Can You Get Ebola From a Bowling Ball?

New York Times ^ | 23 Oct. 2014 | DONALD G. MCNEIL JR.

[G Larry]

Link only due to rules. >http://well.blogs.nytimes.com/2014/10/23/can-you-get-ebola-from-a-bowling-ball/?_php=true&_type=blogs&src=twr&_r=0

[freeangel]

Absolutely correct! And if anyone is affected by him, they should be able to file criminal charges against him. He had the knowledge to prevent it.

[nuconvert]

Talking about the latest Dr in NYC. Just heard the NYC Health Commissioner clarify that point for a reporter. She said it wasn’t 103, 100.3

[Sooth2222]

Good idea not to lick your fingers in a bowling alley. (Or riding the subway.)

[BobL]

“Talking about the latest Dr in NYC. Just heard the NYC Health Commissioner clarify that point for a reporter. She said it wasn’t 103, 100.3”

BIG DIFFERENCE, that’s good to hear. Reporters were never good at math...so they just set off a full scale panic, in this case. Hopefully he doesn’t spread it.

[nuconvert]

He shouldn’t have come back before putting himself in a 3wk quarantine in Africa

[Cowgirl of Justice]

I don’t believe anybody at this point.

They have more to gain by lying at this point.

If he did have a temp of 103, think of how many people would be affected as he decided to paint the town and all the panic that could ensue.

Everyone is trying to CYA at this time and every patient’s stories have all changed. Except Nurse Pham’s.

[Steven Tyler]

His hands were not damp from sweat!!
He dried his hands with the dryer (at the end of ball return) sending the virus airborne

[ozarkgirl]

I heard on Fox news this morning that it was originally thought that he had a fever of 103 but it was actually 100.3

[lacrew]

I would love to do an experiment. Paint one bowling ball with glow in the dark paint. Let everyone bowl for a few hours...turn off the lights...and turn on the alley’s blacklights.

It would be interesting to see how far the glow spreads.

[skeeter]

Anytime the federal government tells us they’ve got it under control I think we need to be concerned.

[Organic Panic]

Don't worry about it

[BobL]

“He shouldn’t have come back before putting himself in a 3wk quarantine in Africa”

I’ll add 3 words to that:

“He shouldn’t have BEEN ALLOWED TO come back before putting himself in a 3wk quarantine in Africa”

But then why should he...where would you want to be if you have a chance of having Ebola?

[jetson]

Don't forget the bathroom door handle, pencil for scoring, any drink container used, money exchanging hands, bowling shoes, hand scum on seats or scoring table, front door handle, snack tray at bar, ATM machine ( if used), sneezing or coughing around competitors and of course any hand shakes.

[Conscience of a Conservative]

They have more to gain by lying at this point.

I disagree. I think they have more to gain by telling the truth. If he did have a temp of 103, then telling hte truth would help to stop/contain the spread (tell the public he may have been contagious on Wednesday night, and you can bet that the people at the bowling alley or on the subway would be getting in touch with health officials ASAP).

If, on the other hand, he had a temp of 103 and they were lying about that, then the chances of additional infections would increase, and the ability of officials to track the disease would decrease.

Which do you think would cause more panic?

[Cowgirl of Justice]

While I agree with what you are saying, you are omitting one fact: liberals are in charge.

The panic, if he was walking around shedding the virus, would be off the charts. The only weapon they have at this point is crossed fingers.

[exit82]

Please do your part to stop the insanity. It has gone on long enough. We need a travel ban from the Ebola countries. Call your reps—NOW: http://www.senate.gov http://www.house.gov Call the DC offices, or their local offices....but CALL! The insanity of a doctor returning from a hot zone, breezing through the so-called “enhanced screening” process at the airport and then potentially exposing thousands of people to Ebola is the height of insanity. We are ten days out from a nationwide election—the pols need to hear from you. The family you save may be your own.

[mylife]

Watch out for the Blue Balls.

[hummingbird]

Glad he is so busy working FOR the American people./s

[jersey117]

How do we know they’re not walking that back?

[ozarkgirl]

How do we know they’re not walking that back?

We don't. I've thought about that as well. We must not induce panic amongst the sheeple.