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Posted on 10/23/14 at 9:04 pm to Duke
Because it is counter productive to the goal of inciting panic.
Posted on 10/24/14 at 10:58 am to Duke
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If symptoms aren't present, they aren't contagious.
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This little fact is widely ignored.
The only worrysome thing about this is that US patients are going out when some symptoms are present.
The Dallas nurse flew with a known fever.
The NYC doctor went around the city on public transportation while 'feeling fatigued'.
They had symptoms. Certainly they were mild symptoms but I don't think anyone knows when the 'contagious' threshold gets crossed. It probably varies by individual - a 99.5 in one patient might be OK and might turn another into Typhoid Mary.
Not one but two medical professionals who both KNEW they were at risk for developing Ebola were out in public after the onset of symptoms.
The fact is that the people who know better aren't taking reasonable precautions (hell, Nancy Snyderman went on a resturant run while supposedly quarantined) to protect themselves and the public. Their behavior alone should should be troubling because if they don't act right, joe public damned sure won't.
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