Ebola outbreak in West Africa

[Ben Kenobi]

Flight information has now been confirmed.

[dannubis]

Quickly. Lets firebomb Brussels. It is the only way to be sure...

[Ben Kenobi]

Just sayin' if he managed to infect folks in Texas, then he probably already did in Brussels.

[dannubis]

Then my suggestion is even more of a win-win

[Ben Kenobi]

Second case is being reported in Dallas. Family member. What was this about it 'not being an outbreak.'?

[Sava]

Seems like you might be right.

No. Just... no.

Not even in a million years.

If we followed BK's advice, there would not be a working treatment right now. Period.

[Dr Strangelove]

We need to quarantine Texas right now!

[Ben Kenobi]

If we followed BK's advice, there would not be a working treatment right now. Period.

Ebola is simple. The cure is fluids and proper isolation. My solution (establishing hospitals outside of the hot zones) for treatment would have successfully treated the medevac'd folks at the same time preventing travel from Liberia.

Now we have Obama sending in the military (something that folks said wasn't necessary). If only we had a large facility that could be used to house patients outside of the hot zone. Gosh.

Now it's hitched a ride thanks to moronic policies. It's going to be much more expensive to do correct containment protocols here, that it would have been setting up a field hospital.

[Sava]

We need to quarantine Texas right now!

but just the white people

[Ben Kenobi]

We need to quarantine Texas right now!

The actual quarantine protocol would shut down North Texas, Oklahoma, Missouri and Kansas. Could be done, but I doubt it.

[Dauphin]

Wow. See how big you talk if it's London. BTW - we know this guy got on a flight in Brussels.

Just sayin' if he managed to infect folks in Texas, then he probably already did in Brussels

ANd wasn't showing symptoms until several days after. So was not infectious at that point.

For someone who has such a clear view on the subject of how the disease will spread, shame you don't know even basic things about its infection profile.

[DinoDoc]

I hate it when I'm ****ing right. Texas too. **** it all.

Uhm, you were claiming that the American aid workers brought back to the US for treatment would be the source of an Ebola epidemic here. How exactly were you right?

[Kidlicious]

I wonder if they are taking this seriously, or if they are just saying we don't have to worry. People are surprisingly stupid. Never underestimate them.

[Ben Kenobi]

ANd wasn't showing symptoms until several days after. So was not infectious at that point.

If it's your life at stake, is that a bet you're willing to make?

For someone who has such a clear view on the subject of how the disease will spread, shame you don't know even basic things about its infection profile.

Prudence suggests we assume he was lying and that he was contagious the moment he got on the plane from Monrovia.

[Ben Kenobi]

Uhm, you were claiming that the American aid workers brought back to the US for treatment would be the source of an Ebola epidemic here. How exactly were you right?

My argument is that bringing the aid workers to America would set a precedent. It has. Would he be here if he didn't believe he would be treated?

This is another reason why you do not treat in America. Then a stunt like this wouldn't work.