{"id":16153,"date":"2014-10-12T10:51:37","date_gmt":"2014-10-12T14:51:37","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/angry.net\/blog2\/?p=16153"},"modified":"2022-10-30T15:27:15","modified_gmt":"2022-10-30T19:27:15","slug":"second-confirmed-ebola-case-in-dallas","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/angry.net\/blog2\/?p=16153","title":{"rendered":"Second confirmed Ebola case in Dallas"},"content":{"rendered":"

Good day all. There has been a second confirmed case of Ebola in Dallas, and it isn\u2019t one of the people that were in the apartment with the late Thomas Duncan. It\u2019s one of the medical people who treated him.<\/p>\n

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This is very concerning to people, not to mention outright terrifying to the person who has contracted the virus. They are doing followup tests to confirm their findings of course. Still, this was someone who was doing everything correctly and still caught the disease. Here are the details from Fox News<\/a>:<\/p>\n

A health care worker at a Dallas hospital tested positive for Ebola in a preliminary test, the Texas Department of State Health Services said in a statement early Sunday. The health care worker at Texas Health Presbyterian Hospital, who has not been identified, provided care for Thomas Eric Duncan, the first Ebola patient in the United States, who died last week. <\/i><\/p><\/blockquote>\n

Now, we don\u2019t need to know the name of the new patient. I have no doubt that his or her family are going out of their minds with worry and they don\u2019t need a clown car full of media types unloading in their front yard.<\/p>\n

If the preliminary diagnosis is confirmed, it would be the first known case of the disease being contracted or transmitted in the U.S. <\/i><\/p><\/blockquote>\n

We all expected someone else to catch this disease, but the betting was on one of the people that Mr. Hunter was with in that Dallas apartment, not someone in the hospital.<\/p>\n

\u201cThe health care worker is a heroic person who provided care to Mr. Duncan,\u201d Dallas County Judge Clay Jenkins said at a press conference Sunday morning. “We expected it was possible that a second person could contract the virus. Contingency plans were put into place.”<\/i><\/p><\/blockquote>\n

Ok, first I agree that the healthcare worker is a hero, however I do have a question regarding this spokesman. Why is a county judge providing information and not someone who is actually in the medical field? I would prefer to be informed by someone who has a history of working in an ambulance, not chasing after them. Perhaps they brought out a judge due to liability issues?<\/p>\n

Jenkins said he wanted to stress Ebola cannot be contracted unless one comes into contact with the bodily fluids of an Ebola victim. <\/i><\/p>\n

“You cannot contract it by walking by people on the streets,” he said. “There is nothing about this case that changes that basic premise of science.” <\/i><\/p><\/blockquote>\n

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And yet, a person in full gear who knew what he or she was dealing with still caught Ebola.<\/p>\n

Dr. Daniel Varga, of the Texas Health Resource, said the worker was in full protective gear when they provided care to Duncan during his second visit to the hospital. Varga said the health care worker reported a fever Friday night as part of a self-monitoring regimen required by the CDC. <\/i><\/p><\/blockquote>\n

If I understand how Ebola works, at the point the healthcare worker started showing symptoms, he or she was then capable of passing on the virus. So, this could mean that this person\u2019s family is now at risk. We\u2019ve already had one scare with Deputy Sheriff in Dallas who had to go into the apartment that Thomas Duncan was in. He came down with something and was quarantined. Thankfully, it looks like he doesn\u2019t have Ebola. Meanwhile, they are continuing the decontamination of the apartment complex where Thomas Hunter was staying.<\/p>\n

Dallas Mayor Mike Rawlings said the Dallas Fire Department’s rescue hazmat team has decontaminated any opens areas of the health care worker’s apartment complex. Rawlings said officials have knocked on every door within a block of the apartment and have spoken with every person that came to the door. Reverse 911 calls have been made to residents within four blocks of the apartment complex and printed materials have been left at each door, he said.<\/i><\/p>\n

“Police are standing by to make sure no one enters that apartment complex,” he said. <\/i><\/p><\/blockquote>\n

You want my opinion? Burn the entire complex to the ground to make sure it\u2019s clean. That or take and nuke Dallas from orbit, just to be sure. While they\u2019re at it, torch the healthcare worker\u2019s car as well.<\/p>\n

A team has decontaminated and secured the vehicle the health care worker drove to the hospital. Rawlings said hazmat units will go into the worker’s apartment and clean up the interior Sunday.<\/i><\/p>\n

“We had this plan in place last week so when we got this phone call, which we thought we might get, we put an action team in place,” Rawlings said. <\/i><\/p>\n

“We knew a second case could be a reality, and we’ve been preparing for this possibility,” said Dr. David Lakey, commissioner of the Texas Department of State Health Services. “We are broadening our team in Dallas and working with extreme diligence to prevent further spread.” <\/i><\/p><\/blockquote>\n

Well, I\u2019m glad you had a plan in place, and I hope that this person can throw off the illness. Still, this person was in a full hazmat suit and still caught Ebola. This is supposed to be a virus that isn\u2019t that easily transmitted, so what happened here?<\/p>\n

The World Health Organization says blood, feces and vomit are the most infectious fluids, while the virus is found in saliva mostly once patients are severely ill and the whole live virus has never been culled from sweat. <\/i><\/p><\/blockquote>\n

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Has anyone thought that perhaps this variant might have mutated and is now more easily transmissible? Viruses have a nasty habit of doing that you know. Since the Government has been less than forthcoming with any useful information, people are going to assume the worst. With the news that a Dallas healthcare worker caught Ebola from Thomas Duncan, a trained medical professional in full hazmat gear, no one is going to believe a thing the CDC or any other government agency says regarding the ways Ebola is passed along.<\/p>\n

It is my sincerest hope that the followup testing being done for this person shows that all he or she has is a case of the flu. If it is confirmed that it is Ebola, then I hope that the person is able to fight it off and fully recover. I also want that blithering idiot of a president, Barack Obola<\/i><\/span> Obama to stop any further flights coming in from Africa until this plague is contained. He won\u2019t of course. He\u2019s to busy working on his putting.<\/p>\n

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~The Angry Webmaster~<\/b><\/i><\/p>\n

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2nd person in US tests positive for Ebola – WDSU.com<\/h3>\n<\/div>\n
If confirmed by the CDC, the nurse’s case would mark the first known transmission of Ebola in the United States and the second-ever diagnosis in the country. … Duncan left Liberia on September 19 and arrived in Dallas on September 20.<\/div>\n
http:\/\/www.wdsu.com\/ \u2014 Sun, 12 Oct 2014 07:33:33 -0700<\/span><\/div>\n<\/div>\n
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Is Ebola about to go wild? – Legal Insurrection<\/a><\/h3>\n<\/div>\n
The protocol \u201cworks\u201d in Dallas, but health worker \u201cbreaches protocol\u201d and contracts disease. No, of course not, because we have it under control. Oh, wait, ‘Heroic’ Health Worker Becomes Second U.S. Ebola Case: A Texas health care worker …<\/div>\n
http:\/\/legalinsurrection.com\/<\/a> \u2014 Sun, 12 Oct 2014 07:33:20 -0700<\/span><\/div>\n<\/div>\n
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H5N1: At CDC, Frieden says second Ebola case shows …<\/a><\/h3>\n<\/div>\n
Via The Dallas Morning News: At CDC, Frieden says 2d Ebola case shows clearly a \u201cbreach in protocol\u201d. The second Ebola case has left the nation’s top public health officials \u201cdeeply concerned,\u201d said Dr. Tom Frieden, director of the Centers…<\/div>\n
http:\/\/crofsblogs.typepad.com\/h5n1\/<\/a> \u2014 Sun, 12 Oct 2014 07:31:34 -0700<\/span><\/div>\n<\/div>\n
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Texas Health-Care Worker Tests Positive for Ebola …<\/h3>\n<\/div>\n
A health-care worker who cared for the Ebola patient who died last week in Dallas has preliminary tested positive for the disease, Texas health officials said early Sunday, in what is likely to have been the first known transmission in the U.S. … If confirmed, the case would become the first known transmission of Ebola in the U.S. and the second person to be diagnosed with the disease in the U.S. It underscores the risks to health-care workers who care for Ebola patients and the need for …<\/div>\n
http:\/\/www.dontcomply.com\/ \u2014 Sun, 12 Oct 2014 07:26:28 -0700<\/span><\/div>\n<\/div>\n
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Health worker at Dallas hospital tests positive for Ebola …<\/h3>\n<\/div>\n
DALLAS, Oct. 12 (UPI) \u2014 A second Ebola case has been diagnosed in the U.S., as preliminary tests for the deadly disease have come back positive for a healthcare worker in Dallas. Continue reading at UPI. Powered by WPeMatico …<\/div>\n
http:\/\/thenavigatoronline.com\/ \u2014 Sun, 12 Oct 2014 07:20:18 -0700<\/span><\/div>\n<\/div>\n
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Texas Health Care Worker Who Treated Liberian Visitor …<\/a><\/h3>\n<\/div>\n
DALLAS — A Texas health care worker who treated the Liberian visitor who died of Ebola this week has now tested positive for the virus. “A health care. … Late Saturday, test results were positive for Ebola. \u201cWe knew a second case could be a reality, and we’ve been preparing for this possibility,\u201d said Dr. David Lakey, commissioner of the Texas Department of State Health Services. \u201cWe are broadening our team in Dallas and working with extreme diligence to prevent further spread.\u201d.<\/div>\n
http:\/\/christiannews.net\/<\/a> \u2014 Sun, 12 Oct 2014 07:19:45 -0700<\/span><\/div>\n<\/div>\n
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H5N1: Ebola in the US: More on the Texas healthcare worker<\/a><\/h3>\n<\/div>\n
Mike Rawlings, the mayor of Dallas, addressed likely public fears brought about by the second case. He said: \u201cWe heard about this around midnight and have been working throughout the morning to make sure the citizens of Dallas are safe …<\/div>\n
http:\/\/crofsblogs.typepad.com\/h5n1\/<\/a> \u2014 Sun, 12 Oct 2014 07:16:04 -0700<\/span><\/div>\n<\/div>\n
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US: Health care worker at Presbyterian Hospital in Dallas …<\/a><\/h3>\n<\/div>\n
“We knew a second case could be a reality, and we’ve been preparing for this possibility,” said Dr. David Lakey, commissioner of the Texas Department of State Health Services. “We are broadening our team in Dallas and working with …<\/div>\n
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