Friday Topic... discuss

bhjones1980 · August 2014

https://www.cnn.com/2014/08/01/health/ebola-outbreak/index.html?hpt=hp_t1

how do you feel about them bringing the two sick Americans back to US Soil?

mandamoochie · August 2014

Im with you sugah.

bhjones1980 · August 2014

I am on the other side of the fence here, we have the capabilities and technology to help them, they were there on a mission to help people fighting the disease.

I think we owe it to them to try to save their lives.

Izzy0927 · August 2014

They're being so carefully quaranteined, that I'm less concerned about them and more concerned about the missionaries fleeing the affected areas and coming back into the general population. They could have been exposed and are not being watched for problems as closely as these two patients.

bhjones1980 · August 2014

Izzy0927 said:

They're being so carefully quaranteined, that I'm less concerned about them and more concerned about the missionaries fleeing the affected areas and coming back into the general population. They could have been exposed and are not being watched for problems as closely as these two patients.

exactly, THIS is my real fear, the incubation time of the disease varies so much (can be 3 weeks before symptoms show up).

chickyclg · August 2014

I have mixed opinions. On one side I am scared for a potential out break in the States, but on the other side they are americans and If I were them I just know I would want to be home and get the best medical attention.

lizjennings81 · August 2014

Doesn't make me blink. Containment is the name of the game, here, and they're doing what's needed to transport these two in a way that poses the least risk to everyone involved. The threat of a spread, particularly since it's not airborne, is pretty low. I just can't imagine denying them the care they need based on fear and misinformation.

MaddScientist · August 2014

hikerlady said:

Maybe it should bother me but it really doesn't. They seem to be taking every precaution to contain the risk. It seems like one problem with slowing the spread is that people either don't understand or don't believe what officials and health workers tell them about how it spreads or how to care for the sick. If either/both of the Americans survive, maybe it would show people that they can turn this around by doing the right things.

I'm more worried about ordinary people who travel to the U.S. without knowing they're sick. The state I live in has one of the largest populations of Liberians in the U.S. There's a huge outreach effort in our community right now but who knows how well that would work. About half of my clients are from Africa - and some from Liberia - so it's something I will definitely be thinking about.

There is no care for those infected - just palliative or IV to prevent shock. The only other treatments could be blood or platelet transfusions - which I don't think has been shown to be super helpful. So living is just a crap-shoot

I don't have a problem with it, as long as they take the precautions necessary. Ebola is aggressively infectious, which means that those infected are highly likely to get sick. But it's not very contagious, meaning it doesn't spread easily. It's transmitted only through bodily fluids while the infected patient is exhibiting symptoms - so these 2 specific people that are known to be infected and are quarantined are not really a threat.

The threat is from international travel - and thus contact with lots of people - when you don't know you are infected yet.

smg2302 · August 2014

How many more ER visits do you think the Georgia hospitals will have with people thinking they have Ebola?

I hope the quarantines hold up. Yes more cases of ebola exist, but there are also more humans in the world now to infect. I'm not convinced the percentage has gone up (although correct me if I'm wrong) and our ability to know about these things is more readily available, therefore more panic.

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jennjilljo · August 2014

I'm glad they'll be getting good treatment and I wish it could be done there instead of here but I'm not overly concerned because I trust the CDC and medical team in charge of the patients. However, just 1 sign that it's spreading and we'll become that crazy, germaphobe family.

aggiebug · August 2014

I am happy for the Americans and ready to see what we can do for them. They precautions they are taking are hypersecure and would most likely take someone intentionally trying to break the security and doing it deceptively to "release" the beast.

There is actually some work being done with an antidote of sorts so I am curious if they will have better access to that. It's a serum based on antibodies from a survivor. I know one dose was sent over seas but they didn't say much about what is left in stock/ how easily can make more.

Ebola terrifies and fascinates me at the same time.

Mrsgclark81 · August 2014

My bff is a microbiologist at the University of Chicago Hospital and she said they havent briefed them on current events with this virus.
She said they have procedures for.dealing with highly infectious specimens, but it's still a risk when handeling a specimen and then you find out its something dangerous like the ebola virus.
For example she said a couple of years ago the hospital had a scare because they treated a scientist who was doing experimentation with the plauge! Once his specimen was comfirmed of having the plauge they had to call all of the microbiologist back to.the hospital and treat them. The scientist ended up dying from the plauge.

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