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In reply to the discussion: Doctor who treated Ebola patients rushed to NYC hospital [View all]rocktivity
(44,576 posts)73. Mea culpa...
Last edited Sun Jan 18, 2015, 10:38 PM - Edit history (1)
Huffington Post: ...(A) New Jersey elementary school reported...that two students from Rwanda -- a country not hit by Ebola -- would stay home for three weeks after parents complained that they may spread the virus...
NJ.com: The superintendent...apologized Monday after the district posted a letter announcing the arrival of two students from East Africa, a letter which inadvertently sparked Ebola fears among parents...
The...letter...stat(ed) that the students who recently moved to the community and...did not show any symptoms of the disease...The children are from Rwanda, about 2,600 miles away from the region where the outbreak is centered. Their parents agreed to keep the children home past the 21-day waiting period...
...Some slam(ed) the district for contributing to an irrational panic...The children are (now) scheduled to start school next week.
The...letter...stat(ed) that the students who recently moved to the community and...did not show any symptoms of the disease...The children are from Rwanda, about 2,600 miles away from the region where the outbreak is centered. Their parents agreed to keep the children home past the 21-day waiting period...
...Some slam(ed) the district for contributing to an irrational panic...The children are (now) scheduled to start school next week.
FYI, 2600 miles is the approximate distance between Maple Shade and Portland Oregon.
MotherJones.com: The Rwandan Ministry of Health...(now requires) visitors who have been in the United States or Spain during the last 22 days...to report their medical condition -- regardless of whether they are experiencing symptoms of Ebola -- by telephone...between 7:00 a.m. and 8:00 p.m. for the duration of their visit to Rwanda (if less than 21 days), or for the first 21 days of their visit to Rwanda. Rwandan authorities continue to deny entry to visitors who traveled to Guinea, Liberia, Senegal, or Sierra Leone within the past 22 days...
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Hope it's just norovirus or something. My husband came down with a nasty GI bug
TwilightGardener
Oct 2014
#2
Agreed, the key is he treated Ebola patients, and I am not sure if doctors without borders take
still_one
Oct 2014
#7
I read an article today, from what I considered, at the time, as a credible source
truth2power
Oct 2014
#72
Not contagious until symptomatic. Did he have symptoms for the last 10 days?
uppityperson
Oct 2014
#55
You said now bengins a frantic search for everyone he's been in contact with the las 10 days.
uppityperson
Oct 2014
#59
it could be malaria or one of the other endemic diseases there with similar early symptoms
magical thyme
Oct 2014
#19
just because it's not legally required doesn't mean it shouldn't be followed
magical thyme
Oct 2014
#24
yes. but the thing in duncan timeline that i think is important. if i read correctly, the first
seabeyond
Oct 2014
#50
so I wonder how many other people rode in the UBER vehicle after him, aside from the driver with him
magical thyme
Oct 2014
#21
I should have been clearer, of course it is an epidemic in certain African countries, but in America
A Simple Game
Oct 2014
#38
comparing a, incurable disease that is spreading exponentially with a doubling time of 21 days,
magical thyme
Oct 2014
#39
that does not change the fact that it currently has an overall fatality rate of 70%.
magical thyme
Oct 2014
#46
I didn't want to do this but this is my last chance or I strike out, Aids? n/t
A Simple Game
Oct 2014
#60
Isn't this an odd perspective? A violently infectious disease that kills 50% of victims, at least
Yo_Mama
Oct 2014
#67
Do you think that the Republicans are using the "epidemic in the US" to bash the Democrats?
A Simple Game
Oct 2014
#69
If he does turn out to have Ebola it will be scary. Think of all the people he could have exposed.
Louisiana1976
Oct 2014
#42
the point is that the RULES OF QUARANTINE should be stricter, and there should be close monitoring
cloudythescribbler
Oct 2014
#64