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i think part of it has to do with the high fatality rate along with no specific treatment plan

by sfall 12y ago

Crito 12y ago
Aye, it's certainly dangerous. I'm mostly wondering what likely outcome of Ebola infected passengers on a plane to NYC would be. I am inclined to think that Ebola would not spread particularly well in a city like that, and would be quickly contained/isolated.
- timr 12y ago
  Hard to say. Most hospitals are not prepared for (and don't expect) a disease like Ebola to walk through the door. So while we have much better standards of cleanliness and isolation than a hospital in sub-saharan Africa, we're still likely to be taken by surprise by a patient who presents with a bad fever. The worst case is that someone gets infected and flies to a major city before they get really sick. You could have a huge network of transmission before it ever hits a hospital.
  - mapt 12y ago
    I would say the worst case is a working class African immigrant heads back home to see their ailing parents, contracts Ebola, and flies back to Paris or London while suffering from a head cold or the flu that makes them cough & sneeze. After the flight, they go back to their job as a line cook. They tough out the sinus infection, because their job requires them to. A week later, major symptoms start to develop and finally they seek a progression of primary care doctor, urgent care, hospital ER, and finally hospital isolation ward when they approach the end and the symptoms are identified for what they are. In this time they've not only hit the plane passengers, they've used packed mass transit a dozen times and infected thousands through food. Bodily fluids can be a moderate danger or they can be a very severe danger, based largely on the circumstances of the infected.
    - adventured 12y ago
      Can you elaborate on ebola's ability to survive / transmit via something like food? How long can it continue to be contagious in that type of scenario? Would some foods be more friendly as a transport?
    - broolstoryco 12y ago
      As someone currently in Paris: god damn it!

i think part of it has to do with the high fatality rate along with no specific treatment plan

by sfall 12y ago

i think part of it has to do with the high fatality rate along with no specific treatment plan

Crito 12y ago

Aye, it's certainly dangerous. I'm mostly wondering what likely outcome of Ebola infected passengers on a plane to NYC would be. I am inclined to think that Ebola would not spread particularly well in a city like that, and would be quickly contained/isolated.

timr 12y ago
Hard to say. Most hospitals are not prepared for (and don't expect) a disease like Ebola to walk through the door. So while we have much better standards of cleanliness and isolation than a hospital in sub-saharan Africa, we're still likely to be taken by surprise by a patient who presents with a bad fever. The worst case is that someone gets infected and flies to a major city before they get really sick. You could have a huge network of transmission before it ever hits a hospital.
- mapt 12y ago
  I would say the worst case is a working class African immigrant heads back home to see their ailing parents, contracts Ebola, and flies back to Paris or London while suffering from a head cold or the flu that makes them cough & sneeze. After the flight, they go back to their job as a line cook. They tough out the sinus infection, because their job requires them to. A week later, major symptoms start to develop and finally they seek a progression of primary care doctor, urgent care, hospital ER, and finally hospital isolation ward when they approach the end and the symptoms are identified for what they are. In this time they've not only hit the plane passengers, they've used packed mass transit a dozen times and infected thousands through food. Bodily fluids can be a moderate danger or they can be a very severe danger, based largely on the circumstances of the infected.
  - adventured 12y ago
    Can you elaborate on ebola's ability to survive / transmit via something like food? How long can it continue to be contagious in that type of scenario? Would some foods be more friendly as a transport?
  - broolstoryco 12y ago
    As someone currently in Paris: god damn it!