Re:CDC confirms first Ebola case diagnosed in US
by phkahler on Tuesday September 30, 2014 @07:05PM
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Most interesting is that this guy apparently became symptomatic 3-4 days before going to the hospital. Arrived on the 20th, felt sick on the 24th, went to hospital on 27th, was isolated on the 28th. How many people did he come in contact with? How many contacts are being traced? This may be very interesting, and I doubt it will stop at just the one case.
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Re:CDC confirms first Ebola case diagnosed in US
by maxerickson on Tuesday September 30, 2014 @07:36PM
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There is a good chance it will stop with his contacts though, as anybody he infected will likely be isolated before they become infectious.
Re:CDC confirms first Ebola case diagnosed in US
by rasz_pl on Tuesday September 30, 2014 @08:35PM
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except for that one monkey that bit him and then ran into the woods.
Re:CDC confirms first Ebola case diagnosed in US
by crpatino on Thursday October 02, 2014 @01:39PM
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This is not completely accurate. The guy went to the hospital on the 26th, was misdiagnosed and sent home on antibiotics. Then he was taken to a different hospital by ambulance 2 days later when he obviously got worse instead of better.
Re:CDC confirms first Ebola case diagnosed in US
by robflynn on Wednesday October 01, 2014 @08:34AM
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I found that interesting as well. If I had just returned from an area where Ebola is currently spreading and started to feel ill, my first thought would be to head immediately to the hospital as a precaution.