First Case of Ebola on US Soil

[OfficialJsP]

First case of Ebola on US Soil confirmed in Dallas, Texas

 

Officials with the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention have confirmed the case.

The patient is said to be a man believed to have been infected in Liberia prior to displaying symptoms of the illness in Texas.

More than 3,000 people have already died of Ebola in West Africa.

A handful of US medical workers infected in West Africa have recovered after being flown back to the US for treatment.

On Monday, officials with the Texas Health Presbyterian Hospital of Dallas said an unnamed patient was being tested for the virus and had been placed in isolation.

 

Source: http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-us-canada-29437070

[A Bubble]

Not the UK yet then.

[Real_PhillBert]

Well shit.

[Trik'Stari]

So, I totally called it.

DALLAS — A patient in a Dallas hospital has been confirmed to have the deadly Ebola virus, News 8 has learned.

That person has been held in "strict isolation" as he or she was evaluated for possible exposure to the virus.

This is the first case of Ebola confirmed in the United States. The Centers for Disease Control will hold a press conference at 4:30 p.m. in Atlanta regarding the diagnosis.

In a statement issued Tuesday night, Texas Health Presbyterian Hospital Dallas said the patient was admitted based on symptoms and "recent travel history."

The hospital, located at Greenville Avenue and Walnut Hill Lane in northeast Dallas, said it's complying with all recommendations from the Centers for Disease Control and the Texas Department of Health to ensure the safety of other patients and medical staff.

 

Zachary Thompson, the director of the Dallas County Health & Human Services, said Tuesday morning the Center for Disease Control was mobilizing as if the patient tested positive for the virus.

Thompson said Tuesday morning Dallas County is ready to care for the patient.

"This is not Africa," Thompson said. "We have a great infrastructure to deal with an outbreak."

The World Health Organization said it has confirmed more than 3,000 Ebola-related deaths in West Africa during the current outbreak, which has spread to five countries: Guinea, Liberia, Nigeria, Senegal and Sierra Leone.

Fort Worth physician Dr. Kent Brantly, who became infected while working in Liberia, recovered after being moved to a hospital in Atlanta.

Earlier this month, President Barack Obama announced that the U.S. would offer military and medical help to combat the disease in West Africa which has now reached epidemic proportions.

Several other U.S. hospitals have previously raised alerts in connection with patients who presented Ebola-like symptoms, but all those cases tested negative for the virus

Source: http://www.wfaa.com/story/news/health/2014/09/29/dallas-presbyterian-hospital-ebola-patient-isolation/16460629/

 

 

The CDC has confirmed the first Ebola case diagnosed in the U.S. and will hold a news conference at 5:30PM E.T. Tuesday. CNBC's Meg Tirrell has the details.

The United States has its first confirmed case of Ebola, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention said on Tuesday, marking the first domestic appearance of the deadly virus that has ravaged swaths of continental Africa.

In early September, four U.S. aid workers treating the outbreak in Africa were diagnosed there, and transported back to the U.S. for treatment after falling ill. This case, however, is the first known in which a citizen fell ill and was diagnosed domestically.

Texas Health Presbyterian Hospital of Dallas officials said in a statement earlier Monday that an unnamed patient was being tested for Ebola and had been placed in "strict isolation" due to the patient's symptoms and recent travel history.

Source: http://www.cnbc.com/id/102037055#.

So, it's only one right now, but tell me this. How many people could he have possibly infected coming through the airport?

 

I so called this crap. If you haven't started buying plastic, duck tape, and medical masks by now then god help you.

 

(Move this to off topic if you wish mods, I thought it important enough to qualify for the news section)

[Lord Pantaloons]

-snip-

Gee thanks that's very kind of you to wish for something like that.

 

 

You know because all Americans are terrible and deserve to die in a horrible manner, there totally aren't any normal people here that generally have nothing to do with all the crazy shit that goes on here or elsewhere in the world.

[Exotath]

I think everyone saw that coming.

[SeriouslyMikey]

Well, this man is going to recover. 

Considering that the previous Americans that contracted this virus have recovered. 

[flibberdipper]

Well, this stinks.

[A Bubble]

Hmmmmmmmmm

[ForsakenLive]

It has begun!

 

Look at this news article reporting that deceased Africans from Ebola could have risen from dead.

http://www.mirror.co.uk/news/world-news/ebola-victims-african-village-rise-4320414

 

 

Soon

[CtW]

It was bound to happen sooner or later. Also, you are at exactly 4200 posts. Divide that by 10 and you get 420. Blaze it.

[techswede]

It has begun!

 

Look at this news article reporting that deceased Africans from Ebola could have risen from dead.

http://www.mirror.co.uk/news/world-news/ebola-victims-african-village-rise-4320414

That's from the mirror.. If i ran down the street in a clown costume shouting "OBAMA IS EATING A HOUSE" i'd be more credible than that.

[Real_PhillBert]

This is less than ideal.

[ForsakenLive]

That's from the mirror.. If i ran down the street in a clown costume shouting "OBAMA IS EATING A HOUSE" i'd be more credible than that.

I know, but someone is going to believe that lol

[TheSLSAMG]

That's from the mirror.. If i ran down the street in a clown costume shouting "OBAMA IS EATING A HOUSE" i'd be more credible than that.

Here is a more reliable source.

 

http://www.cnbc.com/id/102037055#

[Lord Pantaloons]

This is less than ideal.

Indeed

[Trik'Stari]

It was bound to happen sooner or later. Also, you are at exactly 4200 posts. Divide that by 10 and you get 420. Blaze it.

Would if I had some, especially with this news.

 

This is less than ideal.

Understatement of the century?

 

Indeed

Your avatar describes less than idea (the USB plug), this is worse lol

[Trik'Stari]

You bastard, you beat me to this news article by like, 5 minutes.

[TopWargamer]

Thanks Obama. 

[OfficialJsP]

You bastard, you beat me to this news article by like, 5 minutes.

[SeriouslyMikey]

Yep, you´re welcome, and that article said something about 3000 people having died so far in west afrika.. people die faster from murder and the bad healthcare system in the US than they ever will from this im sure you will be fine

 

You summed up part of my point with one sentence. Can I hate you now? 

[Mooshi]

I live in Dallas..what fuck thought it was a good idea NOT to ground planes/ban air travel on top of bringing the infected back?

[Trik'Stari]

I live in Dallas..what fuck thought it was a good idea NOT to ground planes/ban air travel on top of bringing the infected back?

I would say, but I'd likely get called a racist, conspiracy theorist, or some other stream of insults

[LukaP]

as long as europe is fine

 

im vaccinated anyway

[Real_PhillBert]

Would if I had some, especially with this news.

 

Understatement of the century?

 

Your avatar describes less than idea (the USB plug), this is worse lol

Perhaps "less than ideal" does not properly exclaim the situation, but I am not in panic until there are a few more reports of Ebola victims rising from the dead.