[cripplecreek]

I would be most worried about TB. While Ebola is deadly and contagious, its far more deadly in Africa due to the substandard medical care in the areas where it occurs.

I saw a doc on the news last night talking about how easy it is to treat if you have reasonably good medical care. She said it was basically a matter of keeping the patient hydrated and keeping the fever under control till the disease runs it’s course while preventing the spread.

[Mom MD]

Right. Thats why we have docs dying of it. If she were talking about cholera, she would be right. She is way off track on a hemorrhagic fever. THey are nasty.... they quickly lead to multi organ failure and death.

[cripplecreek]

Ebola Virus Outbreak: Signs, Symptoms, Treatment, and Prevention

[Mmogamer]

There is no medicative treatment; its all about trying to make them comfortable and hydrated.

[Black Agnes]

Hydration and other supportive care reduce the mortality from 90%+ to ‘only’ 60%.

60% mortality is still bad news.

[Osage Orange]

60% of people with Ebola die. TB is very treatable....

That said...maybe 60% of Ebola patients die due to sub-standard care. Maybe with better care...the number goes down??

And many with TB don't follow their treatment guidelines...as treatment is very long. But if I got TB...I'd take all the treatment...for sure. Because it can be cured.

Anyway, I work in the healthcare field...and I'm more concerned about the Hep alphabets than anything.......

FWIW-

[iontheball]

I saw a doc on the news last night talking about how easy it is to treat if you have reasonably good medical care. She said it was basically a matter of keeping the patient hydrated and keeping the fever under control till the disease runs it’s course while preventing the spread._
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Man o’ man, I sure doubt the above doc’s statement. I have read that even with the best medical care, the fatality rate is still 60%.

[CA Conservative]

I’m not sure who you were listening to, but I would take what they said with a grain of salt. It’s true that all you can really do for someone with Ebola is keep them hydrated and treat the fever, but that is because it is a virus, and once you get it, it has to run its course. But Ebola has a 90% mortality rate. It is a hemorrhagic fever, which means the virus breaks down the blood vessels and cells and you start to bleed from your internal organs and elsewhere.