Old news reposted
“Old news reposted”
Someone with Ebola breaking quarantine? Leave the thread up - I’m sure it will be breaking news in a day or two. Again.
I live in South Florida and am aware of a young woman who contracted a necrotizing fasciitis infection that nearly killed her, and has left her in a long (6 year) process of major reconstructive surgery. It is an horrific situation that was believed to have started with a small scratch on her back, the result of a fall on a college campus in S. Florida. Her initial reaction was to assume it was a minor scratch when she fell on a staircase. She didn’t even seek treatment it appeared so minor. Within a few days she was very ill, vomiting and suffering diarrhea. Her family took her to the hospital assuming this was a very bad intestinal flu episode. A very good doctor quickly recognized what it was, and began a series of actions that save the patient. This involved many surgeries to remove infected tissues. Transfer to Miami allowed use of bariatric chamber treatment, which also contributed to her survival.
Now, Ebola is quite different than necrotizing fasciitis, but I can see something similar in both infections - the number of professionals who are drawn together to spend man-hours on the same person in a race to preserve that life. Many millions of dollars of treatment are dispensed. When you think of this in terms of necrotizing fasciitis your first conclusion is thank god that this doesn’t happen more than about 500x per year in the world. Because it is resource intensive like almost nothing else.
If Ebola ever gets to the US and ever breaks out - it is going to be a staggeringly expensive health crisis.