Can we discuss this? If there is any credibility to this little gem, it might explain why all these Ebola-carrying folks suddently decide to get on a plane, or go bowling, etc. Crazy talk?
The difference in the subjects’ behavior before and after vaccination was pronounced: the flu shot had the effect of nearly doubling the number of people with whom the participants came in close contact during the brief window when the live virus was maximally contagious. “People who had very limited or simple social lives were suddenly deciding that they needed to go out to bars or parties, or invite a bunch of people over,” says Reiber. “This happened with lots of our subjects. It wasn’t just one or two outliers.”
Reiber has her eye trained on other human pathogens that she thinks may well be playing similar games, if only science could prove it. For example, she says, many people at the end stages of AIDS and syphilis express an intense craving for sex. So, too, do individuals at the beginning of a herpes outbreak. These may just be anecdotal accounts, she concedes, but based on her own findings, she wouldn’t be surprised if these urges come from the pathogen making known its will to survive.
“We’ve found all kinds of excuses for why we do the things we do,” observes Moore. “‘My genes made me do it.’ ‘My parents are to blame.’ I’m afraid we may have reached the point where parasites may have to be added to the laundry list of excuses.”
Successfully screened at the airport upon arrival Incubation may be up to 21 days New Ebola Czar declines invitation to attend today's House Questioning on government Ebola responses
I'm guessing he has better and more important things to do with his time than sit through some BS posturing by congress
really? because in all honesty I assumed that was exactly the kind of shit he was there for. Be one central location for all bullshit to clear up people like the head of the CDC to do their actual job. No?
I mean - is a "czar" doing anything besides figureheading? Somebody has to do it, right? Seems like the right choice.
Unlike the nurses here, I'm assuming he was adequately covered/outfitted and taking all MSF stipulated precautions when treating Ebola patients.
Maybe a safe assumption but clearly something wasn't right since he was diagnosed. It just seems like common sense to me that you would avoid major hubs of public areas regardless of your state of symptoms. Just play it safe. I lived in NYC for a long time...it is pretty easy to not leave your house and have everything brought to you.
I would not want to stay in a Manhattan-sized apartment for 21 days.
I'm guessing he has better and more important things to do with his time than sit through some BS posturing by congress
really? because in all honesty I assumed that was exactly the kind of shit he was there for. Be one central location for all bullshit to clear up people like the head of the CDC to do their actual job. No?
I mean - is a "czar" doing anything besides figureheading? Somebody has to do it, right? Seems like the right choice.
I think with the latest guy being diagnosed last night that he was probably dealing with other things. Had someone not been diagnosed yesterday I ASSume he would have been there but who knows what his role is. I watched the whole inquiry last week and it was such BS but you have a good point that someone should be dealing with the brunt of the garbage
Post by orangeblossom on Oct 24, 2014 18:53:41 GMT -5
I guess NJ and NY are quarantining clinicians for 21 days after they return from Sierra Leone, Guinea and Liberia.
This is from Medscape, so the link won't work, unless you have an account or register.
www.medscape.com/viewarticle/833879 In the wake of New York City's first Ebola case, New York and New Jersey will quarantine all healthcare workers arriving at two key airports from Guinea, Sierre Leone, and Liberia for 21 days if they have treated patients with the deadly virus in those countries.
The quarantine will extend to all travelers from the 3 countries who have had direct contact with an infected individual.
New York Governor Andrew Cuomo and New Jersey Governor Chris Christie announced the decision to impose quarantines this afternoon. Calls for this stringent measure have grown louder since Craig Spencer, MD, tested positive for the Ebola virus yesterday after he returned to New York City on October 17 from an assignment with Doctors Without Borders in Guinea.
Dr. Spencer was monitoring himself for Ebola symptoms while traveling around New York City, in accordance with the guidelines of Doctors Without Borders. He reported a low-grade fever yesterday morning and was immediately hospitalized. Doctors Without Borders does not recommend a 21-day quarantine for international healthcare workers returning home from a stint of Ebola care in West Africa.
Under the screening protocols announced by the 2 governors, the state health departments of New York and New Jersey will have the authority to hospitalize or quarantine travelers coming through John F. Kennedy International Airport or Newark Liberty International Airport, respectively.
"Since taking office, I have erred on the side of caution when it comes to the safety and protection of New Yorkers, and the current situation regarding Ebola will be no different," Cuomo said in a news release. Christie added, "By demanding these enhanced measures, we are ensuring that any suspected cases are identified quickly and effectively, and that proper safeguards are executed."
I guess NJ and NY are quarantining clinicians for 21 days after they return from Sierra Leone, Guinea and Liberia.
This is from Medscape, so the link won't work, unless you have an account or register.
www.medscape.com/viewarticle/833879 In the wake of New York City's first Ebola case, New York and New Jersey will quarantine all healthcare workers arriving at two key airports from Guinea, Sierre Leone, and Liberia for 21 days if they have treated patients with the deadly virus in those countries.
The quarantine will extend to all travelers from the 3 countries who have had direct contact with an infected individual.
New York Governor Andrew Cuomo and New Jersey Governor Chris Christie announced the decision to impose quarantines this afternoon. Calls for this stringent measure have grown louder since Craig Spencer, MD, tested positive for the Ebola virus yesterday after he returned to New York City on October 17 from an assignment with Doctors Without Borders in Guinea.
Dr. Spencer was monitoring himself for Ebola symptoms while traveling around New York City, in accordance with the guidelines of Doctors Without Borders. He reported a low-grade fever yesterday morning and was immediately hospitalized. Doctors Without Borders does not recommend a 21-day quarantine for international healthcare workers returning home from a stint of Ebola care in West Africa.
Under the screening protocols announced by the 2 governors, the state health departments of New York and New Jersey will have the authority to hospitalize or quarantine travelers coming through John F. Kennedy International Airport or Newark Liberty International Airport, respectively.
"Since taking office, I have erred on the side of caution when it comes to the safety and protection of New Yorkers, and the current situation regarding Ebola will be no different," Cuomo said in a news release. Christie added, "By demanding these enhanced measures, we are ensuring that any suspected cases are identified quickly and effectively, and that proper safeguards are executed."
How exactly is this going to work, practically speaking?
I guess NJ and NY are quarantining clinicians for 21 days after they return from Sierra Leone, Guinea and Liberia.
This is from Medscape, so the link won't work, unless you have an account or register.
www.medscape.com/viewarticle/833879 In the wake of New York City's first Ebola case, New York and New Jersey will quarantine all healthcare workers arriving at two key airports from Guinea, Sierre Leone, and Liberia for 21 days if they have treated patients with the deadly virus in those countries.
The quarantine will extend to all travelers from the 3 countries who have had direct contact with an infected individual.
New York Governor Andrew Cuomo and New Jersey Governor Chris Christie announced the decision to impose quarantines this afternoon. Calls for this stringent measure have grown louder since Craig Spencer, MD, tested positive for the Ebola virus yesterday after he returned to New York City on October 17 from an assignment with Doctors Without Borders in Guinea.
Dr. Spencer was monitoring himself for Ebola symptoms while traveling around New York City, in accordance with the guidelines of Doctors Without Borders. He reported a low-grade fever yesterday morning and was immediately hospitalized. Doctors Without Borders does not recommend a 21-day quarantine for international healthcare workers returning home from a stint of Ebola care in West Africa.
Under the screening protocols announced by the 2 governors, the state health departments of New York and New Jersey will have the authority to hospitalize or quarantine travelers coming through John F. Kennedy International Airport or Newark Liberty International Airport, respectively.
"Since taking office, I have erred on the side of caution when it comes to the safety and protection of New Yorkers, and the current situation regarding Ebola will be no different," Cuomo said in a news release. Christie added, "By demanding these enhanced measures, we are ensuring that any suspected cases are identified quickly and effectively, and that proper safeguards are executed."
How exactly is this going to work, practically speaking?
North Brother Island? It worked for Typhoid Mary...
Successfully screened at the airport upon arrival Incubation may be up to 21 days New Ebola Czar declines invitation to attend today's House Questioning on government Ebola responses
I did not realize this. I would think attendance would be mandatory.