African Woman Dies Of Ebola After Flight To London

Mirror - UK ^

[traumer]

KILLER BUG AIR SCARE

A WOMAN who arrived in London on a flight from Africa yesterday is reported to have died from the deadly and contagious ebola virus.

Panic has spread among cabin crew and hospital staff after the death of the 38-year-old Briton.

The unnamed woman is understood to work at an embassy in the African kingdom of Lesotho.

Before boarding a Virgin Atlantic flight from Johannesburg to Heathrow she visited a doctor complaining of flu-like symptoms.

She was allowed to fly, but during Flight VS602 to the UK she suffered a violent fit which left her unconscious.

Cabin crew and passengers rushed to her aid but towards the end of the flight she began to vomiting.

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When the Airbus A340-600, carrying 267 passengers and crew, touchdown at Heathrow she was rushed to nearby Hillingdon Hospital, West London.

Her symptoms matched those of the viral haemorraghing fever, ebola. The results of a post mortem are awaited.

Virgin Atlantic cabin crew who came into contact with the woman have been told to monitor their health. One said: "We are now terrified what we may have caught."

Deadly ebola is often characterised by the sudden onset of fever, intense weakness, muscle pain, headache and sore throat.

[cripplecreek]

Virgin Atlantic cabin crew who came into contact with the woman have been told to monitor their health.

I'm not one to get excited about these things but in the case of something like ebola, I think they should do more than simply monitor their own health.

[VOA]

Now there's something scarier than "Snakes On A Plane" (upcoming movie).
Because it's real and could kill you.

[SIDENET]

Virgin Atlantic cabin crew who came into contact with the woman have been told to monitor their health.

Jeez, I hope that they have been quarantined.

[jeremiah]

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"US health officials stressed that there is no reason to restrict flights from other countries over health concerns" Back to our regularly scheduled program.

[tet68]

Vector Bump.

[the invisib1e hand]

pestilence alert.

is that stuff contagious?

[Oorang]

interesting article ping

[fanfan]

Ping

[VOA]

When the Airbus A340-600, carrying 267 passengers and crew, touchdown
at Heathrow she was rushed to nearby Hillingdon Hospital, West London.

There's one Airbus that should be either hermetically sealed and
dropped into the Mariannas Trench.

Or burned to the ground in the sands of Syria.

[Toby06]

What should they do besides quarrantine themselves? It is a very short time before the person starts belleding out every orifice. No cures, no treatment.

I guess knowing I was going to croak in a couple days, I'd write a couple good-byes and drink heavily. Not much else you can do.

[tet68]

Contagious???

You might say that.

This could be a bad beginning.

[Drew68]

is that stuff contagious?

Very.

This could be bad.

[Drew68]

GMTA!

[Oorang]

Interesting article ping

[COEXERJ145]

Ebola isn't an airborne virus so the odds of it spreading are very slim. There is definitely no chance of it becoming a pandemic.

[MikefromOhio]

It is a very short time before the person starts belleding out every orifice.

I can't imagine an Ebola victim being in ANY shape to be able to fly, much less get to the airport. Something doesn't add up here.......

[traumer]

Seriously - what will it take to desinfect it??

Barrels of chlorine ??

[Toby06]

Anyone read the book "Outbreak"?

This could get ugly if this is one of the real contagious strains. Not all are. Immediately, anyway.

[MikefromOhio]

This could be bad.

Ebola is contagious, but it's a blood/fluid borne virus. The virus itself doesn't react very well to UV lighting (the Sun for example kills it in a matter of seconds)......