Ebola in the wild in the US

[Karl_K]

2nd infected person found.
http://www.usatoday.com/story/news/nation/2014/10/01/texas-ebola-patient/16525649/

 

[kenny]

Here we go.
I hope they are able to contain this.

Clearly ALL people traveling from an area with Ebola must be quarantined for 21 days (or whatever the incubation period is) to see whether symptoms develop.
Taking their temperature at the departing airport is not enough to contain this serious infectious disease.

Letting people travel because they have no fever or symptoms YET and waiting for symptoms to develop after they get home means exposing family, coworkers and the rest of the public.

I read the person in TX was free to move around and expose others for days (2?) between the symptoms starting and the isolation.

 

[diamondseeker2006]

Well, obviously those who came into contact with the first man are in danger. Very sad situation, and I hope all the others are in isolation.

 

[JulieN]

Overly sensationalistic.

 

[iLander]

We're discussing it heavily in the "ebola private jet" thread, if anyone's interested. Toward the end, everyone starts talking about the new case. And arguing. Because it's PS, and we are NOTHING if not LIVELY, lol.

 

[Karl_K]

The Hawaii State Department of Health released a statement, saying they are “evaluating a patient in isolation at a Honolulu hospital for possible symptoms that may be consistent with Ebola.”

http://www.theblaze.com/stories/2014/10/01/officials-reportedly-say-hawaii-patient-placed-in-isolation-may-have-ebola/