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Ebola... Let's just relax a little...
Posted on 10/17/14 at 8:29 am
Posted on 10/17/14 at 8:29 am
Lots of coverage, but very little actual/helpful info.
People are way too focus on the 2 nurses that got infected. While that development is disturbing, we forget that those two nurses were not the only people that were exposed.
The initial exposure group, Duncan's family members, the ER staff, and the EMS personel, were all in contact with Duncan while he was symptomatic without protective gear. Yet, none of the initial exposure group had reported or developed any signs or symptoms of infection, and their incubation time was much longer than the 2 nurses.
Thus, apparently the greatest risk of infection appears to be when the Ebola becomes fulminant and the infected individual is in mortal deterioration. So exposure to a person even when they exhibit early Ebola symptoms, the infection risk is extremely low.
People are way too focus on the 2 nurses that got infected. While that development is disturbing, we forget that those two nurses were not the only people that were exposed.
The initial exposure group, Duncan's family members, the ER staff, and the EMS personel, were all in contact with Duncan while he was symptomatic without protective gear. Yet, none of the initial exposure group had reported or developed any signs or symptoms of infection, and their incubation time was much longer than the 2 nurses.
Thus, apparently the greatest risk of infection appears to be when the Ebola becomes fulminant and the infected individual is in mortal deterioration. So exposure to a person even when they exhibit early Ebola symptoms, the infection risk is extremely low.
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Posted on 10/17/14 at 8:29 am to Lokistale
Posted on 10/17/14 at 8:29 am to Lokistale
Thanks for adding to the hysteria.
Posted on 10/17/14 at 8:30 am to Lokistale
This is not as fun as panicking!
Posted on 10/17/14 at 8:30 am to Lokistale
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Ebola... Let's just relax a little...
Fine...but how are people going to panic if they take this advice?
Posted on 10/17/14 at 8:30 am to Lokistale
Nice sample size.
Posted on 10/17/14 at 8:32 am to Lokistale
Posted on 10/17/14 at 8:33 am to dnm3305
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Nice sample size.
I don't think OP even statistics, bro.
Posted on 10/17/14 at 8:52 am to dnm3305
Sample size? Uh... Of courses it's pretty small, but Ebola just got here in the US.
But you can look at the sample size in the African countries with Ebola, the number of infection vs. population, you can see the ratio is extremely small even in these poor 3rd world countries.
But you can look at the sample size in the African countries with Ebola, the number of infection vs. population, you can see the ratio is extremely small even in these poor 3rd world countries.
Posted on 10/17/14 at 10:25 am to Lokistale
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Sample size? Uh... Of courses it's pretty small, but Ebola just got here in the US.
This asinine statement in your OP is pretty reckless because you are basing your ASSUMPTION on a sample size of less than 50 people.
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Thus, apparently the greatest risk of infection appears to be when the Ebola becomes fulminant and the infected individual is in mortal deterioration. So exposure to a person even when they exhibit early Ebola symptoms, the infection risk is extremely low.
Posted on 10/17/14 at 12:29 pm to dnm3305
It is not an ASSUMPTION... it is objective evidence... those people that were initially exposed have not developed any symptoms yet, and the 21 incubation day is ending and the only 2 infections were transmitted during the end-stages to the dude's life. How is that an assumption?
Posted on 10/17/14 at 4:35 pm to Lokistale
Shut your pirate whore mouth... I'm stocking up on beans, rice, and .223 ammunition.
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