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While we're not sure whether he said "West Africa", "Liberia", or what, press reports universally say he never reported his close contact with that pregnant Ebo
by hga 12y ago
While we're not sure whether he said "West Africa", "Liberia", or what, press reports universally say he never reported his close contact with that pregnant Ebola victim.
Fever plus pain are not "extraordinarily clear signs"; they're common for a host of diseases, including a host of common to African diseases, like malaria.
Nothing I've seen suggests the hospital egregiously dropped the ball in this first visit, however I'm entirely certain that widely casting blame at generic targets when anything bad happens, like "Republicans", racism and our medical system, does no good and rather a lot of harm.
- aaronbrethorst 12y agoAnd yet the hospital initially diagnosed him with sinusitis, the symptoms of which clearly do not include abdominal pain. Based on his review of the medical records, Dr. Adalja said the diagnosis given to Mr. Duncan before his discharge included sinusitis, a sinus infection. http://www.nytimes.com/2014/10/12/us/ebola-victims-family-blames-hospital-and-state.html?_r=0 http://www.nytimes.com/2014/10/12/us/ebola-victims-family-bl...