That number is expanding rapidly, isn't it?
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention is now monitoring 125 people for symptoms of the deadly Ebola virus, including 76 who came into contact with Thomas Eric Duncan, a Liberian national who died of the disease last week in a Dallas hospital.
CDC Director Tom Frieden told reporters Tuesday that so far, only one nurse who helped care for Duncan has contracted Ebola and no other people have been diagnosed with the disease.
Nina Pham, 26, who Frieden did not identify by name, remains in stable condition, he said, while the CDC continues to monitor her boyfriend and her dog. “It’s possible we will see other people become ill,” Frieden said.
Frieden told the media that the CDC is now stepping up preventative measures to stop the spread of Ebola to healthcare workers, and will send a CDC team of experts on the disease ‘within hours” to any hospital in the United States where an Ebola case is identified.
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WE'D HAVE ZERO AND NOT 125 IF OBAMA HAD PUT IN PLACE A QUARANTINE.
OBAMA'S REFUSAL TO BAN TRAVEL IS TREASON.
OBAMA BANNED FLIGHTS TO ISRAEL DURING THE RECENT WAR.
HE COULD'VE DONE THE SAME WITH LIBERIA
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A statement from National Nurses United also says Thomas Eric Duncan was left in an open area of an emergency room for hours.
A spokesman for the group says nurses were forced to use medical tape to secure openings in their flimsy garments. It's said that the patient had explosive diarrhea and projectile vomiting.
In a conference call with reporters executive director RoseAnn DeMoro says the allegations are based on revelations from "a few" nurses and that the claims were vetted.
The nurses also said that Duncan's lab samples were allowed to travel through the hospital's pneumatic tubes, opening the possibility of contaminating the specimen delivery system. The nurses also alleged that hazardous waste was allowed to pile up to the ceiling.
Reliapundit,
WE'D HAVE ZERO AND NOT 125 IF OBAMA HAD PUT IN PLACE A QUARANTINE.
OBAMA'S REFUSAL TO BAN TRAVEL IS TREASON.
Exactly!
Here is a list of reported close associates of Duncan skimmed from reports since his diagnosis:
Nowai Gartey Korkoyah, mother of Duncan - no known contact
Wilfred Smallwood - Duncan's half-brother located in Phoenix no known contact
Louise Troh - fiance/girlfriend - Duncan stayed with Louise for 8 days
Youngor Jalla, (nurses aid)- 35 yr old daughter of Louise Troh cared for Duncan at Louise's residence
Mahwhen Jallah, 28, daughter of Louise Troh no known contact
Timothy Wayne - 13 year old son, resided in Louise's residence while Duncan was present
Troh's two older sons:
Dwana & Emen still reside in Liberia no known contact
Another daughter,
Kebbeh Jallah died with her baby in Monrovia Liberia in Feb. during failed C-section
Karsiah Duncan, 19 yr old college student @ Angelo State University - of Troh/Duncan
hasn’t been around his father since he was three years old
Josephus Weeks, nephew of Duncan unknown if contact made
Saymendy Lloyd - friend of Louise Troh
Princes Duo - considers Troh like a mother
Note: Kasiah, Youngor and later Mawhen joined Louise in US in 2005-06
Add to the list:
Smallwood's 21-year-old son Oliver is among the friends and family members now in quarantine.
U.S. Isn't done With Ebola Oct. 14, 2014 | 2:53 p.m. EDT By Lindsey Cook
Researchers predict more cases in the U.S. based on flight patterns.
-lovely
We certainly aren't done with it.
I hope I am wrong in what I am about to write, but think about it this way:
Every person who contracts Ebola from the first patient (and now we have two) is evidence of how virulent, how transmittable the virus is.
Every person is exposed to dozens if not hundreds of people.
Every person will possibly transmit the disease to more than one person.
The increase could be exponential.
I dont know enough about epidemiology to do numbers.
I have tried reading on the subject and there are too many variables for me to balance in my head.
I will continue to read and when I understand it, I will post something.
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