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Ebola: It's In The US Now

Viruses have been in existence since life was formed. While I don't negate the existence of aliens, I believe viruses are a way to maintain survival of the fittest, to weed out the weak and let the stronger survive. It's sad but true. Modern medicine allows more people with impaired immune systems to live longer... and yes I'm one of those people, I have asthma and allergies and when I have to take any steroids for any flair up it puts me in an immunocompromised state, not to mention not having good lungs to begin with puts me at higher risk for complications from any virus.
 
Perhaps viruses are part of the immune system of the earth...... :shrugs:
 
Nanci said:
Now a nurse that cared for Ebola Tom has it...
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diamondlil said:
http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/art...nt-four-block-radius-warn-residents-risk.html Oh dear lord...... this is worrying now. If full precautions in Western hospitals won't contain it.....
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A nurse, educated in medical care, trained patient care, in a quarantine environment, using the proper safety equipment, using medical quarantine protocol, knowing the virus source (Tom), knowing the virus, being guided by the CDC still gets infected. What happens to the layman on the street with none of the above? I thought this was a very difficult to contract virus?!?!? :shrugs:
 
So what chance would these cleaners have if they do find anything....


STUDENTS WILL BE MONITORED BY UNIVERSITIES

Universities are to monitor students from ebola-hit countries amid fears they could have been exposed to the deadly virus.

Some 20,000 students from the West African region worst hit by the outbreak are studying at British universities.

Cleaners in student halls have reported to been warned to watch out for symptoms including signs of blood or vomit in bedrooms.

Ebola is spread through contact with body fluids and any outbreak in shared halls could spread quickly with students sharing kitchens and bathrooms. Students have already begun to return but will be monitored for up to three weeks, the maximum incubation period for the virus, The Sunday Times reported.

Fay Sherrington, student services manager at Lancaster University, said: ‘Most universities are making sure cleaners are briefed on the risks. They have more chance of coming into contact with body fluids because they are cleaning bathrooms in residences.’

Read more: http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/art...callers-potential-symptoms.html#ixzz3G25A2SBp
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Dialyw is a closed system, in his case probably accessed with a temporary dualysis cath.

Healthcare workers are at greatest risk because they are caring for the infected patients directly.
 
Yes...I am familiar with dialysis procedurally, as well as renal function/dysfunction...but regarding specifically Ebola Tom's dialysis...

(Note, I am a healthcare worker, so am well aware of bacteria, viruses, mycobacterium, etc., protocols and risks, etc., etc.
My sister is an RN, as well as many friends, and many friends in other degreed hospital careers. Including physicians.
So, many of my questions are hypothetical or rhetorical, not a plea for remediation on health protocols or Ebola virulence.)

Will they incinerate this dialysis closed system...

Or...use it over and over again on the next dialysis patient(s) in line...???...(yes I know they "clean" them between patients).
 
He was probably on CRRT at the end... continual renal replacement therapy. I know they have specific disposal for ebola... not sure about the reusable equipment and machines. Some stuff can be autoclaved I'm sure. Yes I'm a registered nurse as well I work all over the hospital critical care but primarily ER/ICU.
 
I've been reading quite a few posts and articles here and there hinting and outright claiming that some government and commercial entities and agencies are jockeying for advantageous positioning in political and commercial realms to profit from this Ebola disaster.

I'm sure they are not all true, but if even one of them is, this is seriously disturbing. But a toss up on the disturbing-o-meter as to whether the dumb mistakes being made are just a result of some very serious incompetence from the people who are supposed to be making the decisions about this stuff.
 
RIch, I'm inclined to go with the dumb theory, personally. No-one wants to pay out any more than they have to or be seen to be overreacting, so it will be 'lessons learnt' and retrospective backpedalling action all the way. And (not at all in the style of chicken lickin) people will die because of it.
 
Probably one of the best things about ebola, IMO, is that it is so virulent that it won't just sit as a quiet pool of infectious people though. Unlike reistant TB etc.
 
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