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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.

2 posted on 05/21/2006 3:15:50 PM PDT by cripplecreek (Never a minigun handy when you need one.)

To: cripplecreek

pestilence alert.

is that stuff contagious?

7 posted on 05/21/2006 3:18:10 PM PDT by the invisib1e hand (the Twin Towers were dedicated to "world peace." Islam destroyed them. Meditate.)

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interesting article ping

8 posted on 05/21/2006 3:18:42 PM PDT by Oorang (Tyranny thrives best where government need not fear the wrath of an armed people - Alex Kozinski)

To: cripplecreek

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.

11 posted on 05/21/2006 3:20:42 PM PDT by Toby06 (tagline suspended for the race.)

To: cripplecreek

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.

Really bad reporting. There is no clue about whether, medically, anything beyond "monitoring one's own health" is possible, or effective ...

27 posted on 05/21/2006 3:27:16 PM PDT by Publius6961 (Multiculturalism is the white flag of a dying country)

To: cripplecreek

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.

From the CDC link here:

Infections with Ebola virus are acute. There is no carrier state. Because the natural reservoir of the virus is unknown, the manner in which the virus first appears in a human at the start of an outbreak has not been determined. However, researchers have hypothesized that the first patient becomes infected through contact with an infected animal. Treating patients with Ebola HF during outbreak of the disease in Kikwit, Democratic Republic of the Congo, in 1995.

After the first case-patient in an outbreak setting is infected, the virus can be transmitted in several ways. People can be exposed to Ebola virus from direct contact with the blood and/or secretions of an infected person. Thus, the virus is often spread through families and friends because they come in close contact with such secretions when caring for infected persons. People can also be exposed to Ebola virus through contact with objects, such as needles, that have been contaminated with infected secretions.

54 posted on 05/21/2006 3:37:16 PM PDT by mewzilla (Property must be secured or liberty cannot exist. John Adams)

To: cripplecreek

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.

If they get dizzy they can bend over, put their head between their legs and...

57 posted on 05/21/2006 3:38:32 PM PDT by Stentor

To: cripplecreek

"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.
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I agree.

58 posted on 05/21/2006 3:40:41 PM PDT by SmoothTalker

To: cripplecreek

I agree. Burn the plane to ashes. Who'd want to fly on it, ever?

108 posted on 05/21/2006 8:34:59 PM PDT by Ghost of Philip Marlowe (Liberals are blind. They are the dupes of Leftists who know exactly what they're doing.)

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