Adakam 2 Posted August 1, 2014 Share Posted August 1, 2014 idc if they have security measures, this is stupid, there are many ways it could go wrong, you just need one mistake, or if you want to go to the extreme, you just need one terrorist stealing a blood sample Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Michael 533 Posted August 1, 2014 Share Posted August 1, 2014 wait WHAT Umm WHAT? A man in Birmingham tested positive for it :( http://www.huffingtonpost.co.uk/2014/07/30/ebola-birmingham-virus_n_5632718.html Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Morphine Prince 109,683 Posted August 1, 2014 Share Posted August 1, 2014 A man in Birmingham tested positive for it :( http://www.huffingtonpost.co.uk/2014/07/30/ebola-birmingham-virus_n_5632718.html Well, the UK was nice while it lasted. I also just read that one person has shown symptoms in Hong Kong.' Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
DogFood 1,649 Posted August 1, 2014 Share Posted August 1, 2014 Well, the UK was nice while it lasted. I also just read that one person has shown symptoms in Hong Kong.' It's the end of the world!!!!! MEGHAN TRAINOR | Katy Perry | Taylor Swift | Lady Gaga | Rihanna | Ariana Grande | Beyoncé | Nicki Minaj | Sam Smith Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
xzxyyxzx 116 Posted August 1, 2014 Share Posted August 1, 2014 A man in Birmingham tested positive for it :( http://www.huffingtonpost.co.uk/2014/07/30/ebola-birmingham-virus_n_5632718.html If you read the article it says he tested negative for it and then the other one didn't even get tested for the virus... Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bear 7,515 Posted August 1, 2014 Share Posted August 1, 2014 Dammit make the vaccine already They already have had working vaccines that work on animals for a couple of years, and with some funding they say they can bring this through the test phases needed for it to be used on humans. But they won't because it is not 'profitable'. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
MMXIX 51 Posted August 1, 2014 Share Posted August 1, 2014 This is really scary. Im sure it will be handled just fine but the possibilities that could stem from an outbreak are horrific to think about. Why couldn't they treat them overseas??? Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sister 9,907 Posted August 2, 2014 Share Posted August 2, 2014 It's just something else to worry about not worrying about. I just can't keep up anymore so I won't even try. The future's uncertain and the end is always near. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Economy 52,861 Posted August 2, 2014 Share Posted August 2, 2014 700? Last year 1,2 million people died from simple grippe lolwell sure. More people die every year from complications of the regular flu than any of the more deadly viruses for the simple that that in most cases, the most deadly viruses are not the airbourne ones But its just to say that if Ebola was to get out of hand, it could be a very serious issue. More than half of people who get Ebola die One particular strain had a fatality rate of 90% :omg: Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Morphine Prince 109,683 Posted August 2, 2014 Share Posted August 2, 2014 (edited) ATLANTA  The first of two American aid workers infected with Ebola while working in West Africa arrived back in the United States on Saturday aboard a private air ambulance specially equipped to isolate patients with infectious diseases. The aid worker, who is believed to be the first patient with the virus who will be treated at a hospital in the United States, landed at Dobbins Air Reserve Base in Marietta, northwest of Atlanta, and was driven by ambulance, with a police escort, headed for Emory University Hospital, which has a containment unit for patients with dangerous infectious diseases. The facility at Emory, in Atlanta, was built more than a decade ago with consultation from the federal Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, which has its headquarters nearby. Emory, citing health privacy laws, declined to identify the patient, but local media reports said that it was Dr. Kent Brantly. The physician and the other American aid worker, Nancy Writebol, were working at a hospital in Liberia that was treating patients suffering from Ebola. Ms. Writebol is expected to return to the United States early next week for treatment at Emory. “The reason we are bringing these patients back to our facility is because we feel they deserve to have the highest level of care offered for their treatment,†Dr. Bruce S. Ribner, an infectious disease specialist at Emory who will be involved in their care, said at a Friday afternoon news conference. Both patients will receive what Dr. Ribner described as “supportive care†focused on maintaining their vital functions, like blood pressure and breathing. “We depend on the body’s defenses to control the virus,†he said. “We just have to keep the patient alive long enough in order for the body to control this infection.†Dr. Ribner said Emory would have a robust roster of medical workers handling the care of Dr. Brantly and Ms. Writebol, including four infectious disease doctors, a rotating cast of nurses and, as needed, subspecialists. Dr. Alexander Isakov, the executive director of Emory’s Office of Critical Event Preparedness and Response, said in an interview that the staff in the containment unit had volunteered to work there, and that some who were supposed to be on vacation offered to cancel their plans to take care of the new patients. Dr. Brantly and Ms. Writebol will be housed in a unit that is small and positioned well away from other patients at the sprawling hospital. They will probably have limited contact with visitors, Dr. Ribner said, communicating with nonmedical personnel through telephones and an intercom system. A sheet of glass will separate the ill from the healthy. Dr. Isakov said the unit had been used only three to five times since it was built, in each case for patients suspected of having serious diseases like SARS, but who turned out not to have those illnesses. This is the first time the unit will house patients who are truly infected with a dangerous disease. Although the State Department said it had been involved in facilitating the evacuations from Liberia, Emory said that Samaritan’s Purse, the religious organization that sponsored Dr. Brantly, was paying for the transportation and care of the workers. Dr. Ribner said that Emory officials had communicated with state and county regulators about the patients, but that the air ambulance service, the Phoenix Air Group., had been responsible for securing the necessary clearances to bring the two to the United States. Continue reading the main story Continue reading the main story Dr. Ribner was among those who dismissed rising fears, often appearing online, that the arrivals of the two patients would spread the infection here. “From the time the air ambulance arrives in the metropolitan Atlanta area, up to and including being hospitalized at Emory University Hospital, we have taken every precaution that we know and that our colleagues at the C.D.C. know to ensure that there is no spread of this virus pathogen,†he said. The director of the disease centers, Dr. Thomas R. Frieden, agreed that the patients posed little risk to others. And he added: “These are American citizens. American citizens have a right of return. I certainly hope people’s fear doesn’t trump their compassion.†Although social media sites have been replete with misgivings about Emory’s plan, many people near the hospital said it did not bother them, partly because the disease centers and their high-security laboratories have long been part of the Atlanta landscape. “We’ve already got smallpox and all that other crap at the C.D.C.,†Joey Voll, who works at a bookstore near the hospital, said with a shrug soon after Dr. Ribner’s news conference. Nearby, Sukru Aydin, who runs a computer repair shop, said he trusted Emory and wondered if fears of the virus spreading in the United States were overblown. “To me, it’s nothing different than AIDS or some disease that this country has,†he said. And Elaine Peek, a psychology student at Georgia State University who once interned at the disease centers, said she was confident health officials would be careful. “The C.D.C. is about a mile from here, and I feel like they also have labs with stuff, so I’m not really worried about it,†she said at the pottery studio where she works. She added, “This is a really serious issue, and they know it’s contagious, so they’re going to take every precaution necessary.†Source: http://www.nytimes.com/2014/08/03/us/kent-brantley-nancy-writebol-ebola-treatment-atlanta.html?_r=0 Edited August 2, 2014 by Morphine Prince Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Miranda Sings 1,705 Posted August 2, 2014 Share Posted August 2, 2014 Some people are acting ridiculous about this. It's not like this guy is going to walk around the city infecting everyone. He's going to be in a very controlled environment. I don't think the CDC want's ebola to spread here. If that were you, you'd want to be treated here too. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Houdini 103 Posted August 2, 2014 Share Posted August 2, 2014 (edited) ok i have no problem with it Edited August 2, 2014 by Houdini Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Didymus 34,380 Posted August 2, 2014 Share Posted August 2, 2014 The end of the world is coming. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Morphine Prince 109,683 Posted August 2, 2014 Share Posted August 2, 2014 The end of the world is coming. Yas, spread the mass hysteria. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Henry 2,374 Posted August 2, 2014 Share Posted August 2, 2014 The end of the world is coming. Quick what is the last song you would listen to? Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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