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Right now, there are ZERO

Maudelynn — Fri, 15 Jan 2016 17:11:39 GMT

cases of Ebola in the world! Wonderful news, considering a short time ago, the outbreak was touted as nearly the end of the world!

Glad tidings for a change.

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HappyDaze — Fri, 15 Jan 2016 17:31:14 GMT

Yes true but I sure hope people, especially healthcare people, stay diligent about being able to identify new cases. Because of the nature of the virus and the fact that they stil do not know exactly what animals (and potentially plants, fungus, etc) are host "resevoirs" for the virus, it will only be a matter of time before there is another outbreak. So not "if" but "when". I think the areas where the major outbreaks were learned alot about containing the virus (i.e. stopping the spread) so hopefully that knowledge will help limit the spread of it for the next outbreak.

I am not trying to be a debbie downer, just want people to be aware that the virus has not be completely irradicated from the world and it will be almost impossible for it to ever be. There is alot of research and study still neediing to be done. It isn't like the polio or measles virus where you can completely irradicate it since the ebola virus is a zoonotic disease where the other two are not.

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Tinkrbl44 — Fri, 15 Jan 2016 17:24:00 GMT

I think what they mean is that there are no cases that they know of ......

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Say Nay — Fri, 15 Jan 2016 17:29:22 GMT

A new case was confirmed 14 hours ago. See BBC News...

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Maudelynn — Fri, 15 Jan 2016 17:31:12 GMT

I did say "right now". The disease is not erradicated, nor is it an imminent danger to our shores, as was jinned up just a year ago.

I don't think anyone's being a "debbie downer" to bring up the facts. But it is nice to know that at this moment, no one is dying from the disease.

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HappyDaze — Fri, 15 Jan 2016 17:32:51 GMT

Actually there was a death reported today in Sierra Leone.

http://www.npr.org/sections/thetwo-way/2016/01/15/463154789/sierra-leone-reports-new-death-from-ebola-one-day-after-landmark

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Maudelynn — Fri, 15 Jan 2016 17:34:57 GMT

I read the patient died 3 days ago. Let's celebrate, if we can, that we may be seeing a dramatic decrease in Ebola transmission.

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151949 — Fri, 15 Jan 2016 17:53:53 GMT

Now, instead there is this other horrible virus causing bad birth defects like undersized heads and brains (microcephalis). And it is transmitted by a mosquito bite. AND it is already in the carribean so they are expecting to be seeing it soon in Florida.

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151949 — Fri, 15 Jan 2016 17:55:10 GMT

I think people need to stop travelling to Africa and bringing these oddball viruses from there all over the world. Just saying.

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Say Nay — Fri, 15 Jan 2016 18:11:21 GMT

@Maudelynn wrote:
I read the patient died 3 days ago. Let's celebrate, if we can, that we may be seeing a dramatic decrease in Ebola transmission.

Unfortunately these WHO announcements are hurting the residents. They celebrate being "ebola free" only to be let down again and again. Personally my feelings are if WHO announced the sky was blue I would go outside and double check their statement.

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HappyDaze — Fri, 15 Jan 2016 18:28:01 GMT

@The Monkey on My Back wrote:
@Maudelynn wrote:
I read the patient died 3 days ago. Let's celebrate, if we can, that we may be seeing a dramatic decrease in Ebola transmission.
Unfortunately these WHO announcements are hurting the residents. They celebrate being "ebola free" only to be let down again and again. Personally my feelings are if WHO announced the sky was blue I would go outside and double check their statement.

I agree, they need to just stop with the Ebola "Free" declarations at this point. There really is no such thing anyway and I think it gives people a false sense of security.You can certainly say it is minimized or perhaps even currently under control but " Ebola free"? Yeah not so much. As a Doctor stated in the article I posted, "The reality is that this outbreak's not over...it has just changed."

And then the fact that many people that have survived Ebola are later dying and many they believe is due to "flare ups" of the virus. They are finding the virus hiding in places like the eyeballs, bodily fluids (if you get my drift), etc. so the virus is still in their bodies even though blood tests had not detected the virus. That is a scary, scary thing.

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CrazyDaisy — Fri, 15 Jan 2016 18:24:23 GMT

@Maudelynn wrote:
I read the patient died 3 days ago. Let's celebrate, if we can, that we may be seeing a dramatic decrease in Ebola transmission.

3 whole days, something to celebrate?

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Puzzle Piece — Fri, 15 Jan 2016 18:27:40 GMT

@The Monkey on My Back wrote:
A new case was confirmed 14 hours ago. See BBC News...

We must always be vigilant, ALWAYS.

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nunya — Fri, 15 Jan 2016 18:31:50 GMT

Now they are worried because the lady who died came into contact with dozens of people.

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persiflage — Sun, 17 Jan 2016 20:01:29 GMT

The U.S. response to Ebola shows me what a powerful difference we can make when we look at something, call it what it is and choose to fight against it. We led a global response to fight against what we recognized as a danger to us all. At home we were willing to quarantine those exposed and stop the spread of the virus. We were questioned when traveling, visiting the doctor, etc. about where we had been to determine if we ourselves posed a risk to others. We sent military, health care workers, and civilian responders to the source, West Africa to protect all from danger.

When we choose to recognize a danger and fight against it we make a difference.

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Lila Belle — Fri, 15 Jan 2016 21:13:34 GMT

And now there's that Zika virus to contend with !

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Drythe — Sat, 16 Jan 2016 05:16:04 GMT

@persiflage wrote:
The U.S. response to Ebola shows me what a powerful difference we can make when we look at something, call it what it is and choose to fight against it. We lead a global response to fight against what we recognized as a danger to us all. At home we were willing to quarantine those exposed and stop the spread of the virus. We were questioned when traveling, visiting the doctor, etc. about where we had been to determine if we ourselves posed a risk to others. We sent military, health care workers, and civilian responders to the source, West Africa to protect all from danger.

When we choose to recognize a danger and fight against it we make a difference.

@persiflage

I agree with you and wish we could bring these abilities to focus on some other issues we face right here at home. Too many times it seems we shoot potential solutions down w/o trying them.

(All I can get away with saying w/o a hoopla.)

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January121 — Fri, 15 Jan 2016 23:25:10 GMT

@Maudelynn wrote:
I did say "right now". The disease is not erradicated, nor is it an imminent danger to our shores, as was jinned up just a year ago.
I don't think anyone's being a "debbie downer" to bring up the facts. But it is nice to know that at this moment, no one is dying from the disease.

@Maudelynn ... this disease is still a threat to the entire world .... a woman died of it just 3 days ago & I believe someone else was diagnosed with it less than 24 hours ago!!!! .... I don't know where you get your information from but, you are incorrect.... they have found that the people that they claimed to be cured have had relapses from the virus ... the virus remains hidden in their bodies in places that a blood test cannot pick up and then it pops up again at which time lots of healthy people could have been affected .... Ebola is still alive & well regardless of what the WHO wants us to believe.

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Drythe — Sat, 16 Jan 2016 01:24:09 GMT

@HappyDaze wrote:
@The Monkey on My Back wrote:
@Maudelynn wrote:
I read the patient died 3 days ago. Let's celebrate, if we can, that we may be seeing a dramatic decrease in Ebola transmission.
Unfortunately these WHO announcements are hurting the residents. They celebrate being "ebola free" only to be let down again and again. Personally my feelings are if WHO announced the sky was blue I would go outside and double check their statement.
I agree, they need to just stop with the Ebola "Free" declarations at this point. There really is no such thing anyway and I think it gives people a false sense of security.You can certainly say it is minimized or perhaps even currently under control but " Ebola free"? Yeah not so much. As a Doctor stated in the article I posted, "The reality is that this outbreak's not over...it has just changed."

And then the fact that many people that have survived Ebola are later dying and many they believe is due to "flare ups" of the virus. They are finding the virus hiding in places like the eyeballs, bodily fluids (if you get my drift), etc. so the virus is still in their bodies even though blood tests had not detected the virus. That is a scary, scary thing.

As with the 'no load HIV' - good news, but still not 'all is well' as the HIV virus is still present, and can lie dormant for up to 10 years.

Both still a concern, still require vigilence.

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Maudelynn — Sat, 16 Jan 2016 00:35:54 GMT

@January121 wrote:
@Maudelynn wrote:
I did say "right now". The disease is not erradicated, nor is it an imminent danger to our shores, as was jinned up just a year ago.
I don't think anyone's being a "debbie downer" to bring up the facts. But it is nice to know that at this moment, no one is dying from the disease.
@Maudelynn ... this disease is still a threat to the entire world .... a woman died of it just 3 days ago & I believe someone else was diagnosed with it less than 24 hours ago!!!! .... I don't know where you get your information from but, you are incorrect.... they have found that the people that they claimed to be cured have had relapses from the virus ... the virus remains hidden in their bodies in places that a blood test cannot pick up and then it pops up again at which time lots of healthy people could have been affected .... Ebola is still alive & well regardless of what the WHO wants us to believe.

I got my info from the World Health Organization, but since you you "believe someone else was diagnosed with it less than 24 hours ago" I guess you are the expert.

Thanks for your scientific summarization as to why Ebola is a threat to the world.