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[NationalTitles18]

Confirmed case

http://news.yahoo.com/texas-patient-confirmed-as-first-ebola-case-diagnosed-in-us-205031312.html

What did I say about arrogance in the other thread?

But I do think the Emperor's new clothes are just lovely.

 

[Displaced Bama Fan]

What did I say about arrogance in the other thread?

But I do think the Emperor's new clothes are just lovely.

What arrogance? It's our duty as American citizens to let in the sick, the tired, the hungry and spread their diseases among us. Welcome to the third, errr, the new world.

 

[Tidewater]

JMO, the Constitition isn't a death pact. Time to consider some common good.

You have probably never met anyone whose construction of Federal powers is stricter than mine, but I see no constitutional problem with this at all. The Constitution does not apply to foreigners and foreigners have absolutely no right to travel here (except maybe to Jon in Atlanta's house.)
Of course, if the Federal government tried to restrict foreigners travelling to the US, the Justice Department would deploy a platoon of lawyers to wherever such restrictions were imposed and threaten to crawl up their backsides with a microscope. Actions just this evil and stupid are what the Justice Department is all about these days.

 

[Displaced Bama Fan]

I'm reading on an alt news site where the patient was living with family members. Also that the government is refusing to release the flight said patient was on. This will be fun.

Should we officially label him Patient 0?

 

[Displaced Bama Fan]

http://www.zerohedge.com/news/2014-...r-277124-global-cases-year-end-model-predicts

Interesting. I guess we hit the lotto on the 18%

There’s a roughly 25 percent chance Ebola will be detected in the United Kingdom– and as much as an 18 percent chance it will turn up in the U.S. – by the end of September, the analysis of global mobility and epidemic patterns shows. The new paper includes the top 16 countries where Ebola is most likely to spread.

 

[Displaced Bama Fan]

Army General - Ebola largest medical emergency since plague

http://www.army.mil/article/134178/Odierno__Ebola_largest_medical_emergency_since_plague/

Ugh.

 

[JBama_in_PCOLA]

I just read about it. Um, it now starts. No telling who this person has come in contact with. This has me nervous.

 

[seebell]

Army General - Ebola largest medical emergency since plague

http://www.army.mil/article/134178/Odierno__Ebola_largest_medical_emergency_since_plague/

Ugh.

I'm not an army general but wouldn't the flu pandemic of the early 1900's be bigger than Ebola. At least so far?

 

[Displaced Bama Fan]

I just read about it. Um, it now starts. No telling who this person has come in contact with. This has me nervous.

Me too. Now it's in my backyard. Maybe this will stop the flood of people to Texas for a while.

Of course I may be able to pick up some rental properties really cheap in the near future.

 

[JBama_in_PCOLA]

Me too. Now it's in my backyard. Maybe this will stop the flood of people to Texas for a while.

Of course I may be able to pick up some rental properties really cheap in the near future.

I'm trying come to Texas, well, was trying.

 

[TexasBama]

I'm not an army general but wouldn't the flu pandemic of the early 1900's be bigger than Ebola. At least so far?

Yes. 3-5 percent of the world population at the time

 

[jthomas666]

I'm not an army general but wouldn't the flu pandemic of the early 1900's be bigger than Ebola. At least so far?

The flu spreads easier, but ebola has a higher mortality rate. Plus, the world is a LOT more mobile than it was back then. Consider: 250,000 people go through the Atlanta airport. EVERY DAY.

 

[bamachile]

Yes. 3-5 percent of the world population at the time

Including my grandmother's sister. That was a bad one.

 

[TexasBama]

A publication from the Candians. Good info.

http://www.phac-aspc.gc.ca/lab-bio/res/psds-ftss/ebola-eng.php

 

[Displaced Bama Fan]

Dallas patient walked around for several days before being admitted.

http://www.usatoday.com/story/news/nation/2014/09/30/dallas-ebola-patient/16496665/

This gives me zero confidence, btw.

This is the first case of Ebola diagnosed in the U.S. and the first strain of this Ebola diagnosed outside of Africa," Frieden said. "I have no doubt that we will control this case of Ebola so that it does not spread widely in this country. It is certainly possible that someone who has had contact with this patient could develop Ebola, but there is no doubt in my mind that we will stop it here."

First responders quarantined as well.

http://www.dallascitynewsroom.com/community/ebola_093014.htm

 

[gmart74]

I'm going to take a break from TF for a little bit- my bunker isnt going to build itself.

 

[sabanball]

No bueno

 

[Displaced Bama Fan]

I'm going to take a break from TF for a little bit- my bunker isnt going to build itself.

A little late to the game aren't you? I built mine in 1999 for Y2K and refurbished in 2008/9.

 

[TideEngineer08]

A whole lot of supposedly intelligent people are being made to look like fools during this ordeal.

I don't have a single ounce of confidence in our federal government in regards to this.

 

[TIDE-HSV]

I can't believe that the first ER crew missed it. I mean, a patient comes in with a fever, nausea and diarrhea. He's from west Africa and is in the country to visit relatives, and you send him home?!?!?