monitored more closely and would hope that they wouldn't do things like fly with a fever or go bowling until the 21 days were over.  

FreddyisReady

I gotta say, I'm on the side of science here. There is no need for a hospital quarantine. The panic of an Ebola epidemic is giving the public the right to think they can take always this girl's freedoms and thats just not right.

lgsdesigner

My unpopular opinion: Ebola doesn't scare me in the slightest. I felt the same about H1N1 and the Y2K freak out.
Just live your life as you always have.

chicagomomab

I'm not completely convinced what my opinion is on this but I'm curious whether opinions would change if she wasn't a medical professional?  No one was this upset when the family of the patient who died was quarantined.  Is the frustration because she's a nurse so she knows the correct protocol?  Or do we just think that forced quarantine is wrong for anyone?  FWIW, I think quarantine in the home, not necessarily a hospital (until showing symptoms) should be sufficient.

EntropicEpona

I'm a biochemist, so granted I'm not a immunologist or epidemiologist, but I'm not the least bit concerned about ebola.

As for the Maine nurse? Requiring a 21 day self quarantine is ridiculous. She's a medical professional and is fulfilling the need for a 21 day self-monitoring. I will repeat it again, EBOLA IS NOT CONTAGIOUS IF A PERSON IS ASYMPTOMATIC.

And while it's a new disease in the US, it's a very simple, well-understood virus that has been intensely studied for the past 30-something years. This isn't the movie, Outbreak.

BrittianyM

I personally think Kaci is trying to be in the "spotlight" by showing her ass.

rivers714

The hardest thing with Ebola is the symptoms are pretty much the same as most viruses that are in the fall.


Extra vigilant now I'm pregnant but I work in an ER with every contagion imaginable, but I very very rarely get sick from the ER... Most my illnesses are brought home by my second grader lol.

ladydimom

As a healthcare worker myself, I find it very irresponsible for her to not follow the in-home quarantine. She knew the risks going in. She should have the respect for herself and her community to do the right thing.

KellyFM522

lgsdesigner said:

My unpopular opinion: Ebola doesn't scare me in the slightest. I felt the same about H1N1 and the Y2K freak out.
Just live your life as you always have.

This sums up the last few years end of the world scenarios...