http://www.nytimes.com/2014/10/16/he...=top-news&_r=0

 

In a shocking turn of events, I am happy to report that Fox News actually reported something responsibly.

[media]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1qj4X0MsQjM[/media]

Get a flu shot.

 

Apparently she was in contact with the CDC all that time and they told her it was OK to fly.

 

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The fact that the CDC told her it was OK to fly with a temp is a bit unnerving. I also heard that the airline was informed that she may have been symptomatic during the flight. Nice job by the CDC.

Whistleblower Nurse was on the AM news today.

 

I agree Lainey. If this is the country's plan for dealing with highly contagious diseases, then it is a pretty bad one. But I'm getting the sense there really is no plan, just a make-it-up-as-we-go-along approach. I have no tolerance for the "keep calm and carry on" message we keep getting. We are not two year olds and as far as I can see, everyone is keeping calm and carrying on. If that is all we can expect from our government, I can replace them all with a t-shirt.

I can't really say much more without making this political. I'm not blaming any party or particular person, but every further thought I have about this implicates and criticizes the government and raises some social issues that would probably dump the whole thing in the politics subforum.

 

Because I have not made any statement regarding politics. My statement is regarding irresponsible journalism, sensationalism, and fear mongering on the part of the media. That you think I'm making a political statement is more of an indication of what you wish to see than the reality of what was written. I studied journalism and spent a few years as a writer for newspapers. I have an interest in seeing good reporting, not TMZ style, Hollywood-esque sensationalism.

 

Didn't the CDC Director say something to the effect of "you can't get Ebola by sitting next to a person with Ebola on a bus, but if you have Ebola, don't take a bus because you can transmit the disease?"

 

I have no information about the above-mentioned comment and can not say if the director of the CDC did or did not make those statements; however, I don't find it confusing even if he did. 1) No, you can't get ebola by sitting next to a person with ebola. 2) If a person who is infected with ebola becomes ill (for instance, vomits, has a bout of diarrhea) while on a bus, then yes the virus can be transmitted to someone who comes in contact with the mess. If a person with symptoms of ebola were to experience an injury (like a cut or severe abrasion) and were to bleed while on a bus, the person needing to clean up the blood could conceivably be infected if they don't take proper precautions.

It's not actually that confusing.

 

I reminds me of Stephen Kings novel The Stand in which a superflu that gets loose, in Texas, wipes out 98% of the population.

 

I got a flu shot last week. I don't know when or if Ebola will reach the 'hood' but the chances are good the flu will.