Ebola coming to the US

[cale]

Bringing someone here, likely so they can study this particular strain and attempts at treatment in a practical and well suited location, or because it's an American life.

[Andy.B]

Bringing someone here, likely so they can study this particular strain and attempts at treatment in a practical and well suited location, or because it's an American life.

The fact that they are American probably plays no small part in it, but...
The fact that it is an American doctor means they have much fewer variables to consider regarding the patients medical history, health, hygiene, and health risks, making it a best case candidate for analyzing the success of treatment methods, short of intentionally infecting someone to test with.

Hopefully it pays off, and the experimental treatment they are going to attempt, and the vaccine that has been in development and is poised to begin trials, succeed in preventing and caring for people facing this outbreak.

[dirty30]

Read "The Hot Zone" then report back everyone.

[z31maniac]

Just what we needed, another plague.

It is actually.

[dannyyisntt]

It is actually.

That wasn't sarcasm.

[decay]

http://foxtrotalpha.jalopnik.com/this-amazing-jet-will-transport-ebola-victims-from-afri-1614420685

[mrsleeve]

This surely has to be a co-inky-dink right???? Our POTUS signs an E.O. today that updates a bush one for mandatory detention of anyone with symptoms of a lethal highly communicable illness. Ebola was in it by NAME as well as many of the other biggies in the Bush era now its been replaced with this

(b) Severe acute respiratory syndromes, which are diseases that are associated with fever and signs and symptoms of pneumonia or other respiratory illness, are capable of being transmitted from person to person, and that either are causing, or have the potential to cause, a pandemic, or, upon infection, are highly likely to cause mortality or serious morbidity if not properly controlled. This subsection does not apply to influenza."

http://www.whitehouse.gov/the-press-office/2014/07/31/executive-order-revised-list-quarantinable-communicable-diseases

I know I know P&Reeeee and all but I think its relevant to the discussion and the timing seems kinda ironic to say the least

[5ickride]

Just put Robitussin on it

[Exodus_2pt0]

Damn Sleeve, that does make one think.

As mentioned earlier, I'm wondering just how these 2 contracted it. Hopefully they made a mistake in protecting themselves, and the virus just hasn't found a way around the usual precautions.

I get that people want to help, but IMO, load up a big ass jet with all the medical equipment and supplies you intend to use, and take it TO the virus. Seems more logical than giving the virus a free ride to us.

[Farbin Kaiber]

Yay for living in the middle of nowhere, once you all die off, I'm using IP locators to come and collect all your e30s.

[Massive Lee]

Christian Evangelist gods punishing atheists, muslims, gays, lesbians and e30 lovers.

BTW The University of Winnipeg is already cooking something.

http://globalnews.ca/news/907639/winnipeg-lab-fine-tunes-ebola-virus-therapy/

[mrsleeve]

I have missed your trolling

[ST1G]

Yay for living in the middle of nowhere, once you all die off, I'm using IP locators to come and collect all your e30s.

Shotgun.

[M-technik-3]

Ft. Detrick in MD has most of the known strains as is.



That's a C17

[ficklerx]

BTW The University of Winnipeg is already cooking something.
http://globalnews.ca/news/907639/win...virus-therapy/

That and a few more have showed promise. The FDA remains a hurdle for most of them. The agency has become more cautious in the last 15-20 years after quick approvals have come back to haunt them in during post-marketing surveillance. Unfortunately, the gold-standard double-blinded, placebo-controlled trials are impossible in this situation. This type of trial is also unethical in this case.

Any agent with promise should be used in conjunction with the appropriate gathering of data to determine which agents may actually work in humans. I think the hands of the regulatory agencies will be forced to allow this to occur. Sooner rather than later.