General Chat

Mayfield - what also concerned me, when it was announced that British squaddies were being sent out to help, was the unsubstantiated reports, that if any of them working in areas where the disease was prevalent becsme ill, they would not be flown home, they would be put in isolation over there - if, and I repeat, if these reports are true, would this also apply to any government minister who visited these areas ;-)

Not enough is being done no. Many people will not be honest look at the original American case it seems he lied on a form when he left the country. America was not ready for it and many would say they are still not ready but are hopefully learning as they stumble along - sending him home at first, not putting on the correct uniform for the first few hours to protect themselves, travelling on planes with a slight temperature etc.
Canada is hoping they have learnt their lessons in the past and so far we have had no confirmed cases...trouble is between the person getting to the hospital and the staff finding out they may be affected how many get exposed in that first hour or more for triage ???? Knee jerk reaction is to isolate the countries it is happening in right now how much urgent travel is actually happening from these countries that can't be done over the compter these days ?

Could this be the first case in the UK - the Times newspaper is reporting that a suspected Ebola patient is being kept in isolation at a London hospital, Public Health England said last night.

Doctors are awaiting the results of tests on the unnamed person to establish if they are carrying the virus -which would be the first case of Ebola diagnosed in Britain.

According to The Sun the patient was admitted to Kings College Hospital, North London, yesterday displaying symptoms of the disease.

A spokeswoman from Public Health England told the paper: “There is somwone at Kings College and a est has been carried out."

Someone on the radio the other day mentioned EBOLA being used as a 'weapon of war'.

Those who are willing to activate a suicide bomb, for example, would probably have an equal enthusiasm for spreading the deadly EBOLA virus far & wide by any means possible.

In either instance, he or she will either certainly or most likely die in the process as will the innocent citizens.

Have I got this right or not, I heard that once someone
has died from Ebola the body is very contagious, if this is
the case why are the bodies being buried and not cremated?

Emma I also heard that the bodies were still infectious and a lot were left in the streets after death. They should be cremated.

'Shaking hands' needs to be banned for a while at least during this current 'emergency'.

Come to think of it, I might just take a unilateral decision never to offer ‘the hand of peace’ again mainly because of the seemingly increasing number of the great unwashed/smelly individuals who seem compelled to travel on the same bus as me. A pungent cocktail of warm weather, stale sweat & all coated over by Lynx spray do nothing for my sensitive nose.

A nod & a grin from a distance should be adequate to acknowledge acquaintances.