They're finally cleaning up the vomit

[B2G]

that has been sitting on the sidewalks since Sunday...and doing a spectacular job!

Yay!




http://www.wfaa.com/story/news/health/2014/10/02/family-ebola-patient-ordered-stay-home-dallas/16574877/

[jberryhill]

1. I saw the title and thought another GOP governor was indicted

[JustAnotherGen]

4. My mind went there too

[Hutzpa]

13. Haha.... perfect

nt

[Hekate]

2. Encouraging to see the workers are appropriately garbed. Not.

As they are spreading the wash water all over the place, may we hope they are at least using Clorox Bleach in it?

Clusterf**k comes to mind.

[B2G]

6. Yeah that was my point too

Didn't think I'd need the sarcasm smiley, but I guess I was wrong.

That little girl is walking right through the runoff and the mist being created.

Do they WANT this to spread??

[onethatcares]

7. do you have any idea

how much a gallon of bleach costs?????? krikey, the profit goes right out the window if you expect that.

[Warpy]

12. Sunlight kills that virus stone dead

The workers are not at risk.

[KittyWampus]

18. I'd wear more protective clothing cleaning up random dog-shit off the pavement.

[Warpy]

22. Not if it was a hot day in Dallas

[progressoid]

33. Shhh, you're ruining it!

Next thing you know, those guys will be ZOMBIES!

[kestrel91316]

24. Yep. Horrifying. It's just some dude, happily aerosolizing that crap.

Though, to their credit they did wait apparently 4 days to be safe.

One cringes at the possibilities as that stuff sat there, like parvo puke, ready to stick to every passer-by's shoes.

I doubt Mr. Dude is thinking to use bleach.

[AverageJoe90]

3. Good, but they should have done this a lot sooner.

Let's hope that the rain didn't cause any complications down there.

[elehhhhna]

5. no ppe gloves, shoe covers. fuck it.

[MohRokTah]

8. Well, the virus should be dead by now.

Should be.

Let's hope.

[B2G]

10. How many people & animals have traipsed through it

in the past 5 days?

This whole response is a clusterfuck.

[MohRokTah]

11. I don't deny that.

It's been worse than a clusterfuck.

Imagine a flu outbreak like that portrayed in Contagion.

[Marrah_G]

19. The flu virus in Contagion was pretty scary

Respiratory airborne viruses are pretty scary and are continually showing up in new forms in SE Asia where people are in close contact with freshly butchered meat in open air markets.

[kestrel91316]

25. Yep. Absofuckinglutely terrifying. And I say this as somewhat of a germ expert.

[Louisiana1976]

9. They should at least wear Hazmat suits.

[pnwmom]

16. I agree. n/t

[DustyJoe]

14. egad

power sprayer
open sandals
no overgear for clothes
power spray overspray aeresolized for who knows how far
splash perimeter of yards

again

egad!

[Marrah_G]

21. The virus does not survive long outside the body

yes- a team should have gone out right away to clean any bodily fluids, but since it's been so many days it should be fine. It's not like smallpox.

[TwilightGardener]

15. Fantastic. Looks like a professional crew, there.

Protective gear and everything. Did someone set a blue water bottle down nearby?

[KittyWampus]

17. COME ON! You are joking aren't you? That is a person in a t-shirt and khakis. WTF

[LisaL]

20. US is so unprepared for Ebola, it's not even funny.

All of this after CDC assured us everybody knows what to do.

[jen63]

23. The virus in that vomit is dead by now.

The same as what ever is inside the apartment. It doesn't survive well outside of the body.

[kestrel91316]

26. Potentially up to 5 days in dried proteinaceous debris. And what about all the time it sat there

until now, HIGHLY INFECTIOUS.

I am appalled. And then I remember it's Texas.

[B2G]

27. It can survive up to 6 days or so in liquids.

I wouldn't be betting my life on the fact it's dead.

[kestrel91316]

28. Yep. Personally, I'd never touch it within a week, just to be safe, and then only after

bleach soaking. I know my germs.

[MosheFeingold]

29. So they spread it around with water?

I'd have gotten a 5 gallon bucket of kerosine and had a fire.

Seriously, this is stupid.

[cwydro]

30. I've been watching footage of this.

Where does that water go after it's down the gutters?

[Windy]

31. TexASS.....that is all!

[PDittie]

32. Coming to your state soon

Much sooner than you expect, I'm sorry to say.