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<blockquote data-quote="boondocks" data-source="post: 1179974" data-attributes="member: 20599"><p>The Dallas victim was not ill until several days after he landed, so he presented himself to the local ER. The first 2 groups of patients were aid workers who came to the US when they were already ill, so much more planning ahead of time could be done. The Texas guy literally just rolled in from the street. Once there, he was sick enough that I'm sure the decision was made to not risk spreading it by moving him. (He had already barfed in the ambulance). The virus is not terribly transmissible (compared to many others); the bad side is that it has a very long incubation period (so victims can be shedding virus for awhile before they realize what they have), and it's quite lethal: 50-90% fatality rate. In affected countries in Western Africa, people are trying to "vaccinate" themselves by buying and injecting blood from victims who recuperated from it. (Not as crazy as it sounds, although they can't screen the blood for HIV, etc. I think they gave the Kansas victim blood (screened, I'm sure) from the dr that recuperated from it at Emory).</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="boondocks, post: 1179974, member: 20599"] The Dallas victim was not ill until several days after he landed, so he presented himself to the local ER. The first 2 groups of patients were aid workers who came to the US when they were already ill, so much more planning ahead of time could be done. The Texas guy literally just rolled in from the street. Once there, he was sick enough that I'm sure the decision was made to not risk spreading it by moving him. (He had already barfed in the ambulance). The virus is not terribly transmissible (compared to many others); the bad side is that it has a very long incubation period (so victims can be shedding virus for awhile before they realize what they have), and it's quite lethal: 50-90% fatality rate. In affected countries in Western Africa, people are trying to "vaccinate" themselves by buying and injecting blood from victims who recuperated from it. (Not as crazy as it sounds, although they can't screen the blood for HIV, etc. I think they gave the Kansas victim blood (screened, I'm sure) from the dr that recuperated from it at Emory). [/QUOTE]
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