Patient in Dallas confirmed to have Ebola.

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Oct 4th 2014, 2:31 pm

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Re: Patient in Dallas confirmed to have Ebola.

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There is an old myth called the 30/60/90 rule, claiming that there was a sweet spot in the time line when you could argue that your marriage was not planned/ expected when you entered the country.

Cheers, that explains the 30 day statement.

How did he get a tourist visa with no job? and a partner and child in the US? I am guessing he was not entirely truthful.

Oct 4th 2014, 3:00 pm

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Re: Patient in Dallas confirmed to have Ebola.

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..... How did he get a tourist visa with no job? and a partner and child in the US? I am guessing he was not entirely truthful.

You miserable cynic!

Oct 4th 2014, 7:45 pm

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Re: Patient in Dallas confirmed to have Ebola.

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You miserable cynic!

I wonder if he will get to stay? And I wonder if he had health insurance??

Oct 4th 2014, 9:04 pm

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Re: Patient in Dallas confirmed to have Ebola.

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Curious who is going to pay for his treatment...I mean, they can't just stabilize then discharge.....does regular travel insurance cover this sort of thing?

Presumably, it's a writeoff.

I'd be curious to know whether the initial decision to discharge him had anything to do with his insurance coverage (or lack thereof.) Surely, his ability to pay for it would have come up during his first trip to the hospital.

Oct 5th 2014, 1:45 pm

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Re: Patient in Dallas confirmed to have Ebola.

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I'd be curious to know whether the initial decision to discharge him had anything to do with his insurance coverage (or lack thereof.) Surely, his ability to pay for it would have come up during his first trip to the hospital.

Well the Nebraska chap, who ended up in Boston, in now in Worcester, for more Ebola treatment....I'd definitely feel worse if I was being punted to Worcester too

Oct 5th 2014, 10:47 pm

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Re: Patient in Dallas confirmed to have Ebola.

Apparently really bad misleading self published ebooks about Ebola are all the rage on amazon.

Popular on Amazon: Wildly misleading self-published books about Ebola, by random people without medical degrees - The Washington Post

If you don't hear from me for the next 5 minutes I'm off to become a self published millionaire.

Oct 5th 2014, 11:34 pm

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Re: Patient in Dallas confirmed to have Ebola.

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You can laugh, but this could kill over a billion Americans!

It's from Africa, so it must be bad!

Oct 6th 2014, 1:25 am

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You can laugh, but this could kill over a billion Americans!

It's from Africa, so it must be bad!

...and you know who else was from Africa!

Oct 6th 2014, 1:28 am

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Re: Patient in Dallas confirmed to have Ebola.

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...and you know who else was from Africa!

Barry?

Ebola is not that effective, it kills its victim too quickly. Now a mutation might be more worrying.

Oct 6th 2014, 1:35 am

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Re: Patient in Dallas confirmed to have Ebola.

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...and you know who else was from Africa!

Ebola and Obama both have five letters, and they rhyme.

Coincidence? I think not.

Oct 6th 2014, 2:44 am

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Re: Patient in Dallas confirmed to have Ebola.

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Exactly, don't play in the feces, urine, sweat, blood or vomit of an infected person.

Right then , so it's ok to play in the feces, urine,sweat,blood or vomit on a non infected person

Oct 6th 2014, 2:46 am

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Re: Patient in Dallas confirmed to have Ebola.

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Ebola is killed with hospital-grade disinfectants (such as household bleach).

Doesn't bleach kill any and all viruses?

Oct 6th 2014, 2:49 am

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Re: Patient in Dallas confirmed to have Ebola.

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Ebola and Obama both have five letters, and they rhyme.

Coincidence? I think not.

They also share 2 vowels and a consonant; hum....

Oct 6th 2014, 3:00 am

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Re: Patient in Dallas confirmed to have Ebola.

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Doesn't bleach kill any and all viruses?

So what do you suggest? Bleach gargles, nasal sprays, and eye washes for anyone who has been within 100ft of an ebola victim or their bodily emissions?

In other words, yes, bleach is capable of destroying any virus (whether a virus is "alive" and therefore capable of being "killed" is an interesting philosophical question), but applying that knowledge to real-world situations isn't so straight forward.

Oct 6th 2014, 3:10 am

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Re: Patient in Dallas confirmed to have Ebola.

You should soak in it for at least 15 minutes.

Heat is also effective.

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