Quote:An Ebola victim who was allowed to board an international flight was an American citizen on his way home to the United States, it has emerged.
Patrick Sawyer worked for the Liberian government and was visiting his sister there when he developed symptoms while on a plane to Nigeria. He was quarantined on arrival in Lagos and died on Friday.
Mr Sawyer took two flights to get to Nigeria from Liberia, where he had attended his sister's funeral. The first took him from Monrovia to Lome in Togo, where he boarded a plane to Lagos. He collapsed at the airport on landing.
Manifests of the passengers and crew who travelled on the same flights as Mr Sawyer have yet to be released
Fellow passengers on his plane were given warnings about the disease’s symptoms, which can include bleeding from the nose and mouth, but were allowed to continue on their journeys.
Two very scary things in this story
1) Fellow passengers on his plane but were allowed to continue on their journeys.
2) Manifests of the passengers and crew who travelled on the same flights as Mr Sawyer have yet to be released.
So we don't know who was on the plane with him or where the are going, AND they were allowed to continue their journeys like they were exposed to the common cold.
With a mortality rate of 60% this begs the question should anyone who comes into contact with someone traveling from this region in Africa be quarantined for 21 days before entering the US?
Outbreak
Since Liberals want open borders how do we stop someone from intentionally bringing this into the US?
No they shouldn't be quarantined.
Ebola is dangerous, no doubt, but the level of business and trade in the region can't be compromised over an overblown fear.
The disease can be contained by even these minimally functional governments in that region.
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(07-29-2014 04:59 PM)HeartOfDixie Wrote: [ -> ]No they shouldn't be quarantined.
Ebola is dangerous, no doubt, but the level of business and trade in the region can't be compromised over an overblown fear.
The disease can be contained by even these minimally functional governments in that region.
You know something more than what the CDC knows? Quarantine measures are the best effective tool.
(07-29-2014 04:59 PM)HeartOfDixie Wrote: [ -> ]No they shouldn't be quarantined.
Ebola is dangerous, no doubt, but the level of business and trade in the region can't be compromised over an overblown fear.
The disease can be contained by even these minimally functional governments in that region.
Overblown? You do know that a doctor with Samiritans purse has Ebola, and he was wearing a freaking isolation suit.
(07-29-2014 05:39 PM)UofMstateU Wrote: [ -> ] (07-29-2014 04:59 PM)HeartOfDixie Wrote: [ -> ]No they shouldn't be quarantined.
Ebola is dangerous, no doubt, but the level of business and trade in the region can't be compromised over an overblown fear.
The disease can be contained by even these minimally functional governments in that region.
Overblown? You do know that a doctor with Samiritans purse has Ebola, and he was wearing a freaking isolation suit.
The other US aid worker's job was to spay isolation suits with disinfectant. Neither job should have been "high risk".
(07-29-2014 04:59 PM)HeartOfDixie Wrote: [ -> ]No they shouldn't be quarantined.
Ebola is dangerous, no doubt, but the level of business and trade in the region can't be compromised over an overblown fear.
The disease can be contained by even these minimally functional governments in that region.
Seriously?!?
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It has spread into 3 different countries and may now be in Nigeria thanks to this guy's travels. This is a virus so no antibiotic treatment. It has a 21 day incubation period so an infected person with no symptoms could come to the US and spread it to countless people. Contain = quarantine so you would leave this up to those nations?
I actually had the swine flu and thought I was going to die. I don't want any part of this.
(07-29-2014 05:50 PM)THE NC Herd Fan Wrote: [ -> ] (07-29-2014 04:59 PM)HeartOfDixie Wrote: [ -> ]No they shouldn't be quarantined.
Ebola is dangerous, no doubt, but the level of business and trade in the region can't be compromised over an overblown fear.
The disease can be contained by even these minimally functional governments in that region.
Seriously?!?
It has spread into 3 different countries and may now be in Nigeria thanks to this guy's travels. This is a virus so no antibiotic treatment. It has a 21 day incubation period so an infected person with no symptoms could come to the US and spread it to countless people. Contain = quarantine so you would leave this up to those nations?
Yup
Those nations and the UN have handled it pretty well.
The Gabonese have contained outbreaks on their own.
You shouldn't be this scared over this.
HOD on another fool's errand.
(07-29-2014 06:06 PM)SumOfAllFears Wrote: [ -> ]HOD on another fool's errand.
Normally i'd say you have sh.it for brains and don't have the mental capacity to hold HODs jock strap, but I 100% agree with you and think HOD is being extremely foolish on this issue.
(07-29-2014 06:15 PM)john01992 Wrote: [ -> ] (07-29-2014 06:06 PM)SumOfAllFears Wrote: [ -> ]HOD on another fool's errand.
Normally i'd say you have sh.it for brains and don't have the mental capacity to hold HODs jock strap, but I 100% agree with you and think HOD is being extremely foolish on this issue.
G_d, I must be wrong then cause you are never right.
(07-29-2014 05:58 PM)HeartOfDixie Wrote: [ -> ] (07-29-2014 05:50 PM)THE NC Herd Fan Wrote: [ -> ] (07-29-2014 04:59 PM)HeartOfDixie Wrote: [ -> ]No they shouldn't be quarantined.
Ebola is dangerous, no doubt, but the level of business and trade in the region can't be compromised over an overblown fear.
The disease can be contained by even these minimally functional governments in that region.
It has spread into 3 different countries and may now be in Nigeria thanks to this guy's travels. This is a virus so no antibiotic treatment. It has a 21 day incubation period so an infected person with no symptoms could come to the US and spread it to countless people. Contain = quarantine so you would leave this up to those nations?
Yup
Those nations and the UN have handled it pretty well.
The Gabonese have contained outbreaks on their own.
You shouldn't be this scared over this.
Seriously?!?
Mr. Sawyer collapsed after the second flight, no way he was not showing symptoms of some illness when he boarded the first. Had the timeline played out just one week different he would have likely made it back to the US symptom free and exposed countless people to this.
No way this is being effectively contained based purely on this one incident. It only takes one infected individual to turn in to hundreds, maybe thousands of cases.
(07-29-2014 06:23 PM)THE NC Herd Fan Wrote: [ -> ] (07-29-2014 05:58 PM)HeartOfDixie Wrote: [ -> ] (07-29-2014 05:50 PM)THE NC Herd Fan Wrote: [ -> ] (07-29-2014 04:59 PM)HeartOfDixie Wrote: [ -> ]No they shouldn't be quarantined.
Ebola is dangerous, no doubt, but the level of business and trade in the region can't be compromised over an overblown fear.
The disease can be contained by even these minimally functional governments in that region.
It has spread into 3 different countries and may now be in Nigeria thanks to this guy's travels. This is a virus so no antibiotic treatment. It has a 21 day incubation period so an infected person with no symptoms could come to the US and spread it to countless people. Contain = quarantine so you would leave this up to those nations?
Yup
Those nations and the UN have handled it pretty well.
The Gabonese have contained outbreaks on their own.
You shouldn't be this scared over this.
Seriously?!?
Mr. Sawyer collapsed after the second flight, no way he was not showing symptoms of some illness when he boarded the first. Had the timeline played out just one week different he would have likely made it back to the US symptom free and exposed countless people to this.
No way this is being effectively contained based purely on this one incident. It only take one infected individual to turn in to hundreds, maybe thousands of cases.
You do know this disease has been around since the 70s and the outbreaks have been contained, right?
(07-29-2014 06:26 PM)HeartOfDixie Wrote: [ -> ] (07-29-2014 06:23 PM)THE NC Herd Fan Wrote: [ -> ] (07-29-2014 05:58 PM)HeartOfDixie Wrote: [ -> ] (07-29-2014 05:50 PM)THE NC Herd Fan Wrote: [ -> ] (07-29-2014 04:59 PM)HeartOfDixie Wrote: [ -> ]No they shouldn't be quarantined.
Ebola is dangerous, no doubt, but the level of business and trade in the region can't be compromised over an overblown fear.
The disease can be contained by even these minimally functional governments in that region.
It has spread into 3 different countries and may now be in Nigeria thanks to this guy's travels. This is a virus so no antibiotic treatment. It has a 21 day incubation period so an infected person with no symptoms could come to the US and spread it to countless people. Contain = quarantine so you would leave this up to those nations?
Yup
Those nations and the UN have handled it pretty well.
The Gabonese have contained outbreaks on their own.
You shouldn't be this scared over this.
Seriously?!?
Mr. Sawyer collapsed after the second flight, no way he was not showing symptoms of some illness when he boarded the first. Had the timeline played out just one week different he would have likely made it back to the US symptom free and exposed countless people to this.
No way this is being effectively contained based purely on this one incident. It only take one infected individual to turn in to hundreds, maybe thousands of cases.
You do know this disease has been around since the 70s and the outbreaks have been contained, right?
You do know virus' mutate and can become pandemics. right?
(07-29-2014 06:26 PM)HeartOfDixie Wrote: [ -> ] (07-29-2014 06:23 PM)THE NC Herd Fan Wrote: [ -> ] (07-29-2014 05:58 PM)HeartOfDixie Wrote: [ -> ] (07-29-2014 05:50 PM)THE NC Herd Fan Wrote: [ -> ] (07-29-2014 04:59 PM)HeartOfDixie Wrote: [ -> ]No they shouldn't be quarantined.
Ebola is dangerous, no doubt, but the level of business and trade in the region can't be compromised over an overblown fear.
The disease can be contained by even these minimally functional governments in that region.
It has spread into 3 different countries and may now be in Nigeria thanks to this guy's travels. This is a virus so no antibiotic treatment. It has a 21 day incubation period so an infected person with no symptoms could come to the US and spread it to countless people. Contain = quarantine so you would leave this up to those nations?
Yup
Those nations and the UN have handled it pretty well.
The Gabonese have contained outbreaks on their own.
You shouldn't be this scared over this.
Seriously?!?
Mr. Sawyer collapsed after the second flight, no way he was not showing symptoms of some illness when he boarded the first. Had the timeline played out just one week different he would have likely made it back to the US symptom free and exposed countless people to this.
No way this is being effectively contained based purely on this one incident. It only take one infected individual to turn in to hundreds, maybe thousands of cases.
You do know this disease has been around since the 70s and the outbreaks have been contained, right?
I'd say we were lucky that we did contain them, but there's no need to use that precedent to say this is not something we should worry about.
It's like a hurricane, just because one didn't hit you this year doesn't mean you are immune from future hurricanes. Already this Ebola virus is more deadly than any of the previous ones.
(07-29-2014 06:26 PM)HeartOfDixie Wrote: [ -> ] (07-29-2014 06:23 PM)THE NC Herd Fan Wrote: [ -> ] (07-29-2014 05:58 PM)HeartOfDixie Wrote: [ -> ] (07-29-2014 05:50 PM)THE NC Herd Fan Wrote: [ -> ] (07-29-2014 04:59 PM)HeartOfDixie Wrote: [ -> ]No they shouldn't be quarantined.
Ebola is dangerous, no doubt, but the level of business and trade in the region can't be compromised over an overblown fear.
The disease can be contained by even these minimally functional governments in that region.
It has spread into 3 different countries and may now be in Nigeria thanks to this guy's travels. This is a virus so no antibiotic treatment. It has a 21 day incubation period so an infected person with no symptoms could come to the US and spread it to countless people. Contain = quarantine so you would leave this up to those nations?
Yup
Those nations and the UN have handled it pretty well.
The Gabonese have contained outbreaks on their own.
You shouldn't be this scared over this.
Seriously?!?
Mr. Sawyer collapsed after the second flight, no way he was not showing symptoms of some illness when he boarded the first. Had the timeline played out just one week different he would have likely made it back to the US symptom free and exposed countless people to this.
No way this is being effectively contained based purely on this one incident. It only take one infected individual to turn in to hundreds, maybe thousands of cases.
You do know this disease has been around since the 70s and the outbreaks have been contained, right?
You do know the number of flights into/out of this region increased exponentially since the 70's greatly increasing the risk that an exposed individual will eventually board a flight and make it to the US, Europe or somewhere where the mobility of that nation will allow exposure to many more people in many more areas. Part of why this has been limited especially in the past is the people of this region used to rarely travel beyond their village and had few western visitors. That has all changed significantly over the last 20 years.
HoD is right. This virus is not easily spread like the flu.
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