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A 5-year-old boy is being observed in isolation at Bellevue Hospital in New York City for possible Ebola symptoms, according to media reports on Monday.
The boy, who arrived in the United States on Saturday from Guinea, had a 103 degree Fahrenheit (39 degrees Celsius) fever, ABC News reported. He has not been tested for the virus and is not under quarantine, ABC said, citing officials with New York City's health department.
The New York Post reported that the boy had been vomiting and was transported from his home in the Bronx by emergency medical workers.
http://www.reuters.com/article/2014/10/27/health-ebola-usa-newyork-idUSL1N0SM0N820141027
riderinthestorm
(23,272 posts)If he comes up with a negative Ebola test should he and his family be quarantined anyway for 21 days like Kaci Hickok?
If so why not everyone from any country that's had ebola cases?
morningfog
(18,115 posts)This is all political optics and has zero to do with public health and safety.
He is facing a serious legal problem with the detention of the nurse.
riderinthestorm
(23,272 posts)MontyPow
(285 posts)seabeyond
(110,159 posts)reply.
Hoppy
(3,595 posts)Renew Deal
(81,842 posts)B2G
(9,766 posts)I don't understand this.
ReRe
(10,597 posts)... the report says he's in isolation at Bellvue Hospital in NYC. That's probably the first thing they did when he was admitted. May not have the results back yet.
riderinthestorm
(23,272 posts)And folks were still shrieking she should be mandatorily incarcerated
ReRe
(10,597 posts)... the whole thing with Christie and Cuomo was nothing but politics. In spite of Christie letting her go this morning, I'd still sue his ass all the way to Maine and back. I wonder if she and her lawyer will have a press conference on the way out of town, maybe at the airport?
riderinthestorm
(23,272 posts)For 21 days. In a tent. Alone. Without running water or entertainments like tv?
Where are you???
magical thyme
(14,881 posts)but he'll have a porta-potty and be fed a granola bar every so often.
uppityperson
(115,677 posts)k&r, seeing if the omg crowd weigh in.
Best wishes to the child and parents, hoping it is just something simple.
KittyWampus
(55,894 posts)For me it's cut neatly into appropriate v. inappropriate.
So many times I can see both sides and play devil's advocate. It's my nature.
Not on this subject.
The jibbering OMG Crowd never listen to the facts. One of which is supposedly a freaking nurse, too. sheesh.