New Ebola Cases May Rise to 10,000 a Week by December - WSJ - WSJ

Don't worry about global warming getting out of hand either :D

Some effort at closing borders is being discussed. I doubt it could be totally effective on the African continent. Investigation of how it was transmited to American health workers at home is underway. I have to believe some Africans would have to be already on the run from the really bad areas. I know I would be. A percentage will be already infected and not know it.

I suspect the transmission was by oversight in the texas hospital. Still on the other hand I seriously suspect they are watching for any sign of the mutations of the virus changing the transmission charactaristics.

This is still the real risk that is not being adaquatly protected against in north America. The virus is becoming much more familiar with the human animal. Odds are low but the chance is still too great to not have holding tanks for twenty one days for anyone going from Africa to Europe or north America.

It is better to have some inconvienience than the potential alternative. At least until a good anti viral drug known to work well is available easily for this virus.

If I were a politician I would act. Simply as a matter of common sense fully realizing if it really got loose in an easier transmittable form in north America. My parties goose would be cooked or totally destroyed on the basis of negligence. Where is public health and disease control anyways?

This virus is no joke. As of today two Americans sick that need not have happened are two many already. It was avoidable.

Reopen Ellis Island quarantine hospital? All three major NYC airports are along waterfronts, so it should be easy enough to ferry people there.

At the very least the U.S., Canada and Mexico would need to be in accord on closing their respective entries to West Africans. I think something needs to happen but am not optimistic.

not with this administration and the PC culture in general. I bet if it was suggested, someone would give statements saying those infected had the "right" to free movement....that's how F'd up things have become

I swear I wish you guys would read the Tom Clancy books dealing with (fictional) Ebola scenarios. I feel like I've watched this all happen once before.

MV

"The Hot Zone". **** just got real in the U.S.

Remember at the beginning of this thread when it was only 59? Only back in March. Wonder what March 2015 will bring?

Some people need to step away from a contagious media fever pitch. ;)

Too early to tell yet but Hospital officials in New Haven have quarantined a patient with Ebola-like symptoms as a precaution.

EDIT-Tests were negative for Ebola.

As far as the spread from patients in the hospitals goes, I don't have a lot of faith in the systems in place for health care workers. When my wife was hospitalized for MRSA, protocols for nurses caring for her were routinely broken. Masks were not always worn, gloves were not always worn even while dealing with the IV site, patient-specific thermometers and stethoscopes weren't always used and left the room without proper handling. It's no wonder to me that the MRSA bacteria is becoming such a big issue in hospitals and won't surprise me if the Ebola virus does the same and expands into the rest of the population for the same reasons.

I'll miss you guys :D

I hope you're right! Between Ebola and the Entero virus news blasts my wife is afraid to send the kids to school. :o

No, more people need to buy into hysteria. I like the idea of cheap plane tickets, cheap hotel rooms, etc. And a 25% additional decline in stocks due to panic-selling wouldn't hurt either. Along with people staying home and not looking for property for sale -- reduces the competition.

Europe, Ebola, etc seem like the perfect storm to cause another profitable crisis for the benefit of the lemmings. Note that I'm not actually wishing for an Ebola epidemic, which would be a disaster. I have family and friends whom I love very much and wouldn't want to see ill. Just lemming-panic about such without one actually happening.

When did I become so damn cynical?

Just the message to send to kids. ;)

They never hear about it, just me. :)