[exDemMom]

It's just as likely that nurses Pham and Vinson were contaminated while they cared for Duncan. For the first two days Presbyterian's medical staff treated the extremely sick and Ebola-effusive patient without the protection of the fully hooded hazmat suits the hospital had on hand.

It is hard to find any news reports that describe the situation before the CDC arrived. I think that is because too many journalists want sensationalism, not accuracy, and it's far more juicy to say that even full PPE cannot stop the virus than to say that PPE wasn't used correctly.

It's only a virus, not some supernatural entity. You wouldn't know that from a lot of the news reports.

[Mom MD]

Its also a very dangerous virus that is highly lethal and we do not know enough about how it is transmitted and how to protect health care workers, which we would not know reading your posts

There is middle ground between sensationalizing it and being to cavalier about it. We need to find it quickly.

[Arthur Wildfire! March]

“It’s only a virus, not some supernatural entity. You wouldn’t know that from a lot of the news reports.”

That’s a reasonable statement. You are knowledgeable, and I for one appreciate your participation here.

Would it be accurate to say that the virus is one of healthcare’s last frontiers? As I understand it, a virus is one nasty bugger to eliminate, and it crystalizes when frozen, then thaws out to be alive all over again.