Ebola at the Gold Coast
Sep 10th 2014, 11:31 pm
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Ebola at the Gold Coast
...a patient has been admitted to the Gold Coast hospital suspected to be suffering from Ebola....he has just returned from the Congo.
Diseases can travel quickly in this day and age
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Diseases can travel quickly in this day and age
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Sep 10th 2014, 11:32 pm
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Re: Ebola at the Gold Coast
It was only a matter of time......
Sep 10th 2014, 11:34 pm
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Sep 11th 2014, 12:05 am
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Re: Ebola at the Gold Coast
I suppose the concern has to be: where has he been and what has he been doing in the two days since his return....how many people has he had contact with?
Sep 11th 2014, 12:08 am
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Re: Ebola at the Gold Coast
It's a little scary, but apparently ebola is not contagious until a person is actually suffering symptoms of the virus and is only spread through direct contact with bodily fluids.
Questions and Answers on Ebola | Ebola Hemorrhagic Fever | CDC
Questions and Answers on Ebola | Ebola Hemorrhagic Fever | CDC
Sep 11th 2014, 1:09 am
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Re: Ebola at the Gold Coast
Buried in the news article it says 'they don't know if he has ebola or just the flu yet as they haven't tested him'.
But that doesn't make as good a headline or scare monger as well.
Dr Gerrard, a world-renowned infectious diseases expert, said initial clinical assessment of the 25-year-old made it "exceedingly unlikely" he had the highly infectious disease but he would remain in isolation as further tests were undertaken.
Read more: http://www.brisbanetimes.com.au/quee...#ixzz3CxtnAE2l
But that doesn't make as good a headline or scare monger as well.
Dr Gerrard, a world-renowned infectious diseases expert, said initial clinical assessment of the 25-year-old made it "exceedingly unlikely" he had the highly infectious disease but he would remain in isolation as further tests were undertaken.
Read more: http://www.brisbanetimes.com.au/quee...#ixzz3CxtnAE2l
Sep 11th 2014, 1:50 am
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Re: Ebola at the Gold Coast
My fault, I left work yesterday telling my colleagues to have a peaceful couple of days......
Sep 11th 2014, 3:55 am
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Re: Ebola at the Gold Coast
News is a bit panicky at the moment, Ebola, Obama and the G8, Multiple Mosques in very white areas, plus jihad raids. Add a kinky sex tape.
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Sep 11th 2014, 4:36 am
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Sep 11th 2014, 5:07 am
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Re: Ebola at the Gold Coast
Gold Coast could do with a bit of a clear out anyway
Sep 11th 2014, 8:12 am
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What was? You do pick 'em don't you? !
Sep 11th 2014, 8:16 am
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Re: Ebola at the Gold Coast
Are they headlining The Big Day Out?
Sep 11th 2014, 8:42 am
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Re: Ebola at the Gold Coast
Oh well, not ebola after all.
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Sep 11th 2014, 8:52 am
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