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re: A Dallas hospital worker now has Ebola
Posted on 10/13/14 at 1:12 pm to GeauxxxTigers23
Posted on 10/13/14 at 1:12 pm to GeauxxxTigers23
quote:
A lot of that went over my head.
cliff notes:
1) Symptoms absolutely must be present to be infectious.
2) No data to generate a good 1st World mortality rate, but if (and only if) you are treated for Ebola while in the initial stages, you probably cut mortality by half, if not more.
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Posted on 10/13/14 at 1:23 pm to Volvagia
quote:
cliff notes:
1) Symptoms absolutely must be present to be infectious.
Even Cliff notes ought to define "symptoms", because people may think you have to be oozing blood to be infectious. I linked on the previous page to the WHO which says:
quote:
Humans are not infectious until they develop symptoms. First symptoms are the sudden onset of fever fatigue, muscle pain, headache and sore throat.
I then linked to the CDC page which says these generic symptoms can last 5 days. Hopefully anyone who's had contact, direct or indirect, in the 2-21 day incubation period immediately assumes the worst when he starts to feel a little run down. That's pretty much what we're counting on.
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