You want perfection on the first case of ebola in the USA ever. So far, it has been perfection. The way to stop ebola is to stop the tertiary infections. So far there hasn't even been a secondary infection.
If that turns out to be true (we still have a lot of time on the 21-day clock), then it is because of luck, and some level of vigilance on the part of the family. There is no excuse for leaving them in an uncleaned home for days after the original victim was there.
Great article from the WAPO, including real reporting and writing. http://www.washingtonpost.com/sf/national/2014/10/04/how-ebola-sped-out-of-control/
No I think they had a few good reasons. One reason is the family was sneaking out randomly after being ordered to stay in the apartment. How is that for infection risk? Another is with the hysteria, cleaning crews weren't lining up around the block to take care of the contamination. If they are infected, it is much more likely they got it from their relative directly puking, coughing and sweating on them. Not bed sheets that were in plastic bags. Don't believe the hype!
I don't think evacuating people from a contaminated apartment is sufficient for perfection. I see it more as table stakes -- the absolute minimum you can do to be doing anything at all. Sure, there will be a learning curve and we won't do everything right the first time. But, we've had months to plan for this eventuality and failed on the basic stuff.
No one is sick. Spain let one of their nurses get sick. CDC didn't fail. CDC sacked ebola better than JJ Watt sacked Romo. And then they kicked it in the nuts.
I would only point out that most ebola test results are reported more quickly than this one from Frisco.
I don't even know what you're talking about but what does that have to do with this comment? If anyone endangered public health it was the nurse and or doctors that saw this guy the first time he visited the hospital. Are we going to deport them?
They left an apartment and returned while under quarantine so the CDC had to put people with guns outside the apartment to make sure they didn't leave anymore. If public support is against them, it might not be simply racism.
If the different responses to these people aren't xenophobia and racism then please explain the difference. One group of health professionals allowed a man infected with Ebola to return into the general population. And? Should they be deported?
If they wanted me to live in quarantine conditions like that -- in a contaminated apartment that could well mean my death -- I'd probably violate the quarantine too and **** you to all those people who think my life should be forfeit to keep them safe.
