Drastic action needed on Ebola

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McDad said:
Disagree. The CDC, like all centralized oversight (or governing bodies), cannot possibly cover everything or respond in an effecient manner. This isn't a knock on the CDC. This is simply what happens under the weight of huge departments which must navigate the quagmire of their own bureaucracy. Unfortunately, the public demands statements of assurance regarding safety, containment, etc. before the agency can legitimately make such claims. Then the inevitable occurs; different departments of the same agency make contradictory statements, previous statements by the agency spokesperson get retracted or augmented, statements from the department heads don't align with statements from citizens who are involved in investigations. Ironically, the CDC wants to reassure the public. But as perceived blunders come out, the more it undermines the public's trust in the organization.
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So basically due to the lack of effective executive oversight we aren't getting what 53% of us pay out the ass for.
 
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Burhead said:
Is it scary? Yes, am I concerned? No.

There are 318,968,000 (2014 estimate) and there 3 cases so I'm not sure why people are freaking out just yet. I'll be concerned when we start having body burnings and mass graves while marking houses with red Xs.
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Quit thinking. Turn on TV news and embrace the fear!
 
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Velo Vol said:
Quit thinking. Turn on TV news and embrace the fear!
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Correct! There is no room for rational thought in the Ebola thread. It's the end of time. Obama is thinning the herd. Ebola is going to ravage America and kill off a couple hundred million people. Like you said, embrace the fear!

Do not think for yourself. Just continue to believe the media fear hype machine. That should solve everything.
 
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#1,012
One of the most level headed responses I've seen to the ebola crisis;

@TheWarRoom_Tom

Seriously, think of #Ebola like nuclear war. It's highly unlikely. And there isn't much your leaders can do at any *one* moment. But: /1

You want to know that your national leaders are aware of the threat overall, and do their best to keep it far from us. But can't expect /2

A daily report saying "no nuclear war today," nor should spend every day freaking out about the ultra-remote possibility of Armageddon. /3

Everyone keeps their heads, national leaders do their jobs - quietly and regularly - and life goes on. Crises aren't forever. /4x
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He is a Professor at the Naval War College & a former Senate aid.
 
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BigOrangeTrain said:
Just continue to believe the media fear hype machine.
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There's no perspective or context to their reporting.

People get infections and die in hospitals every day. What if reporters chased all over the country to report those cases as they are doing Ebola? How long until that got old?


Good luck with this.

Experts Offer Steps for Avoiding Public Hysteria, a Different Contagious Threat

It does take us on a stroll down memory lane:

Experts said the most recent precedent of the Ebola risk, psychologically speaking, is the anthrax scare that followed the Sept. 11 attacks. In the weeks after an unknown assailant sent deadly envelopes with powdered anthrax spores to public officials, people across the country were seized by anxiety.

Some duct-taped windows and stayed away from work. In pockets of the country — Tennessee, Maryland and Washington — people reported physical symptoms like headaches, nausea and faintness. Ultimately they were determined to be the result of hysteria.

“I was in college then, and I remember they evacuated the business school building because someone saw white powder in the cafeteria,” said Andrew Noymer, a sociologist at the University of California, Irvine. The powder turned out to be artificial sweetener.
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How silly does that seem now? Yet TV news was droning on and on about anthrax, so people became terrified over anthrax.

Rinse, repeat.
 
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BigOrangeTrain said:
Lord the stupidity in this thread. I am sure glad none of you are helping in the fight against Ebola. Most of you have no clue what you're talking about. You expect there to be no mistakes. You think everything is supposed to go silky smooth.

The facts are we have never dealt with an outbreak of Ebola like this. There are going to be mistakes. Nobody is perfect. It's going to get a lot worse before it gets better because of the utter stupidity of the African people. You people who are bashing and making fun of the CDC are pathetic. None of you could do any better. You would crap your pants and run like scared little girls if you had to go to Africa or help deal with the Ebola threat.
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Not sure if you're pointing me out but I'm not dogging the CDC. What I do find idiotic is that one nurse that worked on Duncan was diagnosed with Ebola so that automatically puts the other nurses that worked on him on very high alert. The second nurse called the CDC and told them she had a low grade fever and they proceeded to tell her it was ok to get on the plane. That is absolutely negligent in my book.

I assumed the CDC would have automatically taken jurisdiction over Duncan and his treatment in the Dallas hospital and not have left it to a hospital and staff that was obviously untrained and unprepared. It seems that only now in light of recent events they plan on doing that for the remainder. When dealing with a contagious, exotic, and deadly disease the CDC should always be in control.
 
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Obsessed said:
What about Duncan's family? They were quarantined. Any updates on them?
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An NBC article stated that they are under quarantine until October 19th. So far I haven't heard anything from them, so I take that as a good sign. If they were showing symptoms it would be all over the news.
 
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Coug said:
Not sure if you're pointing me out but I'm not dogging the CDC. What I do find idiotic is that one nurse that worked on Duncan was diagnosed with Ebola so that automatically puts the other nurses that worked on him on very high alert. The second nurse called the CDC and told them she had a low grade fever and they proceeded to tell her it was ok to get on the plane. That is absolutely negligent in my book.

I assumed the CDC would have automatically taken jurisdiction over Duncan and his treatment in the Dallas hospital and not have left it to a hospital and staff that was obviously untrained and unprepared. It seems that only now in light of recent events they plan on doing that for the remainder. When dealing with a contagious, exotic, and deadly disease the CDC should always be in control.
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Not pointing anyone out specifically.
 
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Ernest T. Vol said:
Health care worker who may have been exposed to Ebola on a cruise has been isolated onboard.
Worker who may have handled Ebola specimen on cruise
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Belize's 7 News reports the Belize government refused a U.S. request Thursday to let the Dallas health care worker disembark in Belize so she could be flown home by air ambulance from a local airport.

Well done, Belize! America, start taking notes. This is the proper response to foreigners with Ebola.
 
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