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Re: US Will Screen Air Passengers for Signs of Ebola. Will It Work?

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Post by crpatino » Thu, Oct 09, 2014, 9:23 PM UTC

TallGuyShort wrote: post #50

crpatino wrote: post #49

Earlier quoted context omitted.

Exactly! 70% mortality if disease is let to follow its course, 30-40% if supportive care is provided. I don't know guys. But anything that doubles my survival rate sounds like a big difference to me.

Back to the original point, though, a 30-40% fatality rate is still not at the point that I would consider health care alone an effective response.

Why not? Because is not perfect? Such is life. And still, I am sure those people that have received proper care and survived are grateful enough.

Or are you arguing that additional measures are needed both at the individual and at the social/political level to prevent the worst outcomes. There I agree 100%.

Re: US Will Screen Air Passengers for Signs of Ebola. Will It Work?

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Post by TallGuyShort » Thu, Oct 09, 2014, 10:14 PM UTC

crpatino wrote: post #51

TallGuyShort wrote: post #50

Earlier quoted context omitted.

Back to the original point, though, a 30-40% fatality rate is still not at the point that I would consider health care alone an effective response.

Why not? Because is not perfect? Such is life. And still, I am sure those people that have received proper care and survived are grateful enough. Or are you arguing that additional measures are needed both at the individual and at the social/political level to prevent the worst outcomes. There I agree 100%.

Yes that's exactly what I'm arguing. The commenter to whom I replied initially was arguing against the need for other measures stating that "THE" solution was healthcare.

Re: US Will Screen Air Passengers for Signs of Ebola. Will It Work?

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Post by maxerickson » Thu, Oct 09, 2014, 10:39 PM UTC

TallGuyShort wrote: post #52

crpatino wrote: post #51

Earlier quoted context omitted.

Why not? Because is not perfect? Such is life. And still, I am sure those people that have received proper care and survived are grateful enough. Or are you arguing that additional measures are needed both at the individual and at the social/political level to prevent the worst outcomes. There I agree 100%.

Yes that's exactly what I'm arguing. The commenter to whom I replied initially was arguing against the need for other measures stating that "THE" solution was healthcare.

I didn't mean to kick off an argument, I just think it is useful to keep things clear. You have a good point about healthcare alone not solving the problem.

Re: US Will Screen Air Passengers for Signs of Ebola. Will It Work?

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Post by TallGuyShort » Fri, Oct 10, 2014, 2:58 PM UTC

maxerickson wrote: post #53

TallGuyShort wrote: post #52

Earlier quoted context omitted.

Yes that's exactly what I'm arguing. The commenter to whom I replied initially was arguing against the need for other measures stating that "THE" solution was healthcare.

I didn't mean to kick off an argument, I just think it is useful to keep things clear. You have a good point about healthcare alone not solving the problem.

No - thanks for correcting me - I wasn't aware that proper treatment for the side-effects of the virus had such a big impact on the mortality rate. I certainly didn't mean to argue against healthcare, just against it as a sole solution, which we all seem to be in agreement on :)