This just in: hundreds of kids just died from the flu, and nobody even blinks. That's the shit truth, and that's what is really sad.
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the reason this particular disease is a big deal is due to its mortality rate.
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^ This. Ebola is extremely rare in the US and we are very capable of containing it, but it's still [i]really[/i] bad news if you find out you have it.
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News flash: more people in America have been married to Kim Kardashian than have died from Ebola. I'm not saying it isn't bad, but the media frenzy is ridiculous. Let's put it into perspective.
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"we contain it" New york just got infected, guy.
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One person. He's in quarantine.
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[spoiler]see below[/spoiler]
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It isn't contagious until you get the symptoms.
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Or so they claim.. [spoiler]28 days later[/spoiler] [spoiler]plays tdwp's zombie ep[/spoiler]
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[quote]Or so they claim.. [spoiler]28 days later[/spoiler] [spoiler]plays tdwp's zombie ep[/spoiler][/quote]
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One guy in NYC got infected.
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Because he was a doctor working with Ebola patients in Africa. It's not like he got it from some random person on the bus or something.
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Obviously? He should have been kept in quarantine until they knew he was Ebola-free.
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He's in quarantine.
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LOL. He's in quarantine [i]now[/i], but he wasn't for weeks after returning to the US.
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The chances of him infecting anyone are pretty damn low. Ebola isn't very contagious.
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Edited by car15: 10/26/2014 8:44:38 PMAgain, it doesn't matter how low the chances are. If he had the opportunity to infect [i]anyone[/i], that is reason enough to beef up our quarantine protocols. Ebola is [i]bad shit[/i]. I understand that we have the technology to contain outbreaks, but that's small comfort to Nina Pham. We should still do everything we can to make sure that [i]as few people as possible[/i] contract the virus. AFAIK, this guy in NYC had direct contact with at least three people after he became symptomatic. That's three people too many.
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Edited by BannedLemön: 10/26/2014 8:52:53 PMThey guy in Texas was living with his wife and daughter for multiple days, and they're fine. Anyone the NYC guy had direct contact with whilst symptomatic would be quarantined.
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This ^