Posted on 10/02/2014 5:51:10 AM PDT by Oldeconomybuyer
As he was preparing to leave Liberia for Dallas two weeks ago, Thomas E. Duncan, the man confirmed to be the first Ebola case in the United States, was checked at the airport for signs of the disease. He was determined to have no fever and allowed to board his flight, American officials say.
In early August, the C.D.C. sent medical workers to the region to train local government officials and airport workers in Ebola screening, according to Dr. Nicole Cohen, an infectious disease specialist with the agency’s Division of Migration and Quarantine. As part of that process, the agency advises that airport workers ask travelers if they have been exposed to Ebola in the last 21 days, have had a fever, and have had any symptoms including severe headache, muscle ache, abdominal pain, unusual bruising or bleeding, vomiting and diarrhea. The screener is expected to use a hand-held non-contact temperature monitor, a few inches from the travelers’ forehead, to check for fever.
But the system has its limits, relying on the traveler to reveal whether he or she has been exposed. And it leaves it to local officials to conduct the screening as they see fit, Dr. Cohen said. It is unclear how consistently or effectively those screenings are conducted across West Africa, and Dr. Cohen said she did not know how many potential travelers had been caught by screeners — if any.
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4-5 days prior to departing Liberia, Mr. Duncan had direct contact with a 19-year old pregnant girl “convulsing” in the final stages of Ebola. He rode in a taxi with her in the backseat, then helped carry her home when the Ebola clinic was full. She died of Ebola hours later.
He either came to the US in hopes of better medical care, or to purposely transport Ebola to Texas. This is no accident.
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Question: Is Mr. Duncan a Muslim...??
Duncan and Obola remain undocumented in a land
where every one else’s papers, calls, and interactions
are recorded by the NSA and Obola, himself.
“Spotty”. What a quaint term.
Don’t know, but here is a breakdown of religions in Liberia:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Religion_in_Liberia
Per the CDC spokesman, they are screened via interview - and who among them would lie? - and have their temperature taken. What could go wrong?
This is so ridiculous! We are seriously expecting people who are surrounded by this disease whether or not they’ve been exposed? Good Lord! What’s the penalty for lying? Free care at the hospital? Sounds good to me! C’mon over, everyone! America has freebies!
Gee, do I need a /s tag?
This failure of the screening process has be addressed. perhaps it is more important than anything else we can do.
Without screening at both the point of departure and point of arrival we are looking at 80 (today’s count; tomorrow’s count - TBD) people that have to closely monitored for weeks.
The question that I haven’t heard being asked, much less answered, is how long does it take for the Ebola virus to show up in the blood stream? IMHO this seems to be the most effective way to identify a person infected with Ebola.
Sure, it may take time and be expensive. Everything new does. Look at your PC for an example for how costs and capabilities change. My bottom line - which is safer for the general population - identify individual patients or treat dozens of potential patients?
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