An ounce of prevention more than a pound of cure Maybe we should have given more of a d*mn about those folx then and it would not be in dallas now . . .. . you are correct .. . . maybe this will spark people to support Ebola's destruction Rocket River
So if 42 days passes from the Sept 28 date, CDC will announce that Dallas is "OK". Is this correct? then everyone there will breathe a sigh of relief until one of the 3 people who contracted it and survived has a relapse.
Sounds about right. Like Bandwagoner said, if we prevent tertiary infections, that's a win. Can't guarantee secondary infections are safe because they didn't know what they were dealing with, but now that we know, with the right precautions, we should be able to prevent the spread. With the incubation period 21 days at longest, if no other cases show up in Dallas by November, I think it's clear.
Texas Health Worker Tests Positive for Ebola DALLAS — A health care worker here who helped treat the Liberian man who died last week of the Ebola virus has tested positive for the disease in a preliminary test, state health officials said Sunday. “We knew a second case could be a reality, and we’ve been preparing for this possibility,” said Dr. David Lakey, the Texas health commissioner. “We are broadening our team in Dallas and working with extreme diligence to prevent further spread.” The worker, who was not identified, was an employee of Texas Health Presbyterian Hospital in Dallas, where the first person diagnosed with Ebola in the United States, Thomas E. Duncan, died last week. The health care worker reported a low grade fever Friday night and was isolated and referred for testing. Officials interviewed the worker and were identifying “any contacts or potential exposures,” the statement read. The preliminary test was done at the state public-health laboratory in Austin and the positive result was received late Saturday, officials said. Other tests will be done by the federal Centers for Disease Control and Prevention in Atlanta. A federal health official said that the C.D.C. expected to receive the sample from Texas this morning, and its test results should be available later on Sunday.
When somebody comes down with the virus, that hasn't been to africa or had extremely close contact to somebody else that has ebola. Until that happens there is very little to be concerned about.
I want to know if it is an ER nurse who had initial contact or a nurse that cared for him when everyone knew he had ebola. If she was gloved and masked up like the girl in spain the nurses will be pissed.
whenever it Goes airborne or aerosolized I'd be worried . for the time being just don't travel to Dallas
According to this, it was the latter: http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2014/10/12/ebola-texas_n_5972246.html A Texas health care worker who was in full protective gear when they provided hospital care for an Ebola patient who later died has tested positive for the virus and is in stable condition, health officials said Sunday. If the preliminary diagnosis is confirmed, it would be the first known case of the disease being contracted or transmitted in the U.S. Dr. Daniel Varga, of the Texas Health Resources, said during a news conference Sunday that the worker wore a gown, gloves, mask and shield when they provided care to Thomas Eric Duncan during his second visit to Texas Health Presbyterian Hospital. Varga did not identify the worker and says the family of the worker has "requested total privacy." ... Dr. Tom Frieden, head of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, said the health care worker's Ebola diagnosis shows there was a clear breach of safety protocol. Frieden on Sunday told CBS' "Face the Nation" that all those who treated Duncan are now considered to be potentially exposed, though couldn't give an exact number. Health care workers treating Duncan were directed to follow CDC protocol that included wearing protective gear. Among the things CDC will investigate is how the workers took off that gear — because removing it incorrectly can lead to a contamination. [./i] Also strange that the hospital has shut down its ER to new patients. Tracking down how she contracted this will be interesting now.
Either the nurses messed up or the virus is easier to spread than the cdc realizes. Hopefully it's the former.
Sounds like an ER nurse during the second visit but not when he was completely in isolation. That is worrying for health care workers. The nurses in spain are already angry. Sounds like it was before the CDC arrived but my guess is they start wearing more protection than a simple surgical mask and glasses.
Those people giving the speech in Dallas sounded so ridiculous dumb. Who the **** is I'm charge? I gained zero comfort but more worries.
What they need is a nato suit with for biological warfare and a respiratory nato plastic mask 40mm thick
If the nurse was suited and still got ebola it doesn't look good. Whomever she was in contact with better be scared.
She just had a mild fever. The patient was spewing ebola from every orifice. I wonder if they will do contact tracing on her though?
Can't believe this is happening. I'm expecting within 2 weeks several people having this and a month from now 20-30 people having it. It think this has bad Bad days ahead.
That's very possible. But even in that case, flu will be far more dangerous this season to Americans, as will this respiratory illness affecting children nation-wide.
I wonder if the CDC has trained medical staff that they deploy when epidemics spread like this. In my opinion, they are the only ones trained well enough to administer care while preventing contamination. Giving hazmat suits, gloves, and masks to regular healthcare workers who don't know how to take the proper precautions working in those conditions does kind of make it a bit pointless.
So none of his close family members got it and havent showed symptoms since they were quarantined? How long has it been about a week and a half? But this nurse got it....
