#LePage: Here we go again...WTF!!! LePage is a fear mongerer. He mentions several times how scared he is. He blames illegal immigrants and Obamas border control for viruses that have been around for decades. By the way, Obamas policy on our borders is pretty much the same as Bush and any other President before him. Not relevant to the discussion Governor. This is what is called a straw man argument. Using SCARE tactics before an election without any facts to back up your statements is not responsible leadership. LePage LIED about a recent study: Do you know that 13% of people who died from Ebola show no symptoms and until a few hours before they died? He then chastised the reporter Sorry sir. You need to do your homework. YOU ARE WRONG AGAIN Governor!!! Let me help you with your homework!!! From the LA Times article about the study published last month in the New England Journal of Medicine: The finding that 87.1% of those infected exhibited fever — but 12.9% did not. The study never states they showed no symptoms at all and died within a few hours as he suggests. We dont know what we dont know... So that is a good reason to do something that does nothing more than offer a placebo to make people feel safe when they already are safe? The bottom line is that anyone who lives more than 3 feet away from Kaci Hickox has absolutely nothing to worry about. So here is what WE DO KNOW!! Traditional West African funerals, at which mourners extensively touch and kiss the dead and increases transmission of the Ebola virus, This is why it quickly spread in Africa. Ebola has an extremely low transmission rate, one of the lowest among infectious viruses. This is why it is rarely transmitted to friends, family and the general public in modern society that uses universal precautions. The man from Liberia who died in Dallas had much more contact with the public than Kaci has. The only two people who caught it from him were the nurses in Dallas where there was a breakdown in procedure and it was quickly resolved. Both have been treated and released and no longer have Ebola. The 3rd patient, Dr. Spencer did not transmit the virus to any member of the public and it is well documented that he was out in public when he first started to show symptoms. From the WHO website. What are body fluids? Ebola has been detected in blood and many body fluids. Body fluids include saliva, mucus, vomit, feces, sweat, tears, breast milk, urine, and semen. What does “direct contact” mean? Direct contact means that body fluids (blood, saliva, mucus, vomit, urine, or feces) from an infected person (alive or dead) have touched someone’s eyes, nose, or mouth or an open cut, wound, or abrasion. Can Ebola be spread by coughing or sneezing? There is no evidence indicating that Ebola virus is spread by coughing or sneezing. Ebola virus is transmitted through direct contact with the blood or body fluids of a person who is sick with Ebola; the virus is not transmitted through the air (like measles virus). However, droplets (e.g., splashes or sprays) of respiratory or other secretions from a person who is sick with Ebola could be infectious, and therefore certain precautions (called standard, contact, and droplet precautions) are recommended for use in healthcare settings to prevent the transmission of Ebola virus from patients sick with Ebola to healthcare personnel and other patients or family members. How long does Ebola live outside the body? Ebola is killed with hospital-grade disinfectants (such as household bleach). Ebola on dry surfaces, such as doorknobs and countertops, can survive for several hours; however, virus in body fluids (such as blood) can survive up to several days at room temperature.
Posted on: Sat, 01 Nov 2014 11:51:43 +0000
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