Ebola case diagnosed in US

[ashjoma]

On the news websites now.

Diagnosed in Texas.

[jimmy*part4]

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@***super_nova*** wrote:

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@jimmy*part3 wrote:

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@***super_nova*** wrote:

that is sad; the hospital wasted 4 days that could have made huge difference, not to mention would have greatly reduced the possibility of the infection spreading.  😞

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Because the guy lied to them.

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Considering that people are not contagious until they display symptoms, and from what I gathered he left Liberia before he got sick, there was no danger to the people on the plane.  It is quite understandable that the man would want to get to USA, which was his only chance; I would not want to judge him.  BUT it makes no sense to lie to the hospital: he would have known that unless he gets immediate and appropriate treatment he is not going to survive.  And I heard the hospital spokesperson saying that there they were told, but there was a "communication break down" and the info was not passed on.

The condition in Africa are horrendous, but that is only to be expected as nobody wants to do any work in Ebola hospitals (if that is what you can call it).  There is total lack of sanitation, and no money to do anything about it.

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You had another post I was going to respond to, but it's gone?

But I do see why he might have lied. Last I heard he's still alive. 🙂

[***super_nova***]

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@jimmy*part3 wrote:

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You had another post I was going to respond to, but it's gone?

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Yes, this topic lost several posts by the look of it.  I imagine it was my response to another poster who seemed to be happy that a nurse in Spain died of Ebola.  Thankfully, according to the news I was listening to she did not die, she was just diagnosed with it, and is receiving treatment; so fingers crossed she will pull through. 

[polksaladallie]

A doctor in New York has been diagnosed as positive.

From the article, he did not adhere to the 21 days isolation rule when he returned.

But good on him for going there to help.

http://www.theguardian.com/world/2014/oct/24/doctor-tests-positive-for-ebola-at-new-york-hospital