ebola, anyone else mildly terrified?

[anonymous-user]

Mr Whippy said:

turbobloke said:

dandarez said:

What did I say earlier?

SWINDON! That's a bit close to me...

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-scotland-30668872

update
A spokesperson for Great Western Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust confirmed it was caring for "an individual with a history of travel to West Africa", stressing that the Ebola test was a precautionary measure.

The precautionary test results came in earlier this morning - negative.

Thankfully!

But with the stupidity at play it's only a matter of time until it's not.

Isn't Sierra Leone the current hot-spot and is still seeing accelerated numbers of cases? It seems perhaps those with a history in that area should be at least be looked at a bit more closely upon return!

Dave

It could well be too late when they're back here. Quarantine should be immediately before they leave SL or the Countries involved.

But, as has been said, that is a tad inconvenient.

[numtumfutunch]

Mr Whippy said:

Thankfully!

But with the stupidity at play it's only a matter of time until it's not.

Isn't Sierra Leone the current hot-spot and is still seeing accelerated numbers of cases? It seems perhaps those with a history in that area should be at least be looked at a bit more closely upon return!

Dave

Thought provoking post

OK so firstly then a big assumption which is that Western healthcare workers going to do the "decent thing" are a positive factor in the Ebola crisis
Now I do have a vested interest as a couple of mates have just gone to do this - entirely at their own expense with unpaid leave from their (unfashionable public sector) jobs

How would it work when they came back to Blighty then?
After taking 4-6 weeks off without pay do they then have to hole themselves up away from work/pay for another 4?
Assuming this is the case then who looks after them, gets them booze and fags, and does their shopping?

More to the point where do they stay?
The village of Eyam has form here but how would the isolation of these people actually work?
To be safe it would have to be absolute wouldnt it?

Anyway forget my do gooder friends

If I was in a risk area and developed symptoms Id splash all of my cash on a flight to somewhere off the risk radar and then jump on Easyjet to Luton whilst conveniently 'forgetting' to mention where my journey started

SImples then - shut all of our ports of entry, job jobbed

[McWigglebum4th]

Why don't we just nuke africa?

[hidetheelephants]

McWigglebum4th said:

Why don't we just nuke africa?

Make it neutron bombs and the neoloons would probably agree; no need for unnecessary damage to fixtures, just kill everyone.

[cptsideways]

One would hope those who are aware of the risks & their exposure levels & being professionals would not expose themselves to others.

[McWigglebum4th]

hidetheelephants said:

McWigglebum4th said:

Why don't we just nuke africa?

Make it neutron bombs and the neoloons would probably agree; no need for unnecessary damage to fixtures, just kill everyone.

Would we be doing this from orbit?

[Mr Whippy]

numtumfutunch said:

Mr Whippy said:

Thankfully!

But with the stupidity at play it's only a matter of time until it's not.

Isn't Sierra Leone the current hot-spot and is still seeing accelerated numbers of cases? It seems perhaps those with a history in that area should be at least be looked at a bit more closely upon return!

Dave

Thought provoking post

OK so firstly then a big assumption which is that Western healthcare workers going to do the "decent thing" are a positive factor in the Ebola crisis
Now I do have a vested interest as a couple of mates have just gone to do this - entirely at their own expense with unpaid leave from their (unfashionable public sector) jobs

How would it work when they came back to Blighty then?
After taking 4-6 weeks off without pay do they then have to hole themselves up away from work/pay for another 4?
Assuming this is the case then who looks after them, gets them booze and fags, and does their shopping?

More to the point where do they stay?
The village of Eyam has form here but how would the isolation of these people actually work?
To be safe it would have to be absolute wouldnt it?

Anyway forget my do gooder friends

If I was in a risk area and developed symptoms Id splash all of my cash on a flight to somewhere off the risk radar and then jump on Easyjet to Luton whilst conveniently 'forgetting' to mention where my journey started

SImples then - shut all of our ports of entry, job jobbed

Isn't this for the people, probably on combined incomes of several million squids a year with cushy benefits packages, to be working out to justify their remuneration?

I expect more logic than just doing nothing as is currently the case, until someone is suggested to be exposed, and THEN do something dramatic... suddenly all the machines that go 'ping' are rolled for show... till that point it's just amazingly shoddy.

[hidetheelephants]

McWigglebum4th said:

hidetheelephants said:

McWigglebum4th said:

Why don't we just nuke africa?

Make it neutron bombs and the neoloons would probably agree; no need for unnecessary damage to fixtures, just kill everyone.

Would we be doing this from orbit?

To be sure, yes.

[TransverseTight]

hidetheelephants said:

McWigglebum4th said:

Why don't we just nuke africa?

Make it neutron bombs and the neoloons would probably agree; no need for unnecessary damage to fixtures, just kill everyone.

You could argue the same for the UK. There will be several 10's of thousands of deaths this year. Mostly of people who don't do a lot for society. We could invent a soylent green machine, or just drop a neutron bomb on the biggest cities. Problem solved... No one left to catch ebola.

[LucreLout]

numtumfutunch said:

OK so firstly then a big assumption which is that Western healthcare workers going to do the "decent thing" are a positive factor in the Ebola crisis
Now I do have a vested interest as a couple of mates have just gone to do this - entirely at their own expense with unpaid leave from their (unfashionable public sector) jobs

How would it work when they came back to Blighty then?
After taking 4-6 weeks off without pay do they then have to hole themselves up away from work/pay for another 4?
....
If I was in a risk area and developed symptoms Id splash all of my cash on a flight to somewhere off the risk radar and then jump on Easyjet to Luton whilst conveniently 'forgetting' to mention where my journey started

Simple problems easily solved.

Instead of actually going out there themselves for a few weeks, they donate their time off to a colleague to go. Everyone does this and the colleague goes for many months not a few weeks. Reduces the number coming back and forth. Only downside is no hero factor for your mates.
Quarantine is in SL, not the UK, so they won't be sneaking off anywhere as a back door route around quarantine. Also, they'll have surrendered their passports on arrival.

[moanthebairns]

This bodes well for a sequel to snakes on a plane, Ebola on a Plane.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PZ2QFmJ7h0A

Enough is enough. I have had it with these mother fker ebolas, on this motherfking plane. Everybody strap in. I'm about to open some fking windows.

[Terminator X]

McWigglebum4th said:

hidetheelephants said:

McWigglebum4th said:

Why don't we just nuke africa?

Make it neutron bombs and the neoloons would probably agree; no need for unnecessary damage to fixtures, just kill everyone.

Would we be doing this from orbit?

Rods from God:

http://www.popsci.com/scitech/article/2004-06/rods...

TX.

[Mr Whippy]

Terminator X said:

McWigglebum4th said:

hidetheelephants said:

McWigglebum4th said:

Why don't we just nuke africa?

Make it neutron bombs and the neoloons would probably agree; no need for unnecessary damage to fixtures, just kill everyone.

Would we be doing this from orbit?

Rods from God:

http://www.popsci.com/scitech/article/2004-06/rods...

TX.

Heaven forbid that the North Koreans hack into it with their l33t h4x0r skills

At least those targeted get a nice bit of tungsten to trade in to the scrapper too.

Dave

[Laurel Green]

UK nurse Pauline Cafferkey is no longer critically ill with Ebola, London's Royal Free Hospital says.

In a statement, the hospital said she was "showing signs of improvement".

Clicky.

Fingers crossed.

[dandarez]

Good luck to her and hopefully the worst is over.

What next? Didn't take long!
Now attention is on Manchester.
Another well-travelled to Africa is undergoing tests for Ebola -
wonder when he (they say it's 'he') returned? 21 days ago?

Anyway, he was transported by ambulance to NMG (North Manchester General) last Friday. News of this is now circulating.

Let's hope it's another false alarm like Swindon. Spin the barrel and fingers x.

http://www.manchestereveningnews.co.uk/news/greate...

[PRTVR]

Its a government plot I tell ya,

Shortly signs will appear on all A&E doors explaining that you may be sitting next to somebody who has Ebola, problems at A&E sorted.

[LaurasOtherHalf]

Northampton now

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/health-30825231

[Bill]

A blood test? Gaaaaah! Runaway!!11!

[vescaegg]

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/health-30932578

At turning point now its reported

[McWigglebum4th]

vescaegg said:

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/health-30932578

At turning point now its reported

And mostly down to people like the british nurse who went over there and put their lifes on the line

If we had followed the sage advice of the wise ones then it would be killing a huge amount in africa and instead of one or 2 cases in europe it would be hundreds


So those that wanted the UK nurse left to die in africa you should be ashamed