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In reply to the discussion: Woman who had contact with Ebola victims quarantined after Newark landing - UPDATE below [View all]morningfog
(18,115 posts)24. So, zero is the correct answer. You have nothing
other than baseless paranoia to suggest self monitoring is insufficient.
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Woman who had contact with Ebola victims quarantined after Newark landing - UPDATE below [View all]
B2G
Oct 2014
OP
What this quarantine will do is prevent the need for a much larger quarantine in the event
pnwmom
Oct 2014
#96
she is stuck in a room. has none of her stuff. one granola bar and water. no information.
seabeyond
Oct 2014
#97
They can get her what she needs. This is no different from quarantines when I was growing up,
pnwmom
Oct 2014
#98
And they have family and friends to help them while they're in quarantine,in addition
pnwmom
Oct 2014
#123
By quarantining this one woman, they'll avoid quarantine for all her contacts, in case
pnwmom
Oct 2014
#128
How do we pay for the costs of contact-tracing for those people who walk around
pnwmom
Oct 2014
#130
You can't answer the related question. Who should pay for the costs of the contact tracing when an
pnwmom
Oct 2014
#134
My friend didn't get Scarlet Fever, either, even though her family was quarantined
pnwmom
Oct 2014
#174
then, all medical staff in u.s. dealing with ebola goes into quarantine. ems, and other supportive
seabeyond
Oct 2014
#186
That is one of the best posts I've seen on this, thank you."People coming from the hot zones know.."
uppityperson
Oct 2014
#71
He did tell them he came from Liberia. He didn't tell them he carried a dying Ebola patient
pnwmom
Oct 2014
#131
That is why he sought treatment including he came from Liberia. He didn't know she had died of ebola
uppityperson
Oct 2014
#113
How did the family find out then that she had died? She died while he was still in the country
pnwmom
Oct 2014
#133
Uh-huh. And they didn't notice all the Ebola symptoms she no doubt had? Hard to believe,
pnwmom
Oct 2014
#139
They said they thought it was pregnancy complications. People dying don't all bleed all over the
uppityperson
Oct 2014
#141
He told them he came from Liberia. He did not know he had carried a woman with ebola.
uppityperson
Oct 2014
#155
lying upon entry, is what i went to immediately. have a stupid nonsensical rule, and
seabeyond
Oct 2014
#11
Know your own history: For 20 years, until 2010, the US imposed a travel ban on visitors with HIV
Bluenorthwest
Oct 2014
#68
No more reactionary than quarantines against Scarlet Fever or Polio when I was growing up.
pnwmom
Oct 2014
#99
I thought you meant if he had been subject to the new regulations in NY and NJ.
Crunchy Frog
Oct 2014
#170
You mean, like if I was a doctor who could leave my private practice to do internat'l charity work?
Nuclear Unicorn
Oct 2014
#15
I'll take that as a confirmation that you have no evidence that self monitoring is
morningfog
Oct 2014
#164
I thought about it. But too entertaining reading your rants about your Ebola expertise. nt
Logical
Oct 2014
#185
point. so al those taking care of ebola victims here in the u.s., must self quarantine after what?
seabeyond
Oct 2014
#20
yes. which is different from taking them off the job and quarantining them for 21 days. how would
seabeyond
Oct 2014
#25
then what? then they go among the public. so, per this new rule, they should not be allowed.
seabeyond
Oct 2014
#35
we are gonna go thru the medical staff awfully quickly, and the janitors and other supportive roles.
seabeyond
Oct 2014
#31
Since Dr Spencer caught himself before he became contagious, before his temp hit reporting level, it
uppityperson
Oct 2014
#142
absolutely. makes absolutely not a bit of fuckin sense. but, hey, if it appeases the masses,
seabeyond
Oct 2014
#33
so, you want to lock up all caregivers to ebola victim. right? what, after one shift? lock them up?
seabeyond
Oct 2014
#37
true. but, for those that would prefer to ignore facts and be fearful, that seems to be what they
seabeyond
Oct 2014
#48
"since it has been shown...seem not to care"? Where, when has that "been shown"?
uppityperson
Oct 2014
#49
the answer is what has worked so far. so i ask you. one shift and we quarantine medical staff for
seabeyond
Oct 2014
#62
"since it has been shown that both nurses and doctors, after having been exposed, seem to not care"?
uppityperson
Oct 2014
#66
quarantine them all. the huggers and kissers, and the ones that came home. without pay. i am sure
seabeyond
Oct 2014
#85
or, we have to conclude, it is just downright, ugly ass, bigotry at work here. nt
seabeyond
Oct 2014
#91
Yep. I think we both know they are assuming the only people who ever come from
kestrel91316
Oct 2014
#93
Give us a link showing either of those happened. No link, no proof, just words.
uppityperson
Oct 2014
#45
What is their definition of 'quarantine'? Locked in a hospital room?
muriel_volestrangler
Oct 2014
#47
The reports above say the woman being quarantined was wearing protective clothing
muriel_volestrangler
Oct 2014
#81
No, it is the same thing - they are going to quarantine anyone who treated a patient at any stage
muriel_volestrangler
Oct 2014
#178
All the people working in the hospital caring for an ebola patient will need forced quarantine too?
uppityperson
Oct 2014
#67
lets not forget those that transport the patient. ems. cops, .... all. 21 days, no pay. nt
seabeyond
Oct 2014
#69
are you quarantining all medical help dealing with ebola in the u.s.? if not, why? nt
seabeyond
Oct 2014
#59
wow. fuck rights and needs for hysteria. well. at least you are the very first to stop the hypocrisy
seabeyond
Oct 2014
#187
That family was under armed guard. Are you seriously suggesting VIRTUAL IMPRISONMENT
kestrel91316
Oct 2014
#74
They had sheriff's deputies posted to ensure they didn't break isolation again.
kestrel91316
Oct 2014
#86
and there she sits. cause the more a thinking person plays this out, the more STUPID it is. nt
seabeyond
Oct 2014
#92
The deputies posted to make sure they didn't break quarantine weren't armed or guards? huh
uppityperson
Oct 2014
#144
Please stop insulting humanity by calling your bad arguments "common sense". Thanks. n/t
Cal Carpenter
Oct 2014
#189
So, what lockdown facility is she being held in? Or do they just have armed guards at
kestrel91316
Oct 2014
#51
that would hold to anyone "among those afflicted with this horrible disease" here, too, right?
seabeyond
Oct 2014
#64
She's a nurse, who worked with ebola patients. She would have self reported any fever
Marrah_G
Oct 2014
#106
Takes a few days to go from the low grade fever to the vomiting, bleeding and diarrhea
Marrah_G
Oct 2014
#157
AC360 had someone on who spoke with her.....said NO fever with an oral thermometer
rainbow4321
Oct 2014
#175
it seems, this is just too convenient this woman ending up with fever. then i read
seabeyond
Oct 2014
#176