Ebola outbreak in Africa

[sjfcontrol]

I am also hoping (but I am in no way an expert) that if it was to cross an ocean that we have a better understanding of germ theory here and supportive therapy for those affected. Perhaps there is a way to increase the survivabilty with better care.

Survival rate in Africa is being quoted at approximately 50%
Survival rate in the US, so far, is 100%. Of course US sample size = 3 I think.

I believe the odds here are much better. Personnel, supplies, facilities, protocols.

You left out hygiene..

[mamabearCali]

Good sanitation practices here too....flush toilets (for the most part), clean water, all the amenities. Should help limit disease.

[gljjt]

The US has 1 physician per 333 population.
Liberia has 1 physician per 20,000 population. Before outbreak.
Liberia has 1 physician per 80,000 population. After outbreak, due to leaving the country and death by Ebola.

Sad.

[gljjt]

Good sanitation practices here too....flush toilets (for the most part), clean water, all the amenities. Should help limit disease.

Research indicates this is the greatest cause of increased life expectancy in the US over the last 100 or so years. From the upper 40s to upper 70s.

[gljjt]

I am also hoping (but I am in no way an expert) that if it was to cross an ocean that we have a better understanding of germ theory here and supportive therapy for those affected. Perhaps there is a way to increase the survivabilty with better care.

Survival rate in Africa is being quoted at approximately 50%
Survival rate in the US, so far, is 100%. Of course US sample size = 3 I think.

I believe the odds here are much better. Personnel, supplies, facilities, protocols.

You left out hygiene..

Yes, I missed that. Very important.

[mamabearCali]

Good sanitation practices here too....flush toilets (for the most part), clean water, all the amenities. Should help limit disease.

Research indicates this is the greatest cause of increased life expectancy in the US over the last 100 or so years. From the upper 40s to upper 70s.

Precisely why any emergency plan (medium to long term loss of public services) must have sanitation as a major part of the plan. A bit OT, but important. Especially for those of us of a mid to northern latitude with winter just around the corner.

[VMI77]

http://www.cidrap.umn.edu/news-perspect ... tion-ebola

This medical paper says it can be spread through the air.

[philip964]

http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/worldne ... March.html" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;
Graphic of how cases have grown. 1.5 million estimated by January.

African newspaper report blames US for manufacturing this virus.

http://www.thegatewaypundit.com/2014/09 ... rus-video/" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;

[gljjt]

African newspaper report blames US for manufacturing this virus.

My tin foil hat isn't that thick. Or is it thin? Anyway, I don't think the US manufactured the virus, but I think we are getting the sanitized version of what it will likely do. My gut tells me the situation is andwill be far worse than what we are being told.

[philip964]

Patient 0 for the United States arrived in Dallas, Texas on September 20th. He did not check into the hospital until September 26th. He was not put in isolation until September 28th.

The ambulance crew that transported him from one hospital to the other on the 28th has been put in isolation.

From September 19th when he boarded the plane in Africa till the 28th, he may have been infecting everyone he came in contact with. I have not heard if anyone else who has been put in isolation. I just hope he did not have children.

We will know in two weeks if he infected anyone else.

[Keith B]

They state that you are only contagious once you start exhibiting symptoms. If he had no symptoms on the 20th he should not have been infecting anyone. I would be concerned from around the 24th - 26th and any direct contacts he had.

[rotor]

The problem with everything the CDC says ( and it all may be true ) is that they can't really say anything that might panic the public. So, hopefully this is a contained case but knowing that they might not tell everything to prevent a panic I can not say with certainty that we can believe anything they say. We will just have to wait and see if any new cases show up. I personally would not be surprised if new cases did show up. The CDC is a government run agency with all of the the imperfections of any government run agency. They couldn't track smallpox or anthrax in their own facility. The infected individual went to a hospital 2 days before and was sent home??? Remind me not to go to that ER.

[carlson1]

The problem with everything the CDC says ( and it all may be true ) is that they can't really say anything that might panic the public. So, hopefully this is a contained case but knowing that they might not tell everything to prevent a panic I can not say with certainty that we can believe anything they say. We will just have to wait and see if any new cases show up. I personally would not be surprised if new cases did show up. The CDC is a government run agency with all of the the imperfections of any government run agency. They couldn't track smallpox or anthrax in their own facility. The infected individual went to a hospital 2 days before and was sent home??? Remind me not to go to that ER.

100% exactly what I wanted to say, but did not know how word it. Thank you Roter.

[VMI77]

The problem with everything the CDC says ( and it all may be true ) is that they can't really say anything that might panic the public. So, hopefully this is a contained case but knowing that they might not tell everything to prevent a panic I can not say with certainty that we can believe anything they say. We will just have to wait and see if any new cases show up. I personally would not be surprised if new cases did show up. The CDC is a government run agency with all of the the imperfections of any government run agency. They couldn't track smallpox or anthrax in their own facility. The infected individual went to a hospital 2 days before and was sent home??? Remind me not to go to that ER.

100% exactly what I wanted to say, but did not know how word it. Thank you Roter.

First US case now in Dallas.

[Keith B]

First US case now in Dallas.

Uh, yeah, have been discussing it here and here http://texaschlforum.com/viewtopic.php?f=83&t=74546" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;