Dallas Ebola Watch—Day 17 and No Reported Transmission
Sadly, Thomas Eric Duncan died of an Ebola virus infection in Dallas, Texas on Wednesday. He arrived at Dallas on September 20 and sought treatment for a fever at the Texas Health Presbyterian Hospital emergency department on September 24. As we all now know, he was a turned away despite having a fever of 103 degrees. Duncan was finally admitted on September 28 for treatment.
In the meantime, public health officials have been tracking and monitoring some 100 people who may have come into close contact with Duncan after he began to exhibit symptoms of his illness. Four family members who were with Duncan in his grilfriend's apartment have been quarantined and will remain isolated until October 19. Depending if one counts from the onset of symptoms or from the time Duncan was admitted to the hospital, the number of days that have passed since contacts (especially those in the apartment) were exposed to Duncan now amount to either 17 or 13 days.
The Dallas deputy who feared that he might have been infected after he entered the apartment where Duncan was staying has been given the all-clear.
The U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention notes that " symptoms may appear anywhere from 2 to 21 days after exposure to Ebola but the average is 8 to 10 days." So far, so good.
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Again, people in the area will probably exhibit psychosomatic symptoms due to panic. How many times will the media repeat the false alarms before pointing out that people are highly susceptible to convincing themselves they are ill?
This just in: reason science contributor guarantees that Ebola is not a threat, lick all the doorknobs you want.
Lick a doorknob? Enjoy getting the flu, which will kill far more people in the US and can be transmitted on certain surfaces for a surprising length of time.
Basically, Ebola is the “attractive young white girl kidnapped” of health news.
FoE: I assume you’ve gotten your flu shot already? I have. Enjoy your weekend.
ENJOY YOUR GOVERNMENT CONTROL. Because that’s what’s in those flu shots. Secret government pacification serums and whatnot.
The truth is out there FOE. Like the whole universe is like a cell on like your fingernail, you know.
This is the kind of thing the FDA should be spending their time preventing not whatever ridiculous stuff they’re doing now.
And risk becoming autistic? Never.
The only ‘sad’ thing about this story is that the idiot didn’t stay to die in his own shithole of a country.
Ebola is not a threat to America.
Cytotoxic is correct. Everybody enjoy the weekend.
I’m…so happy. I promised myself I wouldn’t cry.
Well, it sort IS a threat to America. It’s just not a widespread one. Also –
“The U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention notes that ” symptoms may appear anywhere from 2 to 21 days after exposure to Ebola but the average is 8 to 10 days.” So far, so good.”
So we’re not out of the woods yet, and flights from Ebola stricken locations still continue.
Duncan is an illegal alien, and not the kind that hops the border to seek honest work. He lied to officials in his own country and was facing possible jail time there. How did he get here? Tourist visa? Did anyone check him?
Pretty sure he was checked. And you’re still wrong: Ebola is not a threat, period. I’d stake my life on it as well as the lives of millions of Americans.
WHAT AREN’T THEY TELLING US??
BLACK HELICOPTERS!!!! FEMA!!!!!!! JACKBOOTS!!!!!!!!
Ebola Does Dallas
You should do a write up on EVD68 and MERS Mr. Bailey.
Thank God! The only person with Ebola who has and will ever see our shores didn’t transmit it to anyone! PHEW. What were we so worried about?
Government ran hospital potentially fails Ebola victim (an illegal alien ineligible for medicaid).
“OMG the hospital was in a red state! Rick Perry didn’t expand medicaid!” – the left
Health care worker at Dallas hospital who provided care for Thomas Eric Duncan tests positive for Ebola
http://www.foxnews.com/health/…..for-ebola/
Yup. That didn’t take long. I don’t see an update on this story from Reason though, because that would make them look unreasonable.