Still Waters Posted September 30, 2014 #1 Share Posted September 30, 2014 Officials with the Centers for Disease Control have confirmed that a person in Dallas definitely has the Ebola virus. Tuesday's official determination makes the Dallas patient the first diagnosed Ebola case in the United States. Officials with the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention are holding a press conference at 4:30 p.m. http://dfw.cbslocal....he-ebola-virus/ 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Daughter of the Nine Moons Posted September 30, 2014 #2 Share Posted September 30, 2014 Just waiting for the livestream to begin. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lilly Posted September 30, 2014 #3 Share Posted September 30, 2014 How awful is this. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
taniwha Posted September 30, 2014 #4 Share Posted September 30, 2014 Dreadful but too early to panic yet. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
seeder Posted September 30, 2014 #5 Share Posted September 30, 2014 Oh no, lets hope the person hasnt spread it already.. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+OverSword Posted September 30, 2014 #6 Share Posted September 30, 2014 (edited) snip Edited September 30, 2014 by OverSword Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stellar Posted September 30, 2014 #7 Share Posted September 30, 2014 Hmmm....didn't see this coming after they started flying patients all over the world, did I? I'll give you one other post to read the link and figure out why flying in patients has nothing to do with this... 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Thanato Posted September 30, 2014 #8 Share Posted September 30, 2014 I hope that he didn't infect anyone else. Though I doubt we are that lucky. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+OverSword Posted September 30, 2014 #9 Share Posted September 30, 2014 (edited) I'll give you one other post to read the link and figure out why flying in patients has nothing to do with this... I already knew but decided not to turn this thread into a joke so snipped my comment. Edited September 30, 2014 by OverSword 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
libstaK Posted September 30, 2014 #10 Share Posted September 30, 2014 Oh no, lets hope the person hasnt spread it already.. He became symptomatic about 4 or 5 days after returning. They don't mention how many members of immediate family could be affected, nor whether he is a business man that could have been walking around shaking hands with folk on a regular basis. Also, when someone returns from a trip people come by to see them in the following week to welcome them back and usually hug them at the very least, if not kiss them on the cheek too, if that was the case here, there could be more than another 2 or 3 cases. 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+OverSword Posted September 30, 2014 #11 Share Posted September 30, 2014 I hope that he didn't infect anyone else. Though I doubt we are that lucky. Unfortunately you're probably right. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
libstaK Posted September 30, 2014 #12 Share Posted September 30, 2014 (edited) Just saw this on CNN, he was symptomatic for a total of 4 days before he was placed in isolation. Add to that the Ebola virus can survive outside a host for up to 2 days and it doesn't just become who he had contact with but everything he had contact with that needs to be known to prevent transference. http://edition.cnn.c....html?hpt=hp_t3 Edited September 30, 2014 by libstaK 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pallidin Posted September 30, 2014 #13 Share Posted September 30, 2014 Wow. Hoping the best for all. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kenemet Posted September 30, 2014 #14 Share Posted September 30, 2014 Cue the hysteria in 5... 4... 3... 2... 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sir Wearer of Hats Posted September 30, 2014 #15 Share Posted September 30, 2014 what's the bet his name is Abdullah Mouhammad and he was there for reasons other then visiting family? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+OverSword Posted September 30, 2014 #16 Share Posted September 30, 2014 what's the bet his name is Abdullah Mouhammad and he was there for reasons other then visiting family? Wow! Great conspiracy theory. Killed two birds with one stone! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gromdor Posted September 30, 2014 #17 Share Posted September 30, 2014 Well the U.S. does have 2 million people per day flying through its airports without any health screening. If I was a suicidal terrorist, this would be a decent way to infect the U.S. There is even a nice TSA agent that will pat you down (and probably a few thousand other people). Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Q-C Posted September 30, 2014 #18 Share Posted September 30, 2014 They say this individual poses no risk to others, but let's hope any other residents/visitors seek medical treatment in a timely manner as well. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
seaturtlehorsesnake Posted September 30, 2014 #19 Share Posted September 30, 2014 what's the bet his name is Abdullah Mouhammad and he was there for reasons other then visiting family? i don't know. what's the bet that his name is throatwarbler mangrove? sheesh. 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mister Posted September 30, 2014 #20 Share Posted September 30, 2014 Hope 4 the best, prepare 4 the worst. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+OverSword Posted September 30, 2014 #21 Share Posted September 30, 2014 They say this individual poses no risk to others, ????? Not now that he's isolated but what about before that? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
spartan max2 Posted October 1, 2014 #22 Share Posted October 1, 2014 They say this individual poses no risk to others, but let's hope any other residents/visitors seek medical treatment in a timely manner as well. To be fair they'd say that regardless to not spread panic 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Imaginarynumber1 Posted October 1, 2014 #23 Share Posted October 1, 2014 It's.. Happening!!!!!!! EVERYBODY PANIC!!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Q-C Posted October 1, 2014 #24 Share Posted October 1, 2014 (edited) Who knows? They sound pretty certain that he was not exhibiting contagious symptoms or anyone had contact with his bodily fluids, before he was admitted. So why did he go to the hospital? Maybe feeling bad and didn't want to take any chances? Edited October 1, 2014 by QuiteContrary 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stellar Posted October 1, 2014 #25 Share Posted October 1, 2014 Just saw this on CNN, he was symptomatic for a total of 4 days before he was placed in isolation. Add to that the Ebola virus can survive outside a host for up to 2 days and it doesn't just become who he had contact with but everything he had contact with that needs to be known to prevent transference. http://edition.cnn.c....html?hpt=hp_t3 But lets remember, ebola is spread through contact with contaminated bodily fluid, which means its probably quite unlikely that he had infected anyone in the initial 4 febrile days. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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