[sheikdetailfeather]

CALLER: "Because from a statistical point of view, that's probably true 99% of the time, for the majority of the time. But the virus is replicating in the body prior to it getting to a high enough titer where they can get sick. But prior to the symptoms occurring, the virus can still be spread or shed from the body that has been infected prior to actually having symptoms. This is what people need to know. We cannot be allowing people to come into America even if they're asymptomatic, because the virus can be shed prior to symptoms. Prior to a level of the virus actually hurting the body, the body can be shed in the same manner prior to sickness. It may be statistically low, but it can happen."

[Rummyfan]

We cannot be allowing people to come into America even if they're asymptomatic, because the virus can be shed prior to symptoms.

[Yaelle]

It’s almost as if they WISH millions of Americans sick and desperate and dying.

We need to rise up now. Somehow.

[Smokin' Joe]

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[gunsequalfreedom]

I don’t need to hear all that. Common sense says you don’t allow the fights into the country.

[codder too]

plasma from first Doctor has now been given to at least two Ebola victims. There must be survivors in africa who could provide plasma filled with antibodies that could also save lives. Plasma does not need to be typed and cross matched as whole blood does.
EXISTING survivors can save lives.
If this is errant reasoning please respond.

[steerpike100]

How long will it be before Al Queda (or whomever) brings ebola into this country and purposefully spreads it everywhere he can? I mean, everywhere, like in diluted vomit spread onto public handrails, etc.

A thousand cases might be enough to shut this country down.

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Bring Out Your Dead

Post to me or FReep mail to be on/off the Bring Out Your Dead ping list.

The purpose of the “Bring Out Your Dead” ping list (formerly the “Ebola” ping list) is very early warning of emerging pandemics, as such it has a high false positive rate.

So far the false positive rate is 100%.

At some point we may well have a high mortality pandemic, and likely as not the “Bring Out Your Dead” threads will miss the beginning entirely.

*sigh* Such is life, and death...

[exDemMom]

I listened to that doctor. While he may be former military, and may even be an infectious disease doc, most docs in the military know nothing about the Ebola virus. He sounded to me like someone talking about general features of viral disease, not specific features of Ebola disease.

Ebola cannot be shed until there are symptoms, because it causes the symptoms in order to find a new host.

Some respiratory viruses shed prior to symptoms, but Ebola is not a respiratory virus.