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2014-10-05 -Signs, Portents, and the Weather-
Number directly exposed to Dallas Ebola patient narrowed to 9
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Posted by Fred 2014-10-05 00:53|| || Front Page|| [11133 views ]  Top

#1 to centralize the federal response to the virus

Having one at all would be nice, aside from dumping the whole mess on airlines and hospitals.

For the docs: a 2012 Canadian study found aerosol transmission of Ebola Zaire from pigs to monkeys.

Under conditions of the current study, transmission of ZEBOV could have occurred either by inhalation (of aerosol or larger droplets), and/or droplet inoculation of eyes and mucosal surfaces and/or by fomites due to droplets generated during the cleaning of the room. Infection of all four macaques in an environment, preventing direct contact between the two species and between the macaques themselves, supports the concept of airborne transmission.
Posted by RandomJD 2014-10-05 05:51||   2014-10-05 05:51|| Front Page Top

#2 Are they using the same brand of statistics they use to monitor the economy?
Posted by g(r)omgoru 2014-10-05 06:11||   2014-10-05 06:11|| Front Page Top

#3 From a utilitarian point of view, it would be best if he dies, and maybe 1-2 of his relatives as well. This would reduce the likelihood of hundreds or thousands other carriers trying to pull the same trick, thinking that US medical care will save them.

From a humane pov, one would hope he survives, and that the epidemic quickly dies out in the million+ cities of West Africa. Instead of doubling every 20 days.
Posted by Si vis pacem, para bellum 2014-10-05 09:39||   2014-10-05 09:39|| Front Page Top

#4 From someplace south of the border - "Dear West Africans, seeking life saving access only available in America? Our organization has numerous venues to moving people and products into the United States. In fact, we now have the approval of the highest members of the American government in our business. We offer to you today this extraordinary opportunity to safety and health. Our charter flights will soon begin flying from your region at 'reasonable' fares unlikely to be obtained from any other venture currently available. Contact us today at Ramirez@juarez.net for this offer."
Posted by Procopius2k 2014-10-05 09:53||   2014-10-05 09:53|| Front Page Top

#5 But then, who would move all the Central American children? Could the cartels handle the additional traffic?
Posted by Bobby 2014-10-05 10:15||   2014-10-05 10:15|| Front Page Top

#6 What worries me at night -- if we can imagine ways to spread the disease in the free world, I'm sure Moslems jihadists can, and do, too.

There is a live, active, public reservoir of viruses --close to their territories-- that kill within weeks of exposure at a massive 50% rate.
Posted by Si vis pacem para bellum 2014-10-05 10:39||   2014-10-05 10:39|| Front Page Top

#7 who would move all the Central American children?

I believe ICE has taken over that job as the news reports indicate.
Posted by Procopius2k 2014-10-05 10:43||   2014-10-05 10:43|| Front Page Top

#8 Rep. Jack Kingston, R-Ga., called Saturday for Obama to create an Ebola "czar" to centralize the federal response to the virus\
Thought that was what the CDC was for. Between them and Champ first telling us everything is hunky-dory (not a small Hungarian boat) and now today telling us it will get worse before it gets better and that a travel ban would not help , I feel so relieved.
Will not be surprised if the 'travel ban' is instituted early November and only in the US.
Posted by USN, Ret. 2014-10-05 11:19||   2014-10-05 11:19|| Front Page Top

#9 November First election with 100% postal "voting". We in the U.K. know how much fraud there is in islamically colonised/leftist areas when votes are mailed in.
Posted by Bright Pebbles 2014-10-05 17:24||   2014-10-05 17:24|| Front Page Top

#10 Now a Marburg outbreak in Uganda.

May have a perfect storm forming.
Posted by phil_b 2014-10-05 18:08||   2014-10-05 18:08|| Front Page Top

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