ebola, anyone else mildly terrified?
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Snoggledog said:
One thing that's obvious from this article is that Ebola is spread in Africa through a degree of ignorance whilst in North America it will be spread through arrogance.
But it won't spread in the Western world.There will be the odd case, people who think have got it but haven't, but by and large it won't spread.
Far more contagious things out there than Ebola. Let's see how many fuel of flu this winter.
JagLover said:
Snoggledog said:
One thing that's obvious from this article is that Ebola is spread in Africa through a degree of ignorance whilst in North America it will be spread through arrogance.
Seems a very sensible precaution to me as it is health workers predominantly affected in the west. But apparently civil liberties take precedence over health precautions to some. Bill said:
irocfan said:
seriously??? What the juddering fk is going through people's minds???
I know, it's a ridiculous knee jerk reaction that will put people off going to help. We should be treating these health workers as the heroes they are.I am not of the opinion that the west would just shrug off Ebola in the event of an outbreak. Health workers are most at risk so a quarantine period of 21 days seems sensible.
JagLover said:
Treat them as heroes but put them in quarantine.
I am not of the opinion that the west would just shrug off Ebola in the event of an outbreak. Health workers are most at risk so a quarantine period of 21 days seems sensible.
What about healthcare workers treating Ebola in the US or Europe? MSF in West Africa have a far far better infected patient to infected medical worker ratio than the US or Spain does. I am not of the opinion that the west would just shrug off Ebola in the event of an outbreak. Health workers are most at risk so a quarantine period of 21 days seems sensible.
Thankyou4calling said:
But it won't spread in the Western world.
There will be the odd case, people who think have got it but haven't, but by and large it won't spread.
Far more contagious things out there than Ebola. Let's see how many fuel of flu this winter.
It's mainly spread through poor sanitation and the like. So it can be dealt with far easier in the west. There will be the odd case, people who think have got it but haven't, but by and large it won't spread.
Far more contagious things out there than Ebola. Let's see how many fuel of flu this winter.
Things like SARS, Bird Flu etc (remember them, the last major health crisis we were all going to die from) are far more easily transmittable.
But people like a good old end of the world scenario I guess.
Colonial said:
It's mainly spread through poor sanitation and the like. So it can be dealt with far easier in the west.
Things like SARS, Bird Flu etc (remember them, the last major health crisis we were all going to die from) are far more easily transmittable.
But people like a good old end of the world scenario I guess.
SARS didn't take off DUE to the action that was taken. Get your facts straight. It may already be too late anyhow http://www.wired.com/2014/10/ebola-endemic/Things like SARS, Bird Flu etc (remember them, the last major health crisis we were all going to die from) are far more easily transmittable.
But people like a good old end of the world scenario I guess.
JagLover said:
Snoggledog said:
One thing that's obvious from this article is that Ebola is spread in Africa through a degree of ignorance whilst in North America it will be spread through arrogance.
Seems a very sensible precaution to me as it is health workers predominantly affected in the west. But apparently civil liberties take precedence over health precautions to some. Lost soul said:
JagLover said:
Snoggledog said:
One thing that's obvious from this article is that Ebola is spread in Africa through a degree of ignorance whilst in North America it will be spread through arrogance.
Seems a very sensible precaution to me as it is health workers predominantly affected in the west. But apparently civil liberties take precedence over health precautions to some. Some good facts here: http://www.theatlantic.com/health/archive/2014/10/...
And the latest Uk preps : http://www.theguardian.com/society/2014/oct/28/uk-...
And the latest Uk preps : http://www.theguardian.com/society/2014/oct/28/uk-...
bosshog said:
SARS didn't take off DUE to the action that was taken. Get your facts straight. It may already be too late anyhow http://www.wired.com/2014/10/ebola-endemic/
Errr... I wasn't saying that in the slightest. I was saying that of the major "OMG WE ARE ALL GOING TO DIE" episodes of the last 10 years they were more concerning as they were air borne.
I don't tend to touch poo and spew. So my chances of getting infected are quite low. Precautions should be taken, medical research undertaken, but the poor sanitation that goes with extreme poverty is causing a lot of the spreading of the disease in Africa. And that is something that can easily be fixed.
I have been talking to a good friend of the doctor,now deceased, who treated the Liberian parient in Nigeria. A very close run thing for Nigeria. The Liberian, was the son of an ex president of liberia, and diplomatic pressure was brought on her to release him. Which she resisted
and stopped him and the diplomatic representative from leaving, it was during this episode and his violent reaction to it, that she got infected.
Hearing the families experience from a close friend was shocking, imagine having to check your children, every few hours to see if they have a raised temperature and probably will go on to die if they do, sounds soul destroying. All this after their mother had already died.
The friend is also a doctor, and he made no mistake, he was petrified of this disease having seen how his colleague died from it.
and stopped him and the diplomatic representative from leaving, it was during this episode and his violent reaction to it, that she got infected.
Hearing the families experience from a close friend was shocking, imagine having to check your children, every few hours to see if they have a raised temperature and probably will go on to die if they do, sounds soul destroying. All this after their mother had already died.
The friend is also a doctor, and he made no mistake, he was petrified of this disease having seen how his colleague died from it.
Edited by QuantumTokoloshi on Thursday 30th October 13:56
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