Comment "Social Media Aids Terrorists" ... (Score 1) 228
... So does breathing. What's the point?
Comment The Vatican ... (Score 1) 669
... Has one of the largest observatories in the world. How is this news?
Comment Re:Dr. ANgela Hwelett, calls Ebola (Score 1) 279
The Nurses catching the disease did have direct contact with bodily fluids. Kind of hard to be more intimate than that.
Also, the Deputy does not have ebola and this was known as late as 5 days before this comment: http://www.cnn.com/2014/10/09/....
Methinks AC has not researched enough.
Comment Re:Ebola obviously spreads more easily... (Score 1) 421
With the exception of Ms. Vinson's potential exposure to ~800 People, I'm not sure how You conclude "we aren't doing a great job at [containing Ebola in the U.S.]" Like Ms. Vinson, the only other two Individuals known to have contracted the disease were not adequately trained by the hospital in Texas. In fact, according to congressional testimony this week, They were not trained at all and the CDC had apparently informed the hospital not only did Workers need to be adequately trained but level 4 PPE was likely necessary, as opposed to the level 2 PPE used. Now, if by "we", You mean the Texas hospital, yes, I agree "we" aren't doing a great job at it. However, this point is not clear from Your statement.
Comment Re:Everybody Panic! (Score 1) 421
CDC has already apologized for blaming the victim.
Do You have a source?
Comment Re:Ebola obviously spreads more easily... (Score 1) 421
Thus proving my point. There is no such thing as truly ideal conditions
Except that's not how your point came across; it came across as "these are conditions ideal enough; therefore, the disease should not have spread".
if your disease management program starts with assuming that things are ideal it is going to fail.
It's not clear this assumption was made.
Comment Re:Everybody Panic! (Score 1) 421
Why isn't anyone blaming the administration? The people responsible for drawing up procedures, training their staff, monitoring operations, having the proper resources and facilities to get the job done, yeah those guys.
When did it become the administration's responsibility for all medical knowledge? The CDC is one of dozens, if not hundreds of medical organizations.
Comment Re:Everybody Panic! (Score 1) 421
It's just as likely aerosolized cough droplets, which is another thing the CDC insisted couldn't possibly happen.
When did the CDC say this? I know People have said the virus cannot become "airborne" but that's different than being shared via aerosolized droplets.
When it comes to a choice if blaming the victim or admitting that their protocol is woefully inadequate, the CDC seems to take the low road.
While I admit NBC has since changed its reporting on the issue I don't see any formal statements by Officials from the CDC "blaming the victim".
Comment Re:For those who said "No need to panic" (Score 1) 421
this is disregarding the two simultaneous cases we had last month in Atlanta.
I was "discounting" them due to the fact the infections not only occurred outside of the U.S. but the patients were specifically brought to the U.S. for treatment.
Comment Re:For those who said "No need to panic" (Score 1) 421
Arth1 is right. This is what I meant.
Comment Re:Ebola obviously spreads more easily... (Score 1) 421
No, according to CNN, the 2nd Patient broke protocol. If One does not do what One is supposed to do, bad things can happen. So far, the disease has spread only thru the exact process which "they" have stated.
Comment Re:Ebola obviously spreads more easily... (Score 1) 421
Fairly ideal is not ideal. According to CNN, the 2nd Patient broke protocol. If One does not do what One is supposed to do, bad things can happen.
Comment Re:For those who said "No need to panic" (Score 2) 421
Note that this case is one of the 48 people who are currently being monitored due to contact with that ebola victim who brought it here from Africa.
While I agree We should not panic, this case is not 1 of the 48 according to NPR.
Comment Re:For those who said "No need to panic" (Score 1) 421
GP was answering OP's question. I see no error in GP's statement nor any need to qualify it.
Comment Re:For those who said "No need to panic" (Score 1) 421
Let's see: total number of Ebola Patients in the U.S. is ... 1. Mssr. Duncan is dead and cremated and no longer spreading the disease. So, the answer is "no".
