Quote from: TonyT on November 02, 2014, 06:19:52 PM

Quote from: Argwai96 on November 01, 2014, 07:14:52 PM

Quote from: TonyT on October 29, 2014, 03:37:08 PM

Quote from: NewLiberty on October 29, 2014, 01:16:31 PM

Even if ebola does not cause sneezing. People with ebola can also get a cold or flu.

That's a good point. Can you imagine the microdroplets being sprayed from an Ebola-sufferer who has the flu? Worse, since Ebola has "flu like symptoms", they will be masked by somebody who has the actual flu, and this person will be spraying everybody in the office with their body fluids, and nobody will give much concern, thinking it's the 'ordinary flu'.

Now imagine a person who has the flu, Ebola, and HIV, coughing, sneezing, and engaging in risky behavior. A trifecta!!! Quarantine anybody?

This is why, if ebola is not taken care of by flu season, that it will become a much worse problem in the US.

It is not realistic to be able to quarantine everyone with the flu, as our healthcare system would not be able to handle monitoring this many people for 21 days after they no longer have the flu. This will result in many people who have ebola being mistaken for having the flu, and being allowed to be in public and to spread the disease

Must read.

TonyT

http://thefederalist.com/2014/10/31/medical-science-doesnt-support-official-rhetoric-on-ebola/

This year a team of researchers has already found more than 300 genetic mutations in the Ebola genome that now make the 2014 Ebola virus genomes distinct from the viral genomes tied to previous Ebola outbreaks, a portion of the findings reported in Science. This means that the strain of the virus that now threatens Americans (or could threaten the country a year from now) just might be transmitted with more casual contact than in the past.

It is in the interests of those that want more government control over health for there to be a crisis.
Early intervention and prevention (especially if successful) will look like an over-reaction.
Whereas an evident crisis will help cement those in power.
The CDC is headed up by a political appointee. They have downgraded the protective measures they are recommending, and approving non-factual information for the administration to convey, giving them cover politically. ("Well, we are just following the CDC recommendation").
It is enough to make someone cynical.