scrapaddie
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Post by scrapaddie on Aug 1, 2014 21:25:06 GMT
No, I'm not worried about Ebola since I'm living in the USA and not in the African countries where it's a problem right now. I'm not worried about it being transmitted via the two Americans that were transported to the US for treatment-I believe the CDC has things well under control. What does worry me is our massive misuse of antibiotics in this country (USA) particularly in feeding it to livestock. More antibiotics are fed to livestock than is used to treat humans! What is happening is the viruses are becoming more and more resistant to the antibiotics. One day my worry is that we will have a horrible virus that an antibiotic can't treat because of what we are doing now. Debbie in MD. Viruses have always been resistant to antibiotics! Only bacteria respond to antibiotics. If more people understood this, we would not have the problem of antibiotic resistance that we have today. And for those of you that have read the hot zone, you know that Ebola has already been in United States. And it was an airborne virus at that time. Fortunately the humans that were or infected seem to have been without symptoms or maybe very minor symptoms. The CDC took prompt steps to totally eliminate the virus in the research facility that it appeared in. |
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Post by rickmer on Aug 1, 2014 21:26:35 GMT
i would say i am worried and it is being sensationalized.
i saw that movie with dustin hoffman (and rene something.... from lethal weapon).... ebola looks terrifying.
at the same time, if i worried about everything i hear about west nile, i would never leave the house without dipping my entire body in a barrel of deet and being wrapped head to toe in mosquito netting.
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Post by birukitty on Aug 1, 2014 22:04:15 GMT
Well thanks so much Scrapaddie for jumping on me and clarifying it-I thought I had that mixed up-in my defence I'm recuperating from a 4 day migraine. Same argument and theory stands though-except I meant to say bacteria and antibiotics. Takes my brain awhile to thoroughly recover after 4 days of pain like that.
Debbie in MD.
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Post by mztfied on Aug 1, 2014 22:09:25 GMT
What gets to most of us is that "what if" factor. We all know that no matter how many precautions are taken there is that thread of a chance that this disease could mutate and change as cancer does and present an even more complicated challenge. Were it to become airborne then it would be extremely scary.
I am not overly concerned but I have been and will continue to be listening and watching for updates as the disease spreads.
The 21 day incubation period could pose some dangers. No telling how this will proceed.
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Post by epeanymous on Aug 1, 2014 22:15:39 GMT
Not particularly worried.
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Post by peasapie on Aug 1, 2014 22:31:21 GMT
I'm not at all concerned. I'm happy that these caretakers are being brought home to be cared for in the best possible circumstances.
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Post by Eddie-n-Harley on Aug 1, 2014 22:54:06 GMT
One day my worry is that we will have a horrible virus that an antibiotic can't treat because of what we are doing now. Antibiotics don't treat viruses. Antibiotics treat bacterial infections. I am not worried about ebola. I am far more worried about getting Chikungunya from a mosquito bite, and I'm not even terribly worried about that (yet). |
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Post by dazeepetals on Aug 1, 2014 22:54:56 GMT
I'm not terribly concerned.
If you want to read a book that will educate you and frankly scare you, read "The Hot Zone" by Richard Preston. I read it in high school and it literally scared me silly about the Ebola virus. It gives a pretty good history of where they think the virus came from and how it has appeared over the years. Good read.
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Post by dazeepetals on Aug 1, 2014 22:56:48 GMT
Viruses have always been resistant to antibiotics! Only bacteria respond to antibiotics. If more people understood this, we would not have the problem of antibiotic resistance that we have today. And for those of you that have read the hot zone, you know that Ebola has already been in United States. And it was an airborne virus at that time. Fortunately the humans that were or infected seem to have been without symptoms or maybe very minor symptoms. The CDC took prompt steps to totally eliminate the virus in the research facility that it appeared in. This US outbreak is actually talked about in the book I mentioned above. |
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scrapaddie
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Post by scrapaddie on Aug 1, 2014 23:54:35 GMT
Viruses have always been resistant to antibiotics! Only bacteria respond to antibiotics. If more people understood this, we would not have the problem of antibiotic resistance that we have today. And for those of you that have read the hot zone, you know that Ebola has already been in United States. And it was an airborne virus at that time. Fortunately the humans that were or infected seem to have been without symptoms or maybe very minor symptoms. The CDC took prompt steps to totally eliminate the virus in the research facility that it appeared in. This US outbreak is actually talked about in the book I mentioned above. Yes, I read that book years ago. I was taking an evening class and somebody mentioned it so I stopped at a late night bookstore on the way home to buy it. I read it before I went to sleep even though I had to get up and go to work in the morning. I think Richard Preston did a fairly accurate account of the outbreak, although people from the CDC say that he exaggerated quite a bit. Anyway, the book is the hot zone by Richard Preston. I believe we are both talking about the same book |
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Post by gajitldy on Aug 2, 2014 0:39:39 GMT
If it can spread in other countries, it can do the same here. Even with all our precautions and technology, accidents happen.
Diane
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chamadog
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Post by chamadog on Aug 2, 2014 1:21:57 GMT
I don't think it's sensationalized if you are in Africa. And I don't know that it's necessarily sensationalized given the outbreak of such a truly horrible disease.
I think what scares me about Ebola is not Ebola itself, but the idea of a disease as deadly and as horrible as Ebola that sweeps through a population. From what I understand, the initial symptoms are like the flu. So the idea that one could be sick with a disease - any disease - but not think they were that sick or that the risk of infection for others could be so deadly, is what scares me about Ebola. If that makes sense.
Ann
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Post by tanyab on Aug 2, 2014 1:22:24 GMT
I worry about it, but I am definitely paranoid about things others aren't sometimes.
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Post by anniefb on Aug 2, 2014 1:28:35 GMT
Ebola concerns me a bit, but I understand it's pretty hard to catch - direct contact with infected person needed etc. That being said, the ease of air travel does open up possibilities which didn't exist previously. And in New Zealand there isn't a secure enough facility to treat anyone with Ebola so as to contain the virus. I think the chances of it getting here are pretty remote, but it does still make you think
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Post by *Scrapper*Stamper* on Aug 2, 2014 1:46:43 GMT
Considering these people are dying after three days of being confirmed,it absolutely, positively scares the shit out of me
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Post by freecharlie on Aug 2, 2014 1:47:54 GMT
I just read "The Stand" - I'm a little skeeved about this.... read The Hot Zone |
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Post by jamieson on Aug 2, 2014 1:54:17 GMT
I work in a very big hospital with lots of sick patients, many from foreign countries who come here for the best medical care in the world. I am not worried in the least.
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