Ebola outbreak - general thread #2

[SStarr33]

Chlorine solution is a tried & true antiviral/antimicrobial/antibacterial agent. The team working with the Doctors Without Borders field hospital in Sierra Leone routinely uses it as a disinfectant, per the video at the link below.

http://video.pbs.org/video/2365321806/

Municipalities have been using chlorine to sanitize waste water in the U.S since 1908.

In England, the public water supply was chlorinated in 1905 to help combat an epidemic of typhoid fever.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Water_chlorination

Chlorine works.

Apparently the sewage system in Atlanta does not do this because the ID doc said they had to treat it on-site

 

[cady]

Supposed to be a briefing by admin. officials this hour. JMO

 

[atthelake]

On now https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7F6nD5atlts&feature=youtu.be

 

[atthelake]

Apparently the sewage system in Atlanta does not do this because the ID doc said they had to treat it on-site

Yes, we use chlorine in sewage treatment.

 

[SweetT]

Apparently the sewage system in Atlanta does not do this because the ID doc said they had to treat it on-site

They all do including Atlanta.. This is why normal protocols won't work.. The cdc Dr said need to use special chemicals first.. There's a reason for that imo

 

[sloane7777]

I do hope this first incident is a learning experience and that medical personnel and much of the public are paying attention.

I am at work in one of the swankiest buildings in Dallas, and I thought we would have some intelligent conversation about this, but everyone but a select few , think this is no big deal and Cnn is just looking for headlines , so am I scared? yes I am!!!!!

 

[cady]

OT ISIS beheaded british hostage. So,sorry. JMO

 

[SStarr33]

Yes, we use chlorine in sewage treatment.

According to the ID doc who treated Dr Brantley, it is not enough

 

[Lyra500]

OT ISIS beheaded british hostage. So,sorry. JMO

Just read this on BBC website - even though it was on the cards I just felt so very sad.

 

[atthelake]

Over one million people die from malaria each year, mostly children under five years of age, with 90 per cent of malaria cases occurring in Sub-Saharan Africa. An estimated 300-600 million people suffer from malaria each year. http://www.unicef.org/health/files/health_africamalaria.pdf

This disease in the US will not cause that many deaths in the US for sure. Those one million folks didn't even have the chance perhaps that we do with this disease

 

[atthelake]

According to the ID doc who treated Dr Brantley, it is not enough

Absolutely agree with him, but most folks who have been following know that more than just treating sewage is not enough to curtail this.

 

[passionflower]

http://www.cbsnews.com/news/ebola-outbreak-patient-hospitalized-in-d-c-with-possible-ebola-symptoms/

unidentified patient recieved in Washington D.C. possible symptoms

 

[popsicle]

CNN Breaking News ‏@cnnbrk 22s23 seconds ago
Hazmat team has begun cleaning #Ebola apartment in Dallas, a company official says. http://cnn.it/1x6OQsA

 

[trigger]

Sealed in: Hazmat team finally arrive at Ebola victim's apartment after FIVE DAYS and shroud his car and apartment in black plastic as four family members remain quarantined inside

Read more: http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/art...-apartment-FIVE-DAYS-later.html#ixzz3F7LL3H2s


Scroll down to see pictures...

 

[trigger]

Duncan is now too weak to talk on the phone from his quarantine unit at Texas Presbyterian hospital

Read more: http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/art...-apartment-FIVE-DAYS-later.html#ixzz3F7M4O6KX

 

[SCHMAE]

http://www.cbsnews.com/news/ebola-outbreak-patient-hospitalized-in-d-c-with-possible-ebola-symptoms/

unidentified patient recieved in Washington D.C. possible symptoms

Is this the 2nd one we heard of earlier today or a 3rd?

 

[cady]

Is this the 2nd one we heard of earlier today or a 3rd?

2nd I think...........same one as at Howard U. JMO

 

[popsicle]

Sealed in: Hazmat team finally arrive at Ebola victim's apartment after FIVE DAYS and shroud his car and apartment in black plastic as four family members remain quarantined inside

Read more: http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/art...-apartment-FIVE-DAYS-later.html#ixzz3F7LL3H2s


Scroll down to see pictures...

They are cutting up the mattress? Wouldn't it be better to spray it down with bleach and encase it in plastic wrap or something and then remove it? :dunno:

 

[passionflower]

I believe the 3rd. 1 in Dallas, the newsman coming back and this person in D.C.
I could be wrong but that is my count

 

[SweetT]

Passion flower thanks for the info I sent you a pm..