!!!!!!!!Ebola Makes it to the US!!!!!!

[Bushido8000]

First diagnosed case of Ebola in the U.S. - CNN.com


They are saying it will definitely be contained in no time....Lets pray for the patient and any other victims

 

[Percepi]

I doubt it will spread nearly as much as it did in Africa since most Americans are more willing to see doctors for help. That's one of the biggest problems in Africa, people don't trust doctors and they believe they're better off at home. Not to mention the fact that many of them are reluctant to do away with funeral traditions in which they have physical contact with the bodies of ebola victims.

 

[Inu]

I doubt it will spread nearly as much as it did in Africa since most Americans are more willing to see doctors for help. That's one of the biggest problems in Africa, people don't trust doctors and they believe they're better off at home. Not to mention the fact that many of them are reluctant to do away with funeral traditions in which they have physical contact with the bodies of ebola victims.

Are you serious????? Lol.... That is such an ignorant thing to say... Don't assume things that you know nothing about! People in Africa live in poverty and to us, here, medical aid and proper medical facilities are actually a luxury. Travel to Africa and then speak about it but until then, don't create false perceptions of it in your head!

 

[ThomistColin]

Are you serious????? Lol.... That is such an ignorant thing to say... Don't assume things that you know nothing about! People in Africa live in poverty and to us, here, medical aid and proper medical facilities are actually a luxury. Travel to Africa and then speak about it but until then, don't create false perceptions of it in your head!

Actually, in Sierra Leone the people stormed the hospitals and took those with Ebola out of the hospitals, because their tribal leaders said that these people weren't sick, but that the gov't was stealing their blood. That's been in the news recently. I don't blame the people for believing lies and panicking because death is around them. However, Americans will be better off, because we are better off and are raised to trust our doctors.

 

[Inu]

Actually, in Sierra Leone the people stormed the hospitals and took those with Ebola out of the hospitals, because their tribal leaders said that these people weren't sick, but that the gov't was stealing their blood. That's been in the news recently. I don't blame the people for believing lies and panicking because death is around them. However, Americans will be better off, because we are better off and are raised to trust our doctors.

Yes, it stems from upbringing, education system and the fact that we are a developing continent. There are certain parts of Africa that still don't have running water or an established education system which can teach them better than the african traditionalists(they know no better themselves). But don't be fooled into thinking it is their choice.... Given the proper education and upbringing, many people would chose differently if they knew differently... Their upbringing isn't a choice and many people don't understand that.


Percepi- Africa consists of many countries and the only part of Africa that has been affected with this is West Africa.

 

[didymos]

First diagnosed case of Ebola in the U.S. - CNN.com


They are saying it will definitely be contained in no time....Lets pray for the patient and any other victims

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[ThomistColin]

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Except that the two patients brought home have responded so well to the treatments we DO have, that one of them is seeking to return to Africa and to his ministry. Both of them have officially been treated to the point that the disease in in remission.

 

[Desdichado]

Yes, it stems from upbringing, education system and the fact that we are a developing continent. There are certain parts of Africa that still don't have running water or an established education system which can teach them better than the african traditionalists(they know no better themselves). But don't be fooled into thinking it is their choice.... Given the proper education and upbringing, many people would chose differently if they knew differently... Their upbringing isn't a choice and many people don't understand that.


Percepi- Africa consists of many countries and the only part of Africa that has been affected with this is West Africa.

Yes and no. Sometimes the embrace of cultural tradition is a choice.

 

[Inu]

Yes and no. Sometimes the embrace of cultural tradition is a choice.

Yes, agreed. I just pointed out that for some people who know no better, it isn't really a choice.

 

[ServantStrike]

Except that the two patients brought home have responded so well to the treatments we DO have, that one of them is seeking to return to Africa and to his ministry. Both of them have officially been treated to the point that the disease in in remission.

I do not think you are factoring in what this would do to an immunocompromised individual.

Mortality rates in a developed nation are still going to be pretty high (10-20 percent most likely). Treatment is entirely supportive - IV fluids, and antibiotics that aren't designed to treat this illness. Antibiotics which Ebola may become resistant to in time.

No one knows what this would look like in a patient that is immunocompromised, diabetic, or simply overweight and out of shape.


And those two patients could return because they are the two people in the world that we know definitively are immune, since they just lived through it. I wouldn't draw any conclusions about the level of risk from such a small sample size though.