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calimary

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17. Well, it isn't Ebola that makes me want to do THAT...

Tue Sep 30, 2014, 05:55 PM

Sep 2014

Frankly, the one thing about this that worries me (other than the usual, of course) is that this is now a talking point. The assholes on the other side can point to this and say - "SEE!?!?!??!?? Texas!!!! It came OVER THE BORDER with those damned illegal aliens!!!! JUST LIKE WE SAID!!!!!" And even though, when you read past the screaming headlines - and you see this was an individual who flew in from West Africa and had nothing to do with the immigrant crossings at the Texas/Mexico border - the idiots who believe only what Pox Noise and the liar-limbaugh&co clones tell them will swallow this whole. Without even chewing. It's liable to feed the idiocy faster than anybody can stop it - OR Ebola.

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oh for all the heaven's sake!!! Dallas, Presbyterian Hospital? EBOLA!!! [View all] 7wo7rees Sep 2014 OP

Relax Cali_Democrat Sep 2014 #1

Yes it is JustAnotherGen Sep 2014 #2

An area of concern... CoffeeCat Sep 2014 #90

Oh good god...relax. n/t Texasgal Sep 2014 #3

yep, you too. totally calm and have been expecting,you? 7wo7rees Sep 2014 #7

The flu kills thousands of people Texasgal Sep 2014 #16

That's the problem customerserviceguy Sep 2014 #67

Excuse me? Texasgal Sep 2014 #70

Compared to what the mass media will whip up over Ebola customerserviceguy Sep 2014 #71

I agree.. the freak out Texasgal Sep 2014 #75

Thanks for understanding my post customerserviceguy Sep 2014 #76

I can't believe that the admins let "Obama is a Kenyan" types like you stay on here. kestrel91316 Sep 2014 #80

The flu doesn't have a 70% mortality rate. kestrel91316 Sep 2014 #79

Houston, here, elehhhhna Sep 2014 #28

It's not shocking at all Texasgal Sep 2014 #34

my brother lives in houston, works oil. been asked to go to west africa, but seabeyond Sep 2014 #37

Houston also has a huge West African community Texasgal Sep 2014 #38

a lot of people here don't think there is any diversity in Texas..just dumb rednecks snooper2 Oct 2014 #113

Why did you guess Houston? CoffeeCat Sep 2014 #91

Lot's of West Africans Travel Texasgal Oct 2014 #97

oh for fuck's sake. Hysterical much? cali Sep 2014 #4

Really Cali? From you? 7wo7rees Sep 2014 #12

absolutely from me. There is no danger of an ebola epidemic in the U.S. cali Sep 2014 #18

It already is an epidemic. Union Scribe Sep 2014 #21

I specified "in the United States". And it is not an epidemic here. cali Sep 2014 #26

Yes, it is. Union Scribe Sep 2014 #29

I don't know any epidemiologists who would call a single case an "epidemic". kestrel91316 Sep 2014 #83

Well here's one Union Scribe Oct 2014 #93

Smallpox has been eradicated, so a single case would constitute a global health emergency. kestrel91316 Oct 2014 #100

There IS a risk of an epidemic of ebola in a nation with 350 million humans with kestrel91316 Sep 2014 #82

Easy, Mr. Little, just take a deep breath. TheCowsCameHome Sep 2014 #5

Time to wall in Texas I guess. JoePhilly Sep 2014 #6

Stop it!!! Cali_Democrat Sep 2014 #8

Gov. Perry, seal the borders. TheCowsCameHome Sep 2014 #9

I was for that before ebola. Silent3 Sep 2014 #14

sigh In_The_Wind Sep 2014 #15

Well, it isn't Ebola that makes me want to do THAT... calimary Sep 2014 #17

No it came in on a plane. Traveler from Liberia. Not from south of the border. Nice try though. 7wo7rees Sep 2014 #22

You need to reread what the poster you are responding to posted... Adsos Letter Sep 2014 #60

Yeah, DU is having a hard on for this, I'm sure Ishoutandscream2 Sep 2014 #42

If it's any consolation Blue_Tires Sep 2014 #57

I guess the preppers are gonna gloat for a bit. eom MohRokTah Sep 2014 #10

What in the world are you going on about? cbayer Sep 2014 #11

Tune down the panic.. US hospital infection control procedures and epidemiological disease control hlthe2b Sep 2014 #13

I did not panic! I just said oh for fuck's sake. Not Dallas. That is all. n/t 7wo7rees Sep 2014 #25

I'm glad you're so confident. Union Scribe Sep 2014 #33

... hlthe2b Sep 2014 #59

Please, hlthe2b... Adsos Letter Sep 2014 #61

I see little to no hysteria. Union Scribe Oct 2014 #96

Again, that's great inside the hospital. Union Scribe Oct 2014 #95

I think the medical personnel will do just fine. What worries me, kestrel91316 Sep 2014 #85

This might be the time to address the fact Texas has the highest rate of uninsured. Vinca Sep 2014 #19

+1000 Cali_Democrat Sep 2014 #24

This is the part that worries me, as a Texan. elehhhhna Sep 2014 #32

That's exactly what the Secret Service wanted. Dreamer Tatum Sep 2014 #54

OK, that was funny. nt TBF Sep 2014 #74

Calm down Marrah_G Sep 2014 #20

fug... and i am only 6 hours away. would prefer a couple day drive in between me and it. nt seabeyond Sep 2014 #23

Ha, I'm 30 min away. tammywammy Sep 2014 #27

..... seabeyond Sep 2014 #31

LOL! Texasgal Sep 2014 #39

Thank god I work in Ft Worth. tammywammy Sep 2014 #44

Well, at work right now I'm just 20 :) snooper2 Oct 2014 #114

Ebola is about as contagious as Hep-C LostOne4Ever Sep 2014 #30

Odd Union Scribe Sep 2014 #36

Hep-C does not have the mortality rate of Ebola LostOne4Ever Sep 2014 #45

We're talking about how contagious it is, not mortality Union Scribe Oct 2014 #94

The reason for the precautions you describe is because of its mortality rate LostOne4Ever Oct 2014 #99

They are over-reacting LostOne4Ever Oct 2014 #110

um, no. Hep C is strictly blood-borne. You can pee on me, poop on me, sneeze on me, cry on me, magical thyme Oct 2014 #102

The word "about" was put in my post intentionally LostOne4Ever Oct 2014 #111

the point is that Hep C has a significantly lower transmissibility than Ebola magical thyme Oct 2014 #112

No it doesn't LostOne4Ever Oct 2014 #115

that it is fast acting is what prevented Ebola from spreading when it was confined to remote magical thyme Oct 2014 #116

So in other words, exactly as I said LostOne4Ever Oct 2014 #117

I am a med lab tech and therefore potentially exposed magical thyme Oct 2014 #118

Which has what to do with what I said? LostOne4Ever Oct 2014 #119

and as I wrote in means I have real world, hands on experience with how statistics work in the real magical thyme Oct 2014 #120

You have real world experience and the doctors and Phd's don't? LostOne4Ever Oct 2014 #122

I am slightly more concerned about this entero virus Skidmore Sep 2014 #35

I agree dflprincess Sep 2014 #77

fracking fluid in the water, particularly benzine larkrake Oct 2014 #101

How many people died of the flu last year in the US? n/t 951-Riverside Sep 2014 #40

3,000-49,000 Texasgal Sep 2014 #46

3k-49k? big difference. nt seabeyond Sep 2014 #47

The difference is Texasgal Sep 2014 #48

i gotcha. thank you for the explanation. i knew there had to be one. thanks. nt seabeyond Sep 2014 #49

Ebola has a 70%+ mortality rate. And in WA cases are kestrel91316 Sep 2014 #86

Who has died in US from ebola? Texasgal Sep 2014 #87

How is that relevant? The patient has a 70% chance of death. kestrel91316 Sep 2014 #88

I really get tired of people with ZERO medical/epidemiology/virology kestrel91316 Sep 2014 #89

I have moved beyond 'tired' and on to 'pissed.' DeadLetterOffice Oct 2014 #105

also, people dying from the flu are immunocompromised or have other severe health issues magical thyme Oct 2014 #103

Relax! Ebola has been here since the 70's. longship Sep 2014 #41

FFS, please self delete this. nt Logical Sep 2014 #43

Woukd love to. 7wo7rees Sep 2014 #65

Game over man! FSogol Sep 2014 #50

DUzy maryellen99 Sep 2014 #69

Chill out, it's good for your immune system. tridim Sep 2014 #51

What. Iggo Sep 2014 #52

k+r for acknowledging... TeeYiYi Sep 2014 #53

Nigeria contained a far worse outbreak, the greatest health care system in the world can also. Fred Sanders Sep 2014 #55

O Noes! blogslut Sep 2014 #56

world class hospital that fucked up and sent the patient home to expose more people. magical thyme Oct 2014 #104

Do we know it was the same hospital? blogslut Oct 2014 #106

I saw it identified as Presbyterian in a couple articles today magical thyme Oct 2014 #107

Well, they done fucked up, that is for sure. blogslut Oct 2014 #108

the problem is it is individuals, not an institution magical thyme Oct 2014 #109

WE'RE ALL GONNA DIE!!! A HERETIC I AM Sep 2014 #58

Your post is gibberish. nt LeftyMom Sep 2014 #62

No it is not. 7wo7rees Sep 2014 #63

Still incoherent. LeftyMom Sep 2014 #64

Not. n/t 7wo7rees Sep 2014 #66

I think what everyone is saying Sissyk Sep 2014 #73

It is wise to be concerned. People on this board Zorra Sep 2014 #68

Well like we say in the football forum - TBF Sep 2014 #72

Dammit! Tree-Hugger Sep 2014 #84

Planning on rolling around in this person's shit? ForgoTheConsequence Sep 2014 #78

Well, at least everyone in Texas has guns. The ammosexuals tell us guns save lives. valerief Sep 2014 #81

! Adsos Letter Sep 2014 #92

Now if we could just get the NRA and Ebola in the same room .... nt TBF Oct 2014 #98

I think you must be overreacting a bit. NuclearDem Oct 2014 #121