Ebola - Page 2

sigmagirl2000 · #1 10-14-2014, 04:51 PM

Actually, Sigma Kappa posted on multiple social media outlets today that Nina was a member for a short time, but no longer is. However, that still doesn't change that we all hope she recovers fully and soon. Affiliation has little to do with the situation at hand. Thinking of her and everyone involved during this hard time.

DubaiSis · #2 10-14-2014, 08:32 PM

I am working on a family group for fall 2015 going to Berlin, Barcelona, a Med cruise and then a few days in Athens. Nice trip. I got an email today asking if they need to be worried about ebola or beheadings.

You will be glad to know I did not say LADY, have you looked at a map? And who in the history of EVER went to Saudi Arabia for vacation? And yes, I suppose it is POSSIBLE that a person could contract ebola, go to Berlin, come into close personal contact with one of these travelers and give it to them. But do you cancel a vacation based on that microscopically minute possibility? I also haven't found the polite, professional way to tell them to turn off the friggin TV. All the world's problems will magically disappear.

Benzgirl · #3 10-15-2014, 01:49 PM

I'm heading to Italy Friday. I have bigger worries about the Mafia and the Roma than Ebola and ISIS. Heck, Ebola is closer to my house in Ohio than in Rome and Florence.

Benzgirl · #4 10-15-2014, 01:51 PM

I think everyone by now has heard of the 2nd patient. She flew from Dallas to Cleveland and back over last weekend to visit relatives in Akron. She visited 3 relatives in Ohio that are employed by Kent State.
The Plain Dealer and all of the TV stations have been running news non-stop on this.

http://www.cleveland.com/healthfit/i...rt_maj-story-1

PersistentDST · #5 10-15-2014, 03:14 PM

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Originally Posted by Benzgirl

I think everyone by now has heard of the 2nd patient. She flew from Dallas to Cleveland and back over last weekend to visit relatives in Akron. She visited 3 relatives in Ohio that are employed by Kent State.
The Plain Dealer and all of the TV stations have been running news non-stop on this.

http://www.cleveland.com/healthfit/i...rt_maj-story-1

This is hitting EXTREMELY close to home for me right now. I can't concentrate. I went to college with the patient, and she is a really sweet girl. And I am very close friends with some of her family members. Please send your prayers to them as they really need them. Thank you in advance.

shirley1929 · #6 10-15-2014, 03:34 PM

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This is hitting EXTREMELY close to home for me right now. I can't concentrate. I went to college with the patient, and she is a really sweet girl. And I am very close friends with some of her family members. Please send your prayers to them as they really need them. Thank you in advance.

Ugh. I am so sorry. Heard they were sending her to Emory hospital in Atlanta, yes? I think she'll be in a much more suited place to deal with her needs there. Hopefully she's a blood type match for one of the survivors like Nurse #1 (Pham) is.

The Dallas part is hitting pretty close to home for me & the reason why I'm watching so closely. I know a ton of people that live right around where both nurses live.

PersistentDST · #7 10-15-2014, 03:44 PM

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Ugh. I am so sorry. Heard they were sending her to Emory hospital in Atlanta, yes? I think she'll be in a much more suited place to deal with her needs there. Hopefully she's a blood type match for one of the survivors like Nurse #1 (Pham) is.

Yes, she is going to go to Emory. The good thing is that she is holding up. Praying it continues.

ComradesTrue · #8 10-15-2014, 04:10 PM

I agree that for profit hospitals are not the best place to be dealing with this, and I was saying the exact same thing the day Duncan got admitted. Dallas has two large regional hospital systems (Baylor and UT Southwestern). Both are going to have medical faculty that are on cutting edge of everything because they are teaching hospitals. UT Southwestern, especially, is accustomed to seeing rare and difficult cases.

We are in the stages of any big stories where "details" are coming out rapidly. Some will prove true, others will be discounted. One report earlier today is that the staff taking care of Duncan did not have gowns for 2 days. I find that hard to believe, but if that is the case, then wow. I am also very troubled that anyone who had contact with him was allowed to fly. This is straight out of a sci-fi movie, for crying out loud.

And now for a rant:
If one more idiotic person in my social media feed declares that we need to close our borders then I may punch my computer. Let's use logic:

1. Okay, borders are closed. No flights into US from West Africa
2. Guess what? No flights would be going TO West Africa
3. Guess who is on the flights going to that regions? Aid Workers. Guess who would need to be able to get home? Aid Workers.

We need scores of aid workers (both medical hands and others with supplies) to solve the sad state going on in West Africa. People are reacting because this is on our soil now, but thousands of individuals have already died, and the prediction is that those numbers will grow exponentially. We have a responsibility to help those who have a great need, whether they are Americans or citizens of another country.

Close the border and this could wipe out entire countries. And guess what? It would still be able to travel to the US. People in Africa travel by foot and car. They can get to nearby countries, and then get to Europe. Last I check there were plenty of planes coming to the US (or Canada or Mexico) from Europe.

Benzgirl · #9 10-15-2014, 05:46 PM

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Yes, she is going to go to Emory. The good thing is that she is holding up. Praying it continues.

Keeping your friend in my thoughts. I'll be flying out on Friday but will follow her progress while I'm on vacation.

honeychile · #10 10-15-2014, 04:21 PM

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Originally Posted by PersistentDST

This is hitting EXTREMELY close to home for me right now. I can't concentrate. I went to college with the patient, and she is a really sweet girl. And I am very close friends with some of her family members. Please send your prayers to them as they really need them. Thank you in advance.

Praying for your friend - she is a very beautiful woman. So sad that she's in the midst of planning her wedding amidst all of this.

Kevin · #11 10-15-2014, 01:57 PM

I wonder whether our for-profit hospital system is really equipped to handle a national outbreak like this. It would seem they have every incentive to not diagnose or treat ebola patients. While that may be illegal, it doesn't mean that it's not going to happen.

MaggieXi · #12 10-15-2014, 02:01 PM

Can we get a definition of a person being "isolated" and "monitored", because I'm pretty sure someone who is isolated and monitored isn't going to be allowed to fly!

shirley1929 · #13 10-15-2014, 02:37 PM

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Can we get a definition of a person being "isolated" and "monitored", because I'm pretty sure someone who is isolated and monitored isn't going to be allowed to fly!

My understanding is monitored =/= isolated.

Monitored basically means checking your temperature 2x a day and reporting the results to the person who is keeping track of such things. You are free to go and do as you please, so long as you are self-monitoring.

Isolated is what they are doing after there is a suspected case. And it's pretty much what you think it means.

I do think it odd that the 2nd patient went off on a plane flight, but I don't believe she was given any restrictions where she should not have been doing so.

thetalady · #14 10-15-2014, 04:42 PM

Had to come to Presby for a doctor appointment. The media are swarming at another entrance. Going no where near that.

Benzgirl · #15 10-15-2014, 08:05 PM

Wow. According to CNN, the nurse contacted the CDC prior to boarding the Frontier Airlines plane to Dallas. They gave her the ok.