Ebola Outbreak of 2014

[racing_kitty]

Would them telling you to worry change anything? What do you want them to do? I would like to hear your solutions.

My solution is a PR campaign extolling the virtues of hand washing, an amping up of what you already see in doctors' offices regarding face masks when you're coughing or sneezing (no, it's not airborne, but yes, the mucus has to land somewhere, so why not use a barrier?), get out the information that simple household bleach will kill the virus in case anyone has to do a clean up. Everyone can "raise awareness" about their pet causes, so why not "raise awareness" about this? Put out easily digestible, legitimate information in layman's terms that the ignorant masses can understand.

For those who are exposed, adopt a uniform policy across the board of how to monitor and enforce that standard. From what I've read on the news, they're shooting from the hip and not really doing a great job at it.

Then again, dumbasses outnumber people who can actually process even rudimentary information exponentially, so I guess "Nothing to see here" is just as good as anything.

 

[AWP]

Since I'm on another planet at the moment, a question for those in the states:

Outside of news stories, was there any effort made to inform the public about the disease or common preventative measures? I'll guess the answer is "No" but I'm curious.

 

[racing_kitty]

Since I'm on another planet at the moment, a question for those in the states:

Outside of news stories, was there any effort made to inform the public about the disease or common preventative measures? I'll guess the answer is "No" but I'm curious.

From what I've heard from two long-time friends in that area, they don't know of any.

 

[Poccington]

The family members that refused to comply with the request to stay at home are scumbags.

 

[DA SWO]

Would them telling you to worry change anything? What do you want them to do? I would like to hear your solutions.

Be honest.
Stop downplaying how contagious it is.
Explain we don't know what we don't know.
Explain we don't know if 1st class treatment will lessen the mortality rate because all previous outbreaks occurred in areas with poor sanitation, hygiene, healthcare.
Enforce isolation of family when a positive occurrence happens (douchebags family had to be forcibly quarantined because they refused to inconvenience themselves).
Stop this crap about not isolating West Africa.
Stop outbound traffic from Africa and do treatments in-theater.
We've dicked around because of Political Correctness for long enough. I'd worry less about tribal customs and more about stopping the spread (assuming it's not too late).

 

[TLDR20]

Be honest.
Stop downplaying how contagious it is.
Explain we don't know what we don't know.
Explain we don't know if 1st class treatment will lessen the mortality rate because all previous outbreaks occurred in areas with poor sanitation, hygiene, healthcare.
Enforce isolation of family when a positive occurrence happens (douchebags family had to be forcibly quarantined because they refused to inconvenience themselves).
Stop this crap about not isolating West Africa.
Stop outbound traffic from Africa and do treatments in-theater.
We've dicked around because of Political Correctness for long enough. I'd worry less about tribal customs and more about stopping the spread (assuming it's not too late).

That is sounding good to me. I am worried the CDC may be bowing to other agencies about the steps that truly need to be taken.

 

[Kraut783]

Local radio station is saying he's a Sheriff's Officer.

Sadly, he probably won't be the only one we see over the next week.

But hey, CDC says don't worry.

Dallas County Sheriff's Deputy, he was at Duncans apartment at some point

http://www.wfaa.com/story/news/health/2014/10/08/patient-frisco-ebola-suspect/16922477/

 

[Red Flag 1]

My solution is a PR campaign extolling the virtues of hand washing, an amping up of what you already see in doctors' offices regarding face masks when you're coughing or sneezing (no, it's not airborne, but yes, the mucus has to land somewhere, so why not use a barrier?), get out the information that simple household bleach will kill the virus in case anyone has to do a clean up. Everyone can "raise awareness" about their pet causes, so why not "raise awareness" about this? Put out easily digestible, legitimate information in layman's terms that the ignorant masses can understand.

For those who are exposed, adopt a uniform policy across the board of how to monitor and enforce that standard. From what I've read on the news, they're shooting from the hip and not really doing a great job at it.

Then again, dumbasses outnumber people who can actually process even rudimentary information exponentially, so I guess "Nothing to see here" is just as good as anything.

Hand washing, hand washing, hand washing. Be careful of what you touch. Ramp up you SA when in public; who is coughing, who is sneezing, etc. give yourself some space around those in particular. Hands to the face is an automatic, habitual movement; cut down on hands to face as much as you can. Buy some small boxes of 70% alcohol "prep pads". They are in every drug store, and are the little "cotton" squares we use to wipe the skin before injections/blood draws. The alcohol is a high grade bug killer, and is nicely packaged to carry around in pockets. I began carrying them several years ago because they are great for cleaning glasses. Now I have something to wipe things down with too. One of the vectors I had in my pocket, was my pen; another mindless movement that I never thought about. The prep pads are perfect for wiping my pens with. Go pick some up. You can carry a dozen pads with no trouble at all, and use them. It is all about keeping organisms off your face, away from your nose and mouth; those are points of entry.This will get ugly if you catch it.

 

[Blizzard]

It's an election year. Nothing to worry about until after 11/4.

 

[racing_kitty]

Dallas County Sheriff's Deputy, he was at Duncans apartment at some point

http://www.wfaa.com/story/news/health/2014/10/08/patient-frisco-ebola-suspect/16922477/

I'm trying to find the article I read that said so, but he escorted the CDC people into Duncan's apartment when they presented the family with quarantine orders and the accompanying paperwork for them to sign. As stated in the article you linked to, the sheriff's association is none too happy that he was exposed this way.

ETA: Found the article I was looking for earlier. Link here.

The patient was identified as Sgt. Michael Monnig, a deputy who accompanied county health officials Zachary Thompson and Christopher Perkins into the apartment where Thomas Eric Duncan stayed in Dallas.

The deputy was ordered to go inside the unit with officials to get a quarantine order signed. No one who went inside the unit that day wore protective gear.

I wonder if he gave some serious thought to telling people to fuck off about not having any pro-gear, but didn't because he didn't want to be seen as unnecessarily panicking. Speculation on my part.

 

[DA SWO]

I'm trying to find the article I read that said so, but he escorted the CDC people into Duncan's apartment when they presented the family with quarantine orders and the accompanying paperwork for them to sign. As stated in the article you linked to, the sheriff's association is none too happy that he was exposed this way.

ETA: Found the article I was looking for earlier. Link here.



I wonder if he gave some serious thought to telling people to fuck off about not having any pro-gear, but didn't because he didn't want to be seen as unnecessarily panicking. Speculation on my part.

Wonder how the CDC crew are faring then.

 

[DA SWO]

That is sounding good to me. I am worried the CDC may be bowing to other agencies about the steps that truly need to be taken.

Then we need a senior CDC person to say what needs to be said, then retiree if need be.

 

[Muppet]

F.M.

 

[pardus]

Whitey kills again!

“He is a Liberian man,” Massa Lloyd, a close friend of Troh, said Wednesday. “The family feels he wasn’t getting the right treatment because he was an African man. They feel America is fighting only for the white man, not the black man.”

http://www.washingtonpost.com/news/...0/08/texas-ebola-patient-has-died-from-ebola/
http://www.washingtonpost.com/news/...0/08/texas-ebola-patient-has-died-from-ebola/

His family is claiming bias, arguing it took too long for him to receive the medicine.

"It is suspicious to us that all the white patients survived and this one black patient passed away ... He didn't begin his treatment in Africa, he began treatment here, but he wasn't given a chance," said Josephus Weeks, his nephew.

http://www.cnn.com/2014/10/09/health/ebola-duncan-death-cause/index.html

 

[Polar Bear]

First Bush causing Katrina, now Obama trying to spread Muslim Ebola

 

[racing_kitty]

Good news... The Dallas deputy tested negative for the virus.

 

[Muppet]

Fucking full retard! Trying to find news video. I just saw it. Some retard told the flight he had ebola ad that they are all screwed!

F.M.

 

[policemedic]

Fucking full retard! Trying to find news video. I just saw it. Some retard told the flight he had ebola ad that they are all screwed!

F.M.

Similar events are happening all over the city, including in police cell rooms. This is going to be more fun than the white powder scares... NOT.

 

[DA SWO]

Fucking full retard! Trying to find news video. I just saw it. Some retard told the flight he had ebola ad that they are all screwed!

F.M.

If the asshole is a non-citizen, then he/she gets sent back to Africa when they get out of detention, err, quarantine.

 

[x SF med]

That is sounding good to me. I am worried the CDC may be bowing to other agencies about the steps that truly need to be taken.

Well, then fuck the CDC for not doing their jobs. Centers For Disease Control... not hard to figure out what they are supposed to be doing, is it? Bowing to political pressure to keep millions of people from catching an insidious disease is treason, since they fall under multiple governmental agencies and they are proud to wear their "Officer's" Uniforms when it makes them look good. Fire or hang a few of the politically driven assholes that are 'managers' instead of health care professionals. <rant off>

People, don't forget to wash your hands and not touch anybody who has recently returned from Africa....