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Bob DeWoody Send message Joined: 9 May 10 Posts: 3387 Credit: 4,182,900 RAC: 10 |
I hope people realise that the threat is not over until the outbreak ends in west Africa. But Obama sure did shut down 99% of the reporting on ebola here in the USA. I think the media was getting hysterical over the situation. Bob DeWoody My motto: Never do today what you can put off until tomorrow as it may not be required. This no longer applies in light of current events. |
James Sotherden Send message Joined: 16 May 99 Posts: 10436 Credit: 110,373,059 RAC: 54 |
I hope people realise that the threat is not over until the outbreak ends in west Africa. But Obama sure did shut down 99% of the reporting on ebola here in the USA. I think the media was getting hysterical over the situation. Id like to add though, That no news dosent mean there is no bad news about Ebola. I see the BBC app on my smart phone is still repoting about Ebola. If the President can squash coverage on Ebola. What else can he squash? [/quote] Old James |
Lynn Send message Joined: 20 Nov 00 Posts: 14162 Credit: 79,603,650 RAC: 123 |
Need For Continuing Education On Ebola Virus In Nigeria IT was said that the deadly tropical disease called Ebola Virus once came to Nigeria, following the outbreak in Lagos in July, 2014, by a Liberian – American, Patrick Sawyer, who came into the country with the virus which killed more than 4 persons, leaving a good number quarantined in the isolation centres across the country. http://www.nigerianobservernews.com/2014/12/08/need-for-continuing-education-on-ebola-virus-in-nigeria/ |
Lynn Send message Joined: 20 Nov 00 Posts: 14162 Credit: 79,603,650 RAC: 123 |
Outbreak is not over. Number of people who died, horrific. :( Ebola Death Toll in Three West African Countries Most Hit by Virus Nears 7,000 WHO Says 6,928 People Died of Ebola in Guinea, Liberia and Sierra Leone ZURICH—Nearly 7,000 people have died from the Ebola virus disease in the three West African countries most affected by the current outbreak, according to new data from the World Health Organization. In an update, the United Nations health agency said 16,169 confirmed, suspected or probable cases of Ebola had been reported in Guinea, Liberia and Sierra Leone. The three countries are at the epicenter of the current outbreak. http://www.wsj.com/articles/ebola-death-toll-in-three-west-african-countries-most-hit-by-virus-nears-7-000-1417346630 |
Lynn Send message Joined: 20 Nov 00 Posts: 14162 Credit: 79,603,650 RAC: 123 |
update. Ebola Fighters Are Time Magazine's Person Of The Year In 2014 The Ebola fighters have been named Time magazine's Person of the Year for 2014. Time's managing editor Nancy Gibbs revealed the winner on NBC's "Today" Wednesday morning. She had announced the final eight candidates on Monday. "These men and women did the hard and dangerous work in treating patients and protecting the rest of us," Gibbs told Matt Lauer. She applauded the fighters for demonstrating an "exceptionally great amount of courage and kindness and bravery." http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2014/12/10/2014-person-of-the-year-time-magazine_n_6287954.html |
Julie Send message Joined: 28 Oct 09 Posts: 34053 Credit: 18,883,157 RAC: 18 |
update. They get awarded for their altruism, that's good. Thanx for the update Lynn:) rOZZ Music Pictures |
Lynn Send message Joined: 20 Nov 00 Posts: 14162 Credit: 79,603,650 RAC: 123 |
Ebola crisis: Sierra Leone bodies found piled up in Kono Health officials in Sierra Leone have discovered scores of bodies in a remote diamond-mining area, raising fears that the scale of the Ebola outbreak may have been underreported. The World Health Organization said they uncovered a "grim scene" in the eastern district of Kono. A WHO response team had been sent to Kono to investigate a sharp rise in Ebola cases. Ebola has killed 6,346 people in West Africa, with more than 17,800 infected. Sierra Leone has the highest number of Ebola cases in West Africa, with 7,897 cases since the beginning of the outbreak. http://www.bbc.com/news/world-africa-30429360 |
Lynn Send message Joined: 20 Nov 00 Posts: 14162 Credit: 79,603,650 RAC: 123 |
Oops, sorry Julie. Your welcome. They get awarded for their altruism, that's good. Thanx for the update Lynn:) Time made the right choice. |
Lynn Send message Joined: 20 Nov 00 Posts: 14162 Credit: 79,603,650 RAC: 123 |
possible case?? US Nurse Exposed to Ebola Monitored in DC Area An American nurse who was exposed to the Ebola virus while volunteering in Sierra Leone is being admitted to the National Institutes of Health near Washington, D.C. The NIH says in a statement that the nurse was expected to be admitted to the Bethesda, Maryland, facility on Thursday. The NIH says the nurse has not tested positive for the deadly virus. The nurse's identity was not released. http://abcnews.go.com/US/wireStory/us-nurse-exposed-ebola-monitored-dc-area-27529109 |
Julie Send message Joined: 28 Oct 09 Posts: 34053 Credit: 18,883,157 RAC: 18 |
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Lynn Send message Joined: 20 Nov 00 Posts: 14162 Credit: 79,603,650 RAC: 123 |
Oops, sorry Julie. Your welcome. Time Magazine. |
Lynn Send message Joined: 20 Nov 00 Posts: 14162 Credit: 79,603,650 RAC: 123 |
Ebola toll in Guinea, Sierra Leone and Liberia reaches 6,583: WHO (Reuters) - The death toll from the Ebola outbreak in the three worst-hit countries in West Africa reached 6,583 as of Dec. 10, the World Health Organization (WHO) said on Friday. Updated figures on the WHO website showed that 18,188 cases have been recorded in the three nations in the worst outbreak of the disease on record. http://www.reuters.com/article/2014/12/12/us-health-ebola-toll-idUSKBN0JQ1VB20141212 |
Lynn Send message Joined: 20 Nov 00 Posts: 14162 Credit: 79,603,650 RAC: 123 |
Ebola crisis: Sierra Leone bans Christmas celebrations Sierra Leone has banned public celebrations over Christmas and the New Year, because of the Ebola crisis. Soldiers are to be deployed on the streets throughout the festive period to keep people indoors, officials say. Christmas is widely celebrated in Sierra Leone, even though Islam is the largest religion. Sierra Leone has the most cases of Ebola in the current outbreak. Some 6,580 have died, mostly in Guinea, Liberia and Sierra Leone. http://www.bbc.com/news/world-africa-30455248 |
Lynn Send message Joined: 20 Nov 00 Posts: 14162 Credit: 79,603,650 RAC: 123 |
Doctors hope the experimental treatment could help combat the virus that has been sweeping West Africa and killing thousands of people. Up to 13 December, 6,841 people had been reported as having died from the disease. The total number of reported cases is more than 18,000. If a person has successfully fought off the infection, it means their body has learned how to combat the virus and they will have antibodies in their blood that can attack Ebola. http://www.bbc.com/news/health-30478512 Ebola serum supply reaches Liberia |
Julie Send message Joined: 28 Oct 09 Posts: 34053 Credit: 18,883,157 RAC: 18 |
Doctors hope the experimental treatment could help combat the virus that has been sweeping West Africa and killing thousands of people. Evolution will tell us I believe... Ebola is not a global killer but is sure harmed a lot of people already:( rOZZ Music Pictures |
Lynn Send message Joined: 20 Nov 00 Posts: 14162 Credit: 79,603,650 RAC: 123 |
Health teams scour Sierra Leone capital in Ebola drive (Reuters) - Health workers in Sierra Leone began combing the streets of the capital Freetown for Ebola patients on Wednesday, moving house-to-house as the government launched a major operation to contain infection in West Africa's worst-hit country. http://www.reuters.com/article/2014/12/17/us-health-ebola-leone-idUSKBN0JV0SI20141217 |
Lynn Send message Joined: 20 Nov 00 Posts: 14162 Credit: 79,603,650 RAC: 123 |
:(((((( Sierra Leone's leading doctor dies of Ebola (Reuters) - Sierra Leone's leading doctor died of Ebola on Thursday, hours after the arrival in the country of an experimental drug that could have been used to treat him, the government's chief medical officer said. Victor Willoughby was diagnosed with Ebola last week after he treated a man with organ-related problems. The patient, a senior banker, was later diagnosed with Ebola and has since died. http://www.reuters.com/article/2014/12/18/us-health-ebola-leone-idUSKBN0JW2O720141218 |
Lynn Send message Joined: 20 Nov 00 Posts: 14162 Credit: 79,603,650 RAC: 123 |
update. U.N.'s Ban urges end to discrimination against Ebola workers (Reuters) - U.N. Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon on Saturday urged countries affected by the Ebola virus to avoid discriminating against healthcare workers fighting to end the disease. Ban was speaking in Guinea on the second day of a whistle-stop tour aimed at thanking healthcare workers of the countries at the heart of the epidemic. http://www.reuters.com/article/2014/12/20/us-health-ebola-ban-idUSKBN0JY0DZ20141220 |
Lynn Send message Joined: 20 Nov 00 Posts: 14162 Credit: 79,603,650 RAC: 123 |
updated. US nurse exposed to Ebola released from DC hospital, has no evidence of infection BETHESDA, Md. — The National Institutes of Health says an American nurse who was exposed to the Ebola virus while volunteering in Sierra Leone has been released from the hospital. http://www.startribune.com/lifestyle/health/286420721.html |
Lynn Send message Joined: 20 Nov 00 Posts: 14162 Credit: 79,603,650 RAC: 123 |
Sierra Leone Educates on Safe Ebola Burials With Ebola having killed more than 2,000 people in Sierra Leone, and unsafe burials possibly being responsible for up to 70 percent of new infections, officials said they are resorting to increasingly desperate measures to clamp down on traditional burials in the country. http://www.voanews.com/content/sierra-leone-educates-on-safe-burials/2568099.html |
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