Ebola Globalization

[James48843]

[h=1]As Ebola Spreads, U.S. Still Without a Surgeon General, per GOP/NRA Obstruction.[/h]

How the NRA is making the Ebola crisis worse | MSNBC


How the NRA is making the Ebola crisis worse


Every day brings more details about the first case of the Ebola virus to be diagnosed in the U.S. And while experts say there is essentially no risk of a significant outbreak here in the states, much of the public remains worried. A poll by Harvard found that 39% of U.S. adults are concerned about a large outbreak here, and more than a quarter fear someone in their immediate family could get sick with Ebola.

If only there was someone around who could educate the American public about the actual level of risk. Someone who was trusted as a public health expert and whose job it was to help us understand what we really need to worry about and what precautions we should take.

Actually, that is one of the primary responsibilities of the United States surgeon general. There’s just one problem: Thanks to Senate dysfunction and NRA opposition, we don’t have a surgeon general right now. In fact, we haven’t had a surgeon general for more than a year now — even though the president nominated the eminently qualified Dr. Vivek Murthy back in November 2013.
The lack of a surgeon general is now becoming more than just one more abstract example of government gridlock.

(snip)

So thanks to NRA power and Senate cowardice, we are left with no surgeon general during a time when, we not only have Ebola arriving on our shores, but are also dealing with the mysterious Enterovirus, which is infecting and contributing to the deaths of children in the U.S.

“We need all hands on deck, and a surgeon general to echo and amplify the messages coming from the CDC, and to provide evidence-based advocacy to shape our response,” said Dr. Paul Farmer, chief of the Division of Global Health Equity at Brigham and Women’s Hospital in Boston.

In other words, now would be a great time to have someone in the role of top doctor.

 

[James48843]

Thank you to those GOP politicians who are helpfully pointing out that Obama and not a virus is responsible for the 1st case of ebola in the US!


And here's their proof:

take the name "Obama",

replace the "M" with an "L",

put the "O" where the first "A" is,

and then replace the first letter with an "E"

and you've got the proof: Obama=ebola.


GOP health care analysis at its best!

Oh yes, and both were born in Africa!

 

[James48843]

 

[James48843]

Patient Treated for Ebola-Like Symptoms in Washington

Patient Treated for Ebola-Like Symptoms in Washington - Management - GovExec.com

 

[Frixxxx]

- There are an estimated 3–5 million cholera cases and 100 000–120 000 deaths due to cholera every year.
- There were approximately 35.0 [33.1–37.2] million people living with HIV at the end of 2013 with 2.1 [1.9–2.4] million people becoming newly infected with HIV in 2013 globally.
- Official figures from 115 countries show the global registered prevalence of leprosy at 189 018 at the end of 2012 and during the same year, 232 857 new cases were reported.
- In 2012, 8.6 million people fell ill with TB and 1.3 million died from TB.
And what do I hear when the hysterical and fear mongering news report?
- Avian Influenza 2014 - 18 Cases / 8 deaths
- Between 30 December 2013 and 14 September 2014, a total of 4507 cases were reported to WHO.

 

[Valkyrie]

Bolo is a retired martial artist movie star.

and why are they quarantining these people but the first few men who had HIV/Aids where never Q'd, an infection they carry for life.

 

[Buster]

Are u saying I'm ignoring u?

I ain't saying ...I was asking.

 

[nnuut]

dude, too funny! i've actually seen a bar fight between a travelling construction worker and a gentleman wearing a bolo tie and that's about what it looked like when it was over. apparently he did not approve of his wife getting that kind of attention. she didn't seem to mind a bit though, hence the fight i guess.

ebola, el bolo, they look the same, it's all greek to me. you're not navajo, are you po?

When I was a kid in CA we called that a Cowboy tie, ask Roy Rogers!

 

[jkenjohnson]

Ignoring me ?..Fine..




Paradise lost...

Ebola fears quarantine man in Hawaiian hospitalA man is being held in isolation at a Honolulu hospital over concerns he may have the Ebola virus, the Hawaii Department of Health said Wednesday.
The unnamed patient, who has yet to be tested for the virus responsible for a deadly outbreak in West Africa, is being treated at Queen’s Medical Center. If he tests positive, it would mark the second confirmed case of someone diagnosed with Ebola in the U.S.

Are u saying I'm ignoring u?

 

[PessOptimist]

dude, too funny! i've actually seen a bar fight between a travelling construction worker and a gentleman wearing a bolo tie and that's about what it looked like when it was over. apparently he did not approve of his wife getting that kind of attention. she didn't seem to mind a bit though, hence the fight i guess.

ebola, el bolo, they look the same, it's all greek to me. you're not navajo, are you po?

They are commonly referred to as bola in some areas.

No not affiliated with any Native American group. I do work with some of that heritage and know some SRPMIC members. Does that count?

PO

 

[burrocrat]

What’s the big deal? I had one when I was a kid. Wish I still had it. I think it was a D-bola though.
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This post may prove nnuut is right.

Fighter jets, yeah great idea.
Is this thread supposed to be about politics or EBOV, formerly designated Zaire ebolavirus.
View attachment 30467Kinda does look like a bola after a bar fight.
Panic or not as you wish. The CDC and health care providers following it’s protocols is all we got.

PO

dude, too funny! i've actually seen a bar fight between a travelling construction worker and a gentleman wearing a bolo tie and that's about what it looked like when it was over. apparently he did not approve of his wife getting that kind of attention. she didn't seem to mind a bit though, hence the fight i guess.

ebola, el bolo, they look the same, it's all greek to me. you're not navajo, are you po?

 

[FireWeatherMet]

... My question was, what did the Gov't do wrong? My opinion...NOTHING.
None of the "whopping" 2 patients had symptoms until they came back to the US. The only mistake was done by local Texas doctors not admitting a patient and sending him back home.

But given your "anti government" (aka anti yourself) vitriol, what did "Thu Gubmnt" do wrong, in your opinion?

First, I am limited government, not anti-government... big difference, but you wouldn't know that since you are big government, the bigger the better (aka 1984)

No comment on the fighter jet stupidity, but it gooes to show how you love extremes...

Question remains unanswered...what was it you felt the gov't did wrong on the (Texas) Ebola case?

I was under the strong impressiion that "The Private Sector" screwed this one up (Hospital which released him into the public after he came in with symptoms and explained he just came from Africa).

 

[PessOptimist]

What’s the big deal? I had one when I was a kid. Wish I still had it. I think it was a D-bola though.

This post may prove nnuut is right.

There are some sick puppies in this thread, the Government is always right!

Fighter jets, yeah great idea.
Is this thread supposed to be about politics or EBOV, formerly designated Zaire ebolavirus.
Kinda does look like a bola after a bar fight.
Panic or not as you wish. The CDC and health care providers following it’s protocols is all we got.

PO

 

[nnuut]

There are some sick puppies in this thread, the Government is always right!

 

[Buster]

Good News;

Ebola ruled out for Honolulu patient in isolation
A man suspected of having the Ebola virus at a Honolulu hospital has been cleared of having the potentially fatal disease, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention announced Thursday

 

[RealMoneyIssues]

But given your "anti government" (aka anti yourself) vitriol, what did "Thu Gubmnt" do wrong, in your opinion? Should they have had fighter jets shoot down his plane as it approached the US because a person with no Ebola symptoms was coming back from Africa???

First, I am limited government, not anti-government... big difference, but you wouldn't know that since you are big government, the bigger the better (aka 1984)

No comment on the fighter jet stupidity, but it gooes to show how you love extremes...

 

[Buster]

Well that was a pretty ignorant comment.

But given your "anti government" (aka anti yourself) vitriol, what did "Thu Gubmnt" do wrong, in your opinion? Should they have had fighter jets shoot down his plane as it approached the US because a person with no Ebola symptoms was coming back from Africa???

Yes! Why, you have a problem with that?

 

[Buster]

Actually staying 6 nights in Playa Del Carmen and 3 in Cancun

My favorite and less crowded with kids..Was Playa Del Carmen (Copacabana resort) Be sure to do the ferry over to Cozumel while you're there..it's worth the day trip for the snorkeling there, since you are into water sports.. I hope for good weather for ya..

 

[FireWeatherMet]

FWM, would you be this... (pick synonym of ignorant of your chosing, since I can't think of a nicer way to say this) if this would have happened in your beloved state of California?

Or is it because it happened in Texas, that you are so... nevermind.

I wish I had your faith (used purposefully) in the US Government as then maybe I wouldn't be so worried about the stupidity abundant in our current State of affairs...

Well that was a pretty ignorant comment.

"What Difference Does It Make" which state it is? My question was, what did the Gov't do wrong? My opinion...NOTHING.
None of the "whopping" 2 patients had symptoms until they came back to the US. The only mistake was done by local Texas doctors not admitting a patient and sending him back home.

But given your "anti government" (aka anti yourself) vitriol, what did "Thu Gubmnt" do wrong, in your opinion? Should they have had fighter jets shoot down his plane as it approached the US because a person with no Ebola symptoms was coming back from Africa???

But FYI...when they were bringing infected doctors back to the US for treatment I whole-heartedly supported that no matter if it were in CA (those doctors were cured without incident or further spread).

http://www.nbcnews.com/storyline/eb...s-kent-brantly-nancy-writebol-no-risk-n185626

 

[James48843]

Meanwhile, this past month, more people died of being struck by lightning in the U.S. , than died from Ebola virus in the U.S.


UPDATE: Boy killed by lightning strike in Fulton Twp. identified - LancasterOnline: Local News

University of Waterloo student struck and killed by lightning on campus | National Post

Woman who was hit by lightning on Crane Beach has died - Metro - The Boston Globe

Area man reportedly struck by lightning, dies from heart attack - Valdosta Daily Times: News


Perspective people.

No, you are not likely to die from Ebola.
Even if you do live in Texas.



Or more likely die from being gored by a steer, or stepped on by a bull at a rodeo.

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