American doctor infected with Ebola

God. All those germs flying about all over the place.

Like I said, people think the US nowadays is being run by guys like Gibbs of NCIS. It's actually being run by some horrible combination of the Keystone Cops and a small-town radical wimmen's collective. With the odd megalomaniac thrown in for good measure. Plus a great many people are more concerned with covering their ar@ses and hanging onto their jobs than doing a GOOD job.

Which leads to things like power-washing ebola-vomit, and people walking through it. Good God, London in 1666 had more sense than they're showing.

I actually saw some of the other residents of that apartment block complaining because they'd been told to stay put - it was against their civil liberties and Yuman Rites, or something. What? They're lucky their apartments haven't been sealed, with black crosses on the doors, and their food being hauled in through windows.

Along comes a perfect example of the new stupidity:

http://www.cbsnews.com/news/nbc-cameraman-working-in-liberia-tests-positive-for-ebola/

NEW YORK -- An American cameraman helping to cover the Ebola outbreak in Liberia for NBC News has tested positive for the virus and will be flown back to the United States for treatment.

NBC News identifies him as Ashoka Mukpo, 33.

NBC News President Deborah Turness said Thursday the rest of the NBC News crew, including medical correspondent Dr. Nancy Snyderman, will also be brought back to the U.S. and placed in quarantine for 21 days "in an abundance of caution."

Mukpo is the fifth American to contract the virus. Also, Thomas Eric Duncan, who lives in Liberia but was visiting family members in Dallas, became the first person to test positive for Ebola in the U.S.

Mukpo, a freelancer, has been working in Liberia for three years for Vice News and other media outlets, and has been covering the Ebola epidemic. He began shooting for NBC on Tuesday.

Mukpo began feeling tired and achy Wednesday and discovered he had a slight fever. He went to a treatment center Thursday to be tested, and is being kept there, said Snyderman, who was interviewed Thursday night on "The Rachel Maddow Show" on MSNBC.

Snyderman said she believed his exposure to the virus happened sometime before he started working with the NBC crew, since it is usually eight to 10 days before the first symptoms are seen.

"The good news is this young man, our colleague, was admitted to the clinic very, very early," she said. "I spoke with him today. He's in good spirits. He's ready to get home - of course, appropriately concerned. But he will be airlifted out soon."

She said that neither she nor the other three NBC employees has shown any symptoms or warning signs of Ebola infection.

"We observe the custom now, which is to not shake hands, to not embrace people, to wash our hands with diluted bleach water before we enter the hotel," she said. "We dip our feet in bleach solution."

She said she and the rest of her crew present little chance of giving it to anyone, unless they get sick.

"We will be taking our temperatures twice a day, checking in with each other, and if any one of us suddenly spikes a fever or gets symptoms, we will report ourselves to the authorities," she said. "We are taking it seriously."

The four other Americans who have been infected were doctors or relief workers, and all were brought back to the U.S. for treatment, the Reuters news agency points out. "Aid workers Dr. Kent Brantly and Nancy Writebol contracted the disease at a relief agency in Monrovia in July," Reuters notes. "Last month, Dr. Rick Sacra tested positive after working in a Liberian hospital. They have all since been released.

"An American doctor diagnosed with Ebola in the neighboring country of Sierra Leone arrived at Emory University Hospital in Atlanta for treatment on Sept. 9 and is still being treated. He has not been publicly identified."

In Dallas, Thomas Eric Duncan is in isolation after testing positive for Ebola, and dozens of people he was around are being watched closely for signs they might also have the virus. Several of his family members have been placed under quarantine.

Reuters observes that news of a journalist falling ill with the virus "seemed to raise the stakes for other members of thenews media trying to cover the worst Ebola outbreak on record onthe ground in Liberia, the nation hardest hit by the epidemic."

"We observe the custom now, which is to not shake hands, to not embrace people, to wash our hands with diluted bleach water before we enter the hotel," she said. "We dip our feet in bleach solution."

She said she and the rest of her crew present little chance of giving it to anyone, unless they get sick.

So how come one of them has caught it? Has it mutated, and is now airborne, perchance?

But the ultimate stupidity has to be Obama sending 3,000 US troops to west Africa to 'help'. Help what? Bring it back to the US?

Bleach? I don't think that is going to work. 99% of all known germs. ORLY. I'm still staying at home.

http://www.foxnews.com/health/2014/10/03/ebola-patients-family-quarantined-as-officials-search-for-possible-exposures/?intcmp=latestnews

"I have no doubt we will control this case of Ebola so that it does not spread widely."
- CDC Director Thomas Frieden

Now, why does that little word WIDELY bother me?

Cannot find words strong enough about this......

Power-hosing the Ebola-vomit, and people walking through it, just about sums it all up, IMO.

Yes, Bonny.  Just like that guy who was allowed into the US in the first place.  

Pity a politician couldn't catch it - they'd spring into action then. Unfortunately, you can be pretty sure they'll be first in the queue for the Hazmat suits.

Words fail me....

http://www.zerohedge.com/news/2014-10-03/why-americas-not-ready-ebola-outbreak-1-photo



Because nothing says "safety precautions" like rolled-up sleeves on a HazMat suit...

Has Randall Flagg shown up yet?

Once had a really interesting conversation about that......

http://news.sky.com/story/1348419/nurse-first-to-contract-ebola-outside-africa

Nurse First To Contract Ebola Outside Africa
A Spanish health worker, who works at a Madrid hospital where two ebola patients died, tests positive for the deadly disease

A Spanish nurse has become the first person to contract ebola outside of West Africa during an outbreak that has killed more than 3,400 people.

The woman works at Madrid's La Paz-Carlos III hospital where two missionaries died after being repatriated from Africa with the disease.

Health Minister Ana Mato said an emergency protocol had been put in place and authorities were working to establish the source of the contagion.

Spanish priest Miguel Pajares, 75, was infected with ebola in Liberia and died at the hospital on 12 August.

Another Spanish missionary, Manuel Garcia Viejo, 69, was repatriated from Sierra Leone and died at the hospital on 25 September.

A Spanish health official said 30 medical staff who treated the two priests are being monitored.

Both were members of a Roman Catholic group that runs a charity working with ebola victims in Africa.

The nurse is said to have been admitted to hospital on Monday morning with a high fever.

Sky's Health and Science Correspondent Thomas Moore said it is the first time the virus has been transmitted outside West Africa during the current epidemic.

Sadly, I don't think it will be the last.

How long do I have to stay home for? This is getting boring.

Well, it's nearly winter, so you wouldn't be going out much anyway, Sabot. Maybe you could risk an outing if you ran up a suitable outfit.....

That is most likely what it will be coming to.

Maybe Alexander McQueen, Prada, Chanel etc will make some upscale ones.

Can I have mine in Lilac, please.

I think the beak is the most important part, Sabot, stops the afflicted sneezing directly onto you. But do remember to disinfect your beak after every trip to the shops. I am sure lilac robes would be most acceptable.

I think a Louis Vuitton beak or similar might be in the cards?  

I think the main thing is that the beak is long enough, Lily. Sabot might be well advised to carry a sword, too, just in case anyone is thinking of getting within sneeze distance of her when she goes to the shops.

Seems we have a plan.  Maybe an online shopping one.  

Our first customers could be the people that are supposed to be containing this, as Hazmat suits don't seem to be doing the trick. I reckon the beak is the secret...

I think that could be a winner, Bonny.  Also love your business plan.  

I've got a Sword Stick. Will that do, do you think? Zut Alor, whatever that means. But I've been dying to say, so it's a first.

Sabot wrote:I've got a Sword Stick.  Will that do, do you think?  Zut Alor, whatever that means.  But I've been dying to say, so it's a first.

zut alors!
pronounced zoot-uh-lore
int. shucks / shoot / holy cow / dang
Zut alors! Someone has sat on my bagel! LL