Ebola in America

Belz... said:
I agree that the risk of ebola is too low to seek out a vaccine for me at this point, but what's the risk of an injection ?
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Just to add to this, any vaccination carries risks of adverse reactions. That risk needs to be weighed against the risk of actually contracting the disease you're vaccinating against.

Pretty much have to agree. Unless I was expecting to be in an area where Ebola was common (i.e.-healthcare worker in a place with some infections or Africa), I wouldn't get it.

And this is from someone who's has vaccines for Measles-mumps-rubella, Smallpox, Anthrax, Tetanus-Diptheria, Yellow Fever, Meningicocus, Hepatitis A, Hepatitis B, Plague, and probably some more I've forgotten :)
 
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William Parcher said:
There are no farm-raised bats. The place you ate at was Hot Rod's BBQ & Grill in Lutz, Florida. It tasted like poultry because it was actually quail, not bat. That place is now closed.
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Hah! I knew it!

(I want to point out that I don't know how it tasted. I said "looked".)

Has the closing anything to do with the mis-advertisement? Not that I'm surprised about it closing, but the food did seem to be quite good.
 
elgarak said:
Hah! I knew it!

(I want to point out that I don't know how it tasted. I said "looked".)

Has the closing anything to do with the mis-advertisement? Not that I'm surprised about it closing, but the food did seem to be quite good.
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The closing had nothing to do with their bat joke entree. The owners lost a civil lawsuit against them for unpaid loans. The town lost a great food spot and an icon.

There are online pictures of their fruit bat meal which looks nothing like a bat and everything like a quail.
 
Originally Posted by ApolloGnomon
I've worn the full rig with a powered respirator (PAPR mask) and it helps a lot just relieving the wearer from the effort of inhaling through the filters. The added cost and logistics of maintaining PAPR batteries can fall into management's "cut what we can to maintain the most critical equipment" logic. I read an article that said ebola wards were washing and drying gloves at the beginning of the outbreak. That's like washing condoms for reuse.
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marplots said:
Um... what's wrong with that?
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You should never wash condoms for reuse. You turn them inside out and shake the ◊◊◊◊ out of them.
 
Hellbound said:
Just to add to this, any vaccination carries risks of adverse reactions. That risk needs to be weighed against the risk of actually contracting the disease you're vaccinating against.

Pretty much have to agree. Unless I was expecting to be in an area where Ebola was common (i.e.-healthcare worker in a place with some infections or Africa), I wouldn't get it.

And this is from someone who's has vaccines for Measles-mumps-rubella, Smallpox, Anthrax, Tetanus-Diptheria, Yellow Fever, Meningicocus, Hepatitis A, Hepatitis B, Plague, and probably some more I've forgotten :)
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Sounds like the standard cocktail given to anyone in the US Armed Forces. Don't lose your shot record, you don't want to have to get that !@#$ again!
 
Just heard on the news that the deputy tested negative for ebola.

I am surprised the fiance and kid have not come down with it yet.
 
Hellbound said:
Not quite the standard, I was a medic and deployed several times. Hep B, Anthrax, smallpox, and Plague aren't given except for certain deployments or jobs.
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I was not a medic but was deployed outside of the US a few times, in which case you're going to get all of those or show a shot record that proves you've already had 'em.
 
Okay well I'm sorry to have to tell you this, but if we're being fair we will likely need to burn Alabama now as well.
 
Yeah but Duncan was in the hospital before he got near as bad as the sick woman in the cab.

And he was exposed several days earlier, I suspect. He may have been living in deep doo-doo for a long time, but his roomies here for much shorter?

Isn't incubation 2-21 days? How long since he was sequestered in the hospital? Shouldn't we have a countdown clock, counting down to 21?

eta: He was hospitalized on the 28th, so it's been ten days now. We are half way through the transmision zone.
 
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A'isha said:
Meanwhile, in my city...
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And again this is repeated...
All passengers and crew were told to remain on the plane, but they have now been released. The airport is back to normal operations.
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Why is the standard to quarantine the public in a place known to be the most contaminated while waiting for officials to arrive in full protective suits? The risk of any passenger actually having ebola is minuscule but if there is an infected carrier on board you want to remove the rest of the passengers as soon as possible to minimize their exposure.

It is especially important to show the public that the officials are caring for the people and not just protecting their own sorry little asses. Being able to trust the officials is all that will stand between order and panic when there is a wider infection event in this country.
 
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Dan O. said:
And again this is repeated...
All passengers and crew were told to remain on the plane, but they have now been released. The airport is back to normal operations.
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Why is the standard to quarantine the public in a place known to be the most contaminated while waiting for officials to arrive in full protective suits? The risk of any passenger actually having ebola is minuscule but if there is an infected carrier on board you want to remove the rest of the passengers as soon as possible to minimize their exposure.

It is especially important to show the public that the officials are caring for the people and not just protecting their own sorry little asses. Being able to trust the officials is all that will stand between order and panic when there is a wider infection event in this country.
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Why show that when it isn't the case? I mean let's be honest here.
 
Lerxst said:
I was not a medic but was deployed outside of the US a few times, in which case you're going to get all of those or show a shot record that proves you've already had 'em.
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Well, yeah, mostly.

Hepo B you get if you're a medic, combat lifesaver, or other job that deals with blood contact. regardless of deployment status. It's also given for deployments to certain areas.

Likewise, smallpox and anthrax are given for deployments to the middle east, although they may have broadened the scope on those (I've been out for a few years).

Plague is only given for deployments to specific areas, primarily in Africa.

But yeah, you're pretty much right. I just thought it should be pointed out that they aren't all standard, but dependent on deployment location and job duties.
 
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