US Hospitals Prep for Inevitable Ebola Cases. CDC Recommends only Minimal Protection

Further to that the primary route of transmission IS "human-to-human after the initial exposure to the reservoir species."

That is simply because it hasn't spread widely enough in Africa YET. The more infected in Africa, the more likely an infected gets out. The likelihood increases exponentially along with the infected.

“Epidemiological modelling based on the data from previous Ebola Virus outbreaks has produced a basic reproduction number (R0) of 2.7 with a 95% confidence range of 1.9–4.1 (Legrand et al., 2007). This R0 is comparable with that of influenza (Mills et al., 2004) and would seem to be comfortably within the range required to generate an Ebola Virus pandemic. In answer to the question of why this has not already occurred in human history, perhaps the most persuasive response is that EVD very fortunately only emerged into human populations around the time of its discovery in the mid-1970s (Walshet al., 2005), by which time we were fairly well equipped to deal with it in remote low-population-density settings. Whether we can contain it within a large city, should the necessity to do so arise, remains to be seen.”

[link to vir.sgmjournals.org]

This whole thing supposedly started with just one two year old child.

If just one Ebola infected person stays in each of the main cities of the world at any time before this outbreak burns out, it could become a worldwide pandemic.

As long as the airplane flights out of West Africa don't stop, the rest of the world will constantly be in danger until the current outbreak ends.

Let me explain something. If the situation given by many here were true, no measure would be adequate protection. Even being near a hospital could put one at a much higher risk for exposure.

It is not feasible or reasonable to expect hospitals to supply all workers with $3k to $7k bio-suits. Both WHO and the CDC have said chances for infection are low and only minimal protection is needed.

Who here is currently sporting level 4 bio gear daily? You set foot outside like that and you will find yourself detained and needing to answer many questions. So when do you gear up? Obviously, after you can confirm that someone near to you is infected? Well, by GLP logic you would already have been exposed, therefore you would already be infected. It's a bit of a pickle isn't it. Look like a nut but be fully protected, or take your chances by dressing normal.

People stop panicking. Ebola is nothing to be worried about in the western world. Wash your hands, practice responsible hygiene and go about your business.

And one last thing, for the love of all goodness...

Last Edited by Anu, father of Enki on 08/16/2014 04:57 PM

Fuck this I'm out... New Dougiestan here I come...
Who's with me? Dougie Doug ain't haven no fuckin ebola, illegals, military police, corrupt government, etc in Dougiestan

You absolutely can unless you are the only human without thousands of tiny micro cuts all over your body.

Please refer to GLP's disclaimer.

We do not discriminate against the mentally ill!

I work in a hospital and I am telling you right now I will quit my job if I were ever asked to go near an ebola patient. I like how you ignore its health care workers getting the most fucked over there and they are in fucking space suits. Dont be a shill. The government just does not want people to panic first and foremost.

Thread: Police at Barajas airport in Madrid confirm the Ebola alert has now been deactivated. Patient on his way to hospital, but not Ebola.

When making the decision to become a healthcare worker I am certain you were aware of the potential for exposure to various infections. It is an occupational hazard of the profession. To complain about possible exposure is akin to a fireman who would quit because of fear of being burned, or falling from a ladder.

To the point... This is the risk you signed up for.

This^^^^^

My hospital has and mine say you have to use respirators along with your ppe and must turn all ventilation off and isolate patient.

With you aHem. Recent CDC, as you may already know but didn't see it cited:


1 Casual contact is defined as a) being within approximately 3 feet (1 meter) or within the room or care area for a prolonged period of time (e.g., healthcare personnel, household members) while not wearing recommended personal protective equipment (i.e., droplet and contact precautions–see Infection Prevention and Control Recommendations); or b) having direct brief contact (e.g., shaking hands) with an EVD case while not wearing recommended personal protective equipment (i.e., droplet and contact precautions–see Infection Prevention and Control Recommendations). At this time, brief interactions, such as walking by a person or moving through a hospital, do not constitute casual contact.
* Outbreak affected countries include Guinea, Liberia, Sierra Leone, and Lagos, Nigeria, as of 4-August-2014

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