Ebola confirmed in Glasgow, via Heathrow, Casablanca and Sierra leone

[Toddy]

It has been confirmed that a health care worker is in Gartnavel hospital with Ebola.
The article says that a transfer will be organised to a specialised infectious care site in London, asap.

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-scotland-30628349


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[Jared]

Do find it odd they have these infectious disease speciality hospitals in densely populated areas.

 

[bopdude]

What was it they said, oh yeah, Ebola will NOT get onto UK soil...pffft, hope for a full recovery and that it goes no further.

 

[boatman]

Despite the strident protests of a nurse in America I do not see why a period of quarantine is unreasonable for returning health workers.

 

[santaman2000]

Do find it odd they have these infectious disease speciality hospitals in densely populated areas.

That does seem counter-intuitive doesn't it? Maybe because they expect the largest outbreaks to be in those areas? (that's a genuine question, no sarcasm intended)

Despite the strident protests of a nurse in America I do not see why a period of quarantine is unreasonable for returning health workers.

Again, we don't often agree but this is another of those rare occasions. Said nurse in question wasn't just a returning worker, but one who tested positive as well. My belief is that she was the one being unreasonable.

 

[Toddy]

I did hear the suggestion that they don't believe that a cure will be found until the disease is affecting the First world….like Aids did.

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[andybysea]

Agree 100 percent with boatman quarantine should be enforced for those returning from there, personnely dont think there should be flights to / from countries effected.

 

[Jared]

Despite the strident protests of a nurse in America I do not see why a period of quarantine is unreasonable for returning health workers.

There have been a handful of voluntary quarantines in the UK for 21 days, the time it takes for the first sign of symptoms.

 

[mountainm]

Said nurse in question wasn't just a returning worker, but one who tested positive as well. My belief is that she was the one being unreasonable.

IIRC she had been medically certified as safe. No risk. The quarantine period that was being discussed was purely political.

 

[petrochemicals]

Despite the strident protests of a nurse in America I do not see why a period of quarantine is unreasonable for returning health workers.

Well most people would beg for a couple of months off and a cabin in the woods. The fact that some health workers are so self righteous makes me wonder whether they are the right people for the job, ebola is really the black death, rewind us a century and it could spread quite easily in Europe, especially among the poor.

 

[Stevie777]

Great, Just Great. If this worker was a Zombie you would shoot em. in fact, If someone said they were going away to work with zombies you would say... good, dont come back.

I cant believe there has been no quarantine measures set in place. That's a plane load of people + whoever got on the same plane behind them and everyone else this person has come into contact with who could be infected because i'm 100% sure the person with Ebola/Zombieitis didn't fly wearing a hazmat suit.

This is how pandemics get a foothold.

 

[sandbender]

Ebola is very infectious, but not very contagious, in fact if you have yet to show symptoms, you won't be infecting anyone.

Comparisons with the black death are unfounded.

I'd be more concerned about drug resistant TB than I would be about Ebola.

I hope the infected worker gets through this.

 

[santaman2000]

IIRC she had been medically certified as safe. No risk. The quarantine period that was being discussed was purely political.

Medically certified safe? Nope. Not until after all the arguments (they took the whole 3 week period)

Political? Yep; she was trying to make a political statement.

 

[TeeDee]

Ebola is very infectious, but not very contagious, in fact if you have yet to show symptoms, you won't be infecting anyone.

Comparisons with the black death are unfounded.

I'd be more concerned about drug resistant TB than I would be about Ebola.

I hope the infected worker gets through this.

+1 to all that you have said.

 

[mountainm]

Well most people would beg for a couple of months off and a cabin in the woods. The fact that some health workers are so self righteous makes me wonder whether they are the right people for the job, ebola is really the black death, rewind us a century and it could spread quite easily in Europe, especially among the poor.

Yeah. Damn those self righteous health workers with their selfish putting themselves at risk to help others attitude and their greater knowledge of the problem...

Ebola is only an issue in places with little health infrastructure and strange burial practices. Sierea Leone only has 80 doctors. Look at the infection rates in the wealthier parts of Africa if you want a comparison.

So lets get some perspective and stop running around screaming the Sky is falling in. Stop reading tabloid newspapers. And start marveling at the bravery of the likes of Medicine San Frontiers.

I certainly wouldn't do it.

 

[mountainm]

Medically certified safe? Nope. Not until after all the arguments (they took the whole 3 week period)

Political? Yep; she was trying to make a political statement.

That is not what was reported over here. It was stressed she had been told she was safe and no one was in danger. The quarantine period was purely pyschological to assuage public opinion. 'IF' this is the case wouldn't you agree she had every right to persue her freedoms. And IF not the case then the law should've taken action. But it didn't. Because it couldnt.

 

[Toddy]

So, if she did prove to be infected (I don't read this kind of story usually, but I do scan through the BBC) does that mean that the assurance that she wasn't infected was wrong ? and have those who do the checking changed their protocols ?

It's all very well approving of MSF, and I do, and I support them and wouldn't do their job either, but if healthcare workers are still being infected, then something is not working properly.

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[mountainm]

Human error.

 

[British Red]

You are fifty times more likely to die of flu this year than Ebola. Unless you make a habit of handling other peoples bodily fluids, just forget it.

 

[Toddy]

That's not actually all that reassuring, tbh.
This is Scotland, it's nearly Hogmanay…..heaven help us if we did get sommat nasty because it's a total hugging and kissing nation at the New Year
You'd hate it BR

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