Ebola outbreak - general thread #9

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oh_gal said:
....because the University where he attends school wouldn't do things his way.
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It doesn't sound like the school legally had a right to not allow him to class. He certainly didn't have Ebola.
 
jjenny said:
It doesn't sound like the school legally had a right to not allow him to class. He certainly didn't have Ebola.
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Well, according to the judge, the state of Maine didn't have the authority to force Kaci to stay indoors either, but that didn't stop them from trying.

Frankly, I'm glad I don't live in Maine.
 
jjenny said:
It doesn't sound like the school legally had a right to not allow him to class. He certainly didn't have Ebola.
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It wasn't a matter of him being in class or not being in class; it was a matter of how he wanted his "return to class" handled.
 
oh_gal said:
It wasn't a matter of him being in class or not being in class; it was a matter of how he wanted his "return to class" handled.
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It doesn't sound to me that he was asking for too much.
Ebola is an infectious disease. Not something people should be punished for. There seems to be such huge stigma attached to it, as if people did something wrong to deserve it.
 
jjenny said:
It doesn't sound to me that he was asking for too much.
Ebola is an infectious disease. Not something people should be punished for. There seems to be such huge stigma attached to it, as if people did something wrong to deserve it.
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Kent Brantley is highly respected and not stigmatized. Others who have gone down there and returned with it are treated like heroes.

Nina Pham is all but America's official sweetheart of the year, and around here, people repeatedly say they would like to have her as their nurse.

Amber Vinson only slightly less so, because of the plane trip and the lawyer.

Duncan's family has a ton of support among some, but lost it from others, due to accusations they made and other factors we've discussed. (What did they know, why did they send the kids to school against their quarantine, etc. Everyone loves the daughter who, though exposed, demonstrated good judgment and courtesy.)

Doctors and nurses at Emory etc are respected and trusted.

Those facts show that the common denominator in the "stigma equation" is TRUST. It doesn't come from having been a victim of ebola.

As for overreactions by schools, etc, IMO those would have been much less if the other health care workers and the government had not done things that killed people's trust in their assurances.

Anyway, we can't say the stigma is due to ebola when so many who have had it and dealt with it responsibly and politely have been given respect and gratitude in return.


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What did Kaci's boyfriend do wrong, except sticking up for Kaci?
He complied with school's request to stay away from campus, even though school would have most certainly lost if he had gone to court instead.
Since there was no chance he was infected (unless Kaci came down with Ebola), there was no need to keep him from campus. So what exactly did he do wrong?
 
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-africa-29916701

Article about those who step up to perform one of the most dangerous jobs - taking away those who have died of Ebola out in the community. Unfortunately, on top of the extremely harrowing and dangerous work they are faced with rejection and threats of violence from some of the communities they are trying to protect.

I have so much admiration for all of those who help out in West Africa, whether they are local or have travelled thousands of miles to do so.
 
For anyone interested, HBO Go is showing "And the Band Played On". I watched it late last night. I read the book years ago but, this was the first time seeing the film. The parallels to the current Ebola scare are numerous, imo. I guess any TV service that uses OnDemand would have it.
 
jjenny said:
What did Kaci's boyfriend do wrong, except sticking up for Kaci?
He complied with school's request to stay away from campus, even though school would have most certainly lost if he had gone to court instead.
Since there was no chance he was infected (unless Kaci came down with Ebola), there was no need to keep him from campus. So what exactly did he do wrong?
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Perhaps they have some type of policy where they don't believe in alerting the whole campus that someone is coming back, and/or telling students how to treat them.

At any rate, he was free to continue on with his education there. They didn't ask him to leave. He made that decision.
 
Muffet said:
Kent Brantley is highly respected and not stigmatized. Others who have gone down there and returned with it are treated like heroes.

Nina Pham is all but America's official sweetheart of the year, and around here, people repeatedly say they would like to have her as their nurse.

Amber Vinson only slightly less so, because of the plane trip and the lawyer.

Duncan's family has a ton of support among some, but lost it from others, due to accusations they made and other factors we've discussed. (What did they know, why did they send the kids to school against their quarantine, etc. Everyone loves the daughter who, though exposed, demonstrated good judgment and courtesy.)

Doctors and nurses at Emory etc are respected and trusted.

Those facts show that the common denominator in the "stigma equation" is TRUST. It doesn't come from having been a victim of ebola.

As for overreactions by schools, etc, IMO those would have been much less if the other health care workers and the government had not done things that killed people's trust in their assurances.

Anyway, we can't say the stigma is due to ebola when so many who have had it and dealt with it responsibly and politely have been given respect and gratitude in return.


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This needed more than a 'click' thanks. Thank you.
 
C4 News:

A spike in diagnoses in the last 24 hours. over 110 new cases in one day.

The film crew stop at a village called Devil Hole. The emergency number (117) is not working - people calling and four hours later no one has come. A man lies dead under a tree - his wife lies close to death. Another man is gravely ill and vomiting blood, but no one is coming to collect him.

There is no protective equipment at all.

Kwama village - four people died yesterday so the whole village is putting themselves under quarantine for 21 days.

There is a huge aid effort underway but it will not be fully operational for at least a month.

There is still a significant shortage of beds.
 
I was trying to post a few days ago but schedule and commitments have kept me away from WS.
We had our first local ebola scare and a press conference was held. I did not view it.
The military men and women who defend our country are my hero's, amazing young people. Thank you to all who serve.

At a press conference Friday morning, Dr. Sarah King with MUSC said a male patient was reported by Department of Health and Environmental Control officials with Ebola-like symptoms. He was transported from his home in an isolation pod and put into quarantined space in the hospital.

Officials with DHEC announced the patient is a member of the military who had been in Liberia and West Africa for only three hours and never even got off of the plane.

Last month Joint Base Charleston officials announced that three of their Reserve aircrews were heading to West Africa to help with the Ebola outbreak.

Crews from the 315th Airlift Wing delivered military personnel and medical supplies to support Operation United Assistance aboard three C-17 Globemaster III jets.
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http://www.abcnews4.com/story/27323990/musc-ebola-protocol-enacted-patient-low-risk

JMO
 
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