NBR: Ebola

spinsoffresonance · October 2014

For those who haven't heard yet, the first case of Ebola in the US has been reported in Dallas, Texas. Scary!
https://www.cdc.gov/media/releases/2014/s930-ebola-confirmed-case.html

jenb_99 · October 2014

Yep. 30 minutes away from me. Yippee.

At least it's not easy to catch under normal circumstances and with basic precautions, like the ones used to prevent HIV and hep A & B. I don't foresee myself swapping bodily fluids with a stranger anytime soon.

KBowen715 · October 2014

The hospital is like, 15 miles from my house. If that....cweepy.

KBowen715 · October 2014

Oh hey @jenb_99‌ ....where you at?

KBowen715 · October 2014

Okay, third comment in a row, but this made me LOL:

dogsombrero · October 2014

My city had a Dr. treated for Ebola who was just released. My mom text me to avoid that particular hospital. I text her back that I want to avoid ALL hospitals.

jenb_99 · October 2014

@KBowen715 Arlington. You?

KBowen715 · October 2014

Coppell! But I went to HS in Arlington, @jenb_99‌

jenb_99 · October 2014

@KBowen715 Me too! AHS class of '99.

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KBowen715 · October 2014

jenb_99 said:
@KBowen715 Me too! AHS class of '99.

Colts! BHS, 01. I'm sure we know a ton of the same people.

sparklingdiamond · October 2014

We are in Savannah (just north of Frisco). I don't like it being so close to here!

bridetobe9132013 · October 2014

DD and I are staying locked in our house until spring!

pandadair · October 2014

KBowen715 said:

Coppell! But I went to HS in Arlington, @jenb_99‌

@KBowen715 Shut uuuuup, that's where I'm from. Are you a recent transplant? ETA: Oh, wait, duh. Whatever BHS is is not Coppell High School.

KBowen715 · October 2014

pandadair said:

KBowen715 said:

Coppell! But I went to HS in Arlington, @jenb_99‌

@KBowen715 Shut uuuuup, that's where I'm from. Are you a recent transplant? ETA: Oh, wait, duh. Whatever BHS is is not Coppell High School.

Oh! Are you local now? I heart this sleepy subburb.

pandadair · October 2014

^^^ Nope. We've been all over the country and currently settled in Houston. Maybe back to DFW one of these days. Our families are still there, though.

theoryofwhat · October 2014

I'm in Plano so I'm only 20 or so minutes away from Presbyterian Dallas. Freaky stuff.
I have a doctor in a medical building at the hospital and I'm probably gonna skip my appointment next week. I know the dude's in ICU in an isolation room but friggin' EBOLA?!

Eff that mess. I'd become a prepper if I wasn't lazy/would be guaranteed to get on the Doomsday Preppers show.

spinsoffresonance · October 2014

yayglitter said:
I'm in Plano so I'm only 20 or so minutes away from Presbyterian Dallas. Freaky stuff.
I have a doctor in a medical building at the hospital and I'm probably gonna skip my appointment next week. I know the dude's in ICU in an isolation room but friggin' EBOLA?!

Eff that mess. I'd become a prepper if I wasn't lazy/would be guaranteed to get on the Doomsday Preppers show.

I hear you, I wouldn't be going anywhere near that hospital either! Doctors/nurses who treat infectious diseases patients are saints!

theoryofwhat · October 2014

Apparently the guy went to the hospital before being admitted and DX'ed with Ebola. Ignoring the fact that the hospital knew he'd come from West Africa and failed to DX then, all of those hospital workers he came in contact with are at risk.

Not to mention everyone he came in contact with between 9/24 (when he first had symptoms) and 9/28 when he went back to the hospital.

I'm definitely being overly paranoid, but I'm not comfortable venturing out into Dallas. I think I'll be okay with being a homebody for a little bit.

pandadair · October 2014

You guise. You are not going to get Ebola from just breathing outside air anywhere in the metroplex. FFS.

theoryofwhat · October 2014

I know Ebola is not airborne.
Everyone who has been exposed has not been identified, that's still ongoing.
I don't doubt that it won't be contained, but Ebola being confirmed in the US is kind of a big deal.

yvanehtnioj · October 2014

pandadair said:
You guise. You are not going to get Ebola from just breathing outside air anywhere in the metroplex. FFS.

BUT god help us all if it mutates and becomes airborne. This has been a fear of mine ever since I became obsessed with Ebola 12 years ago after reading the Hot Zone. So far 2 strains have become transmissible by air but they were animal-to-animal.

pandadair · October 2014

yvanehtnioj said:

You guise. You are not going to get Ebola from just breathing outside air anywhere in the metroplex. FFS.
BUT god help us all if it mutates and becomes airborne. This has been a fear of mine ever since I became obsessed with Ebola 12 years ago after reading the Hot Zone. So far 2 strains have become transmissible by air but they were animal-to-animal.

Well in that case I'm building an impermeable wall across I-45 and you Dallasites can keep the mutated, airborne Ebola to yourselves.

dp1320 · October 2014

yvanehtnioj said:

You guise. You are not going to get Ebola from just breathing outside air anywhere in the metroplex. FFS.
BUT god help us all if it mutates and becomes airborne. This has been a fear of mine ever since I became obsessed with Ebola 12 years ago after reading the Hot Zone. So far 2 strains have become transmissible by air but they were animal-to-animal.

This is my fear too. :-SS

flockofmoosen3 · October 2014

Zombies are next naturally.

But seriously, I was dreaming about it this morning and it freaked me out. I guess I worry about how many people there are inourcountry that could get it (somehow) but won't seek medical treatment, perhaps out of ignorance. Then they infect others as theyfina

flockofmoosen3 · October 2014

Ugh, I hate doing this on mobile. .. whatever, point made.

KBowen715 · October 2014

Which one of May14 is an infectious disease scientist?? I want her take.

I looooove infectious disease. I'm crazy, I know.

theoryofwhat · October 2014

usernameedit said:

yayglitter said:

I know Ebola is not airborne.
Everyone who has been exposed has not been identified, that's still ongoing.
I don't doubt that it won't be contained, but Ebola being confirmed in the US is kind of a big deal.

Eh... all the health officials expected to see it here at some point - with air travel it's kind of hard to contain anything in one part of the world anymore.

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Scientists did estimate Ebola would make it to the US by September. So I'm not surprised it's here, but it's so close to home for me.

https://mobile.wnd.com/2014/10/staggering-prediction-about-ebola-in-america/

ETA: link to scientist's prediction

gypsymystic · October 2014

yayglitter said:

I'm in Plano so I'm only 20 or so minutes away from Presbyterian Dallas. Freaky stuff. I have a doctor in a medical building at the hospital and I'm probably gonna skip my appointment next week. I know the dude's in ICU in an isolation room but friggin' EBOLA?! Eff that mess. I'd become a prepper if I wasn't lazy/would be guaranteed to get on the Doomsday Preppers show.

I also live in Plano.

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