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[scotttie]

Now on to Cornish. Very good history so far.

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On 11/1/2014 scotttie said:

Now on to Cornish. Very good history so far.

I'm curious about what you think about what he had to say.

[scotttie]

On 11/1/2014 MomTo2Dogs said:

On 11/1/2014 scotttie said:

Now on to Cornish. Very good history so far.

I'm curious about what you think about what he had to say.

I'm very educated now on how this got so out of hand.

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On 11/1/2014 scotttie said:

On 11/1/2014 MomTo2Dogs said:

On 11/1/2014 scotttie said:

Now on to Cornish. Very good history so far.

I'm curious about what you think about what he had to say.

I'm very educated now on how this got so out of hand.

Interesting isn't it.

[pitdakota]

Great GATO!!! Thanks for sharing. One of my colleagues works with MSF. He was scheduled to go back at the end of Nov and is now re-thinking that trip due to all the brouhaha going on here. I hope this webcast has information that might help people understand more about the situation over there and gain knowledge about ebola.

I will save the link to watch later. Thanks again!

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On 11/1/2014 pitdakota said:

Great GATO!!! Thanks for sharing. One of my colleagues works with MSF. He was scheduled to go back at the end of Nov and is now re-thinking that trip due to all the brouhaha going on here. I hope this webcast has information that might help people understand more about the situation over there and gain knowledge about ebola.

I will save the link to watch later. Thanks again!

It certainly changed my mind on things I was skeptical about.

YW pitty!

[scotttie]

I am on "pause" at the moment.

Cornish just said 3 things key in stopping it in Nigeria and Senegal:

Case Mangement

Contact Tracing

Public Education.

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This has been my point for a few days now, ever since Kaci refuses self quarantine.

IF returning medical workers refuse to self quarantine, then if they should, heaven forbid become symptomatic, this will put a large burden on local health departments, health authorities whatever you want to call it(public health officials). Large amounts of resources will be needed to trace/track all the people the returning hero (and I mean that seriously,--these people are heroes) came into contact with.

This resource drain will have to come from where? The efforts at flu management, this new enterovirus management, vaccine programs. The money and the resources have to come from somewhere in order to do this tracing. It will require manpower.

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So, I haven't heard yet why an at home quarantine is such a terrible thing. Yes, they are saying people don't want to go now but I don't get that so far.

Pause off. Back to listen.

[scotttie]

He just said that over there if they can give immediate treatment at first sign of fever they can save 70 percent but they are not able to catch those oftentimes because they are too busy taking care of the sickest.

[Say Nay]

On 11/1/2014 scotttie said:

I am on "pause" at the moment.

Cornish just said 3 things key in stopping it in Nigeria and Senegal:

Case Mangement

Contact Tracing

Public Education.

**

This has been my point for a few days now, ever since Kaci refuses self quarantine.

IF returning medical workers refuse to self quarantine, then if they should, heaven forbid become symptomatic, this will put a large burden on local health departments, health authorities whatever you want to call it(public health officials). Large amounts of resources will be needed to trace/track all the people the returning hero (and I mean that seriously,--these people are heroes) came into contact with.

This resource drain will have to come from where? The efforts at flu management, this new enterovirus management, vaccine programs. The money and the resources have to come from somewhere in order to do this tracing. It will require manpower.

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So, I haven't heard yet why an at home quarantine is such a terrible thing. Yes, they are saying people don't want to go now but I don't get that so far.

Pause off. Back to listen.

I think it goes back to not being symptomatic meaning not being contagious. Which is why monitoring temperature twice a day is critical.

[dooBdoo]

On 11/1/2014 MomTo2Dogs said:

For those who are interested MSF in conjunction with CBC (Canadian Broadcast Corporation) held a webcast on Oct 30th on Ebola. It is approximately 2 hours long. It delves into the current Ebola epidemic and how MSF along with the international community and the local communities are dealing with this tragedy. It is informative and gives a clear, concise and easy to understand picture of the situation.

Personally I needed to watch it. I needed to have it broken down and presented to me by MSF medical staff who worked in the Ebola affected zones. I needed the visuals.

If you have questions, concerns, fears about Ebola I encourage you to invest the 2 hours and watch.

http://www.msf.ca/en/webcast-stopping-ebola-msf’s-experience-front-lines-historic-epidemic

I'm so glad you found this and shared it, Gato! I've been posting articles from and links to Médecins Sans Frontières/Doctors Without Borders on previous threads but couldn't seem to generate interest. This looks wonderful. We're having probs with internet cables downed by high winds, but I look forward to watching this when I have a reliable connection. Thanks, again, you're the best! (Is it okay if I call you one of my heros?)