Ebola in the US

[Centurion40]

I wonder when "they" will ban all travel from countries known to be Ebola exporters.

[LongBlade]

Freelance NBC cameraman returning this morning to Nebraska from Liberia, with Ebola.

Hoo boy. Not good. Hope he's OK.

[Gusington]

I can't help but hum a certain Doors song to myself for the last few weeks.

[LongBlade]

An afternoon news conference has been called in Frisco, a suburb of Dallas, to discuss a possible second case of Ebola.

According to a statement from the City of Frisco, the patient claims to have had contact with Thomas Eric Duncan, referred to as Dallas 'patient zero.'

It is not clear how the patient had contact with Duncan or if the patient was one of the about 50 people being monitored by federal, state and local health officials.

source: http://dfw.cbslocal.com/?lead=frisco-patient-exhibiting-ebola-symptoms

[BanzaiCat]

Dude in Dallas with Ebola died today.

http://www.usatoday.com/media/cinematic/video/16912869/us-ebola-patient-dies-latest-developments-on-virus-usa-now/

[LongBlade]

If Ebola reaches South America, the U.S. border will be swamped by a huge wave of terrified migrants, says a top military commander.

"If it breaks out, it's literally, 'Katie bar the door,' and there will be mass migration into the United States," Marine Corps Gen. John F. Kelly, chief of U.S. Southern Command, said Tuesday at a speech in Washington, D.C.

"They will run away from Ebola, or if they suspect they are infected, they will try to get to the United States for treatment," he said at National Defense University.

source: http://dailycaller.com/2014/10/08/ebola-could-trigger-huge-migration-into-the-us-says-top-general/

[LongBlade]

This sucks. I hope he doesn't have it.

First responders have transported a Dallas County Sheriff's deputy to Texas Health Presbyterian Hospital to be monitored for Ebola as a precaution.

The patient, Michael Monnig, was transported from a Frisco Care Now facility where he was complaining of "stomach issues," according to sources.

Monnig's children told CBS 11's Andrea Lucia that their dad woke up this morning feeling sore and a little nauseated.

source: http://dfw.cbslocal.com/?lead=frisco-patient-exhibiting-ebola-symptoms

[Toonces]

I can't decide if this is the beginning of the apocalypse, or if it's just sensationalism and fear-mongering. 

Sadly I don't know enough about infectious diseases to make an informed decision on this one.

And this is not a queue-up for Starfury, I assure you.   >:(

[GDS_Starfury]

I think there are now 3 infectious diseases in Florida.
ebola, something thats killed a kid and something I cant remember.
I want to move back to Texas.

[LongBlade]

I can't decide if this is the beginning of the apocalypse, or if it's just sensationalism and fear-mongering. 

Sadly I don't know enough about infectious diseases to make an informed decision on this one.

And this is not a queue-up for Starfury, I assure you.   >:(

It's a bit of both.

The problem is that most everyone in the govt & CDC is poo-pooing the danger, and yet it seems like little by little, more people are getting sick.

We're headed into cold and flu season. I already have a cold. Ebola's symptoms are initially the same as the flu. It's not supposed to be easy to get. But it isn't easy to detect until it's well underway, either.

You do the math.

[Staggerwing]

Maybe we should be calling Ebola "Captain Trips" and start stocking up on milkyway bars.

[Gusington]

I'm about ready to panic.

[BanzaiCat]

Maybe we should be calling Ebola "Captain Trips"

Isn't it just?

[Toonces]

So if this is the apocalypse, do I need to buy a gun finally?

[GDS_Starfury]

yes