Why is $5Au reminded of THE ANDROMEDA STRAIN?

I have not worked in that environment but I worked on Nuclear Power Plants while in the Navy. You have to be very careful when removing the protective garb. I had to wear similar gear to prevent from becoming contaminated by particles when entering the reactor compartment for maintenance. When removing the protective garments, you have to be careful in how you duff (remove) them. There may be contamination or residue on the outside of the garment. So you have to remove in a certain order and do it in such a way as to contain the contaminant within the garment. My understanding of this (and there are several variants) is that the virus is transmitted by bodily fluids and that as long as it is in a liquid form, it can last up to 3 days or so. Granted, I am not a microbiologist or anything, just experienced in preventing the spread of contamination.

That CDC guy appears more depressed at every news conference.

They should be decontaminated externally before they start removing the protective clothing.

We were just discussing this here at our compound. If the village barber in Westerville, Ohio and the local school bus driver (different families) know that flights need to be grounded and borders closed...WTF is wrong with those idiots in Washington DC?

"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. "
"Dallas County Judge Clay Jenkins said at a press conference Sunday morning he wanted to stress Ebola cannot be contracted unless one comes into contact with the bodily fluids of an Ebola victim. We expected it was possible that a second person could contract the virus. Contingency plans were put into place."

If this is true, how did the infection occur in the worker ?

Should contingency plans also include isolation of care workers from the general population?

Continuing to misrepresent the danger of Ebola is treason.

We can't get into Groom Lake (Area 51). They have a virtual fence where there is no physical one. It can be done. There is no will to do it despite the pressing need and legitimate reasons. It is the paramount duty of any government to protect its citizens. If it cannot do this, it is of no use and should be replaced. Of course this problem has arrived by plane and needs its own response, just a ships will. Still, it is only a matter of time before it comes across the border in problematic numbers just like the Enterovirus.

I agree with you on securing the borders, just on its own. But I think the ebola transmission story is a different issue.

Most of the time that hospital personnel are dealing with patients in isolation or in surgery, they are concerned about giving something to the patient rather than catching something from them. The gowns, gloves, and masks are intended to keep the (for example) patient on the operating table safe from the bacteria in the surgeon's mouth or on his hands.

I suspect that what happened is that the nurse gloved and gowned as if for surgery - that is to say, very carefully 'going in'. But when you come out of surgery, you can just strip off the gear...and scratch your nose. It is the reverse when you are dealing with contagious diseases: you can be haphazard 'going in' to the room, but you have to be meticulous in removing the gear. For example: You take off your left glove using your right gloved hand. This is OK. But then, how do you take off the right glove? There is a 'way' (insert your left hand inside the right glove, pinch it, and remove it from the inside, turning it inside out as you do so). If you were to forget this and just strip off the right glove with your ungloved left hand, then scratch your nose with that hand...

And I suspect that the rest of the personnel in the hospital have been following the same training in surgical glove and gowning.

Jan

Latest report indicates nurse followed protocol. Either something is wrong with the hazmat protocol or some unknown factor caused the exposure.

It may well be that Ebola is no less mobile than second-hand smoke. We have entire divisions of government agencies working to control one of these.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EpY1Jt6f...

According to experts prevention is based on containment. Contamination by direct contact with body fluids. Here's what common sense tells me. In order to contain the virus, you have to contain the source of it- West African travel. However, for economic and political reasons they don't want to do so. That position is senseless. Allow continued help to contain it within and set hospital ships off shore for treatment and quarantine purposes. At least until crisis is over. Change the determination that it can only be transmitted by physical contamination to one where contamination may be contracted by close proximity to infected persons, i.e. moisture in air during exhalation of infected person. Unfortunately, what's common sense to me, is neither to people with political agendas.

Correction to the above- keep all people EXCEPT those proven to be disease free from leaving the affected countries...

If I owned a hospital, I would NOT admit an ebola patient to it. First of all, its dangerous to the people in the hospital, whether patients or caregivers. Secondly, its EXPENSIVE, and who is going to pay for it. The real way to keep ebola contained is to keep the people proven free of the disease of the affected countries from leaving. Cut out ALL air travel from those countries to anywhere until this is contained. Forget checking for temperature once they arrive in the USA- what if they were infected 2 days ago and it takes up to 21 days for a full blown diagnosis of ebola? I live in Las Vegas, where people come from all over the world- Its VERY SCARY and I dont think the government here has much of a plan to prevent the spread. As it is, I dont want to go to the casinos or public places here because of it. One good case of ebola in Caesars palace and the entire strip will be empty as people cancel their plans to come to Las Vegas. Same would be true of any vacation destination (Orlando, Fla for example).

one more nail in the coffin.