By FITSNEWS || If you talk the talk, you’d better walk the walk … something U.S. Centers for Disease Control (CDC) director Dr. Thomas Frieden is learning the hard way.
In late July when the deadly Ebola virus was still half a world away, Frieden downplayed concerns about an American outbreak.
“It is not a potential of Ebola spreading widely in the U.S.,” he said at the time. “That is not in the cards.”
When the first U.S. case of Ebola turned up in Dallas, Texas, Frieden sounded an even more defiant tone.
“There is no doubt in my mind … we will stop it here,” he said. “We are stopping it in its tracks in this country.”
Here’s the problem: Frieden’s definition of “stopping Ebola in its tracks” apparently includes failing to quarantine health care workers who treated Thomas Eric Duncan – the Liberian man who contracted the disease after flying from Liberia to Texas.
In fact 29-year-old Amber Vinson – one of the Texas nurses who treated Duncan (and who has since contracted the disease) – not only wasn’t quarantined, she actually took a pair of commercial airline flights. One of them after she started showing symptoms!
Seriously … it’s like they want this thing to spread …
“She should not have flown on a commercial airline,” Frieden said.
Really? Vinson flew from Dallas to Cleveland last week to help plan her wedding with family members – a flight that took place before she began showing symptoms of the disease. Two days ago, while experiencing a 99.5-degree fever, she boarded a plane back to Dallas.
CDC officials are scrambling to find the individuals on that flight as well as the individuals with whom Vinson came in contact during her trip to Ohio.
Ebola is a virological taxon first discovered in 1976. Last December, an outbreak of the virus began in West Africa which has since infected 9,000 victims (killing 4,500 of them). Most of the deaths have occurred in Liberia, Sierra Leone and Guinea – but there are now three confirmed cases in the United States (including one death).
Ebola is spread through bodily fluids. After an incubation period ranging from two days to three weeks, Ebola victims begin experiencing nausea, vomiting, and diarrhea – at which point they are contagious.
Eventually their kidneys and livers begin to shut down, a process accompanied by mass internal hemorrhaging. There is no treatment and no cure for the virus. Also, Ebola has a fifty percent mortality rate – meaning one out of every two people who contract the disease die from it.
This week the World Health Organization (WHO) made some frightening projections regarding the disease – estimating that 5,000-10,000 new cases could be seen per week in West Africa. WHO officials also estimated the mortality rate for the disease at 70 percent.
Wow …
In South Carolina, the response to Ebola is being managed by S.C. Department of Health and Environmental Control (SCDHEC) and its director Catherine Templeton. We’ve written a pair of stories on her efforts (HERE and HERE).
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Why no picks of the nurse??? Not like you sic.
Also, great news about the other nurse that flew from Cleveland to Texas with a fever and 120 people.
“It’s like they want this thing to spread” is exactly why many comments to Liz’s article were adversarial. Many of us have lived long enough to see disasters like this get out of hand out of utter stupidity or conspiracy. Either way, this train has left the station and the response going forward will have to be perfect or else.
Thank you, Doctor. You are a expert on disease, right? YouTube videos don’t count.
Go cough into your arm now, you will be fine. The experts are taking good care. At least the nice nurse was checking her own temperature every hour – ON THE GODDAMNED FLIGHT YOU MORON.
Yes, doctor. Also, what “disasters like this” have you watched get out of hand? You were around for the Spanish Flu? Being over a hundred years old does not make you an expert. Have fun in your bunker.
Unfortunately, deep down inside, I believe those of us who are thinking men and women know that it won’t be.
What disasters are you talking about? Elaborate…
Que the conspiracy tards in 5, 4, 3, 2…
OBAMA IS PUTTING EBOLA IN THE DRINKING WATER OF RED STATES TO WIPE OUT GOD FEARING REPUBLICANS!!!1!
No, sadly it appears that’s just the average FitsNews reader.
HE supports ISIS, his muslim brothers. Why not?
Oh lord, how long did it take you to come up with that witty screen name? You people look so fucking stupid.
And … is a “smart” screen name?!?
OBAMA IS PUTTING EBOLA IN THE DRINKING WATER OF RED STATES TO WIPE OUT GOD FEARING REPUBLICANS!!!1!
New York Times version:
OBAMA IS PUTTING EBOLA IN THE DRINKING WATER OF RED STATES TO WIPE OUT GOD FEARING REPUBLICANS, WOMEN AND MINORITIES HARDEST HIT!!!!
Oh…wait…
Right, because such gross negligence and incompetence couldn’t be intentional, especially sense all of these “smart” people who should have known better have so totally dropped the ball on this matter of extreme importance to the residents of this country.
So who do you suspect of the conspiracy?
Well for starters, look at those charged with the security and general welfare of this country. Those whose job it was or should have been to secure our borders and keep this stuff OFF of American soil, would be a good place to begin, IMHO.
Well the Governor of Texas is in on it as well. He could have shut down air travel in and out of Texas until this thing is resolved. I think we should quarantine the entire state. What is Haley doing. Has she suspended flights to and from Texas to SC.
No way. The NWO won’t let them, right?
Like so many RINO’s, the governor of Texas is a paper tiger who is at best, totally useless. Same for Haley. A few years ago, he had the chance to push through a law which would have made the pointless groping and grabbing by TSA agents in his state a felony. Jackboot Janet Napolitano or like personage(s) threatened to shut down air travel into and out of Texas if he did. Perry and the other gutless, nutless, wonders in the Texas Capital backed off of that and today, nothing has changed because of them.
Like so many RINO’s, the governor of Texas is a paper tiger who is at best, totally useless.
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You are a gentleman – generous to a fault.
We need to start a petition. Haley should act now. We need to shut down travel to SC from Texas and Ohio until we are sure both states are Ebola free.
I don’t expect anything from Haley. She is in it for her own gain and has been since day one. Electing her was a huge mistake. Any proactive measures should have been from a Federal level but the time for that has long since passed. I expect even less from them from here on out, than I do from Haley.
Perhaps Haley is in on the conspiracy? if she isn’t why hasn’t she done anything to protect this state?
Your right! No problem shutting travel down over not getting to sexually assault grandmas and kiddies, but a killer disease is different. We are no better than Africa so we should suffer the same, it’s only fair.
Well you do have a point. If Governor Kasich, had said no flights from Texas to Ohio, this nurse would not have flown on two planes. Not to mention none of those people from Ohio would have been traveling to Texas and possibly returning home with Ebola. So really the failure of Perry and Kasich to act responsibly is causing this disease to spread.
Well the Governor of Texas is in on it as well. He could have shut down air travel in and out of Texas until this thing is resolved.
“Oops.”
He has a few YouTube videos that’ll “explain it all”, don’t worry. He has scoured the web for information. Nobody would make stuff up on the internet and he’s gonna spread the real “truth” about how the world is run. If “the powers that be” don’t get to him first…
But you know the REAL deal, right? What website or YouTube video should I see that’ll blow my mind and explain everything? I know you’ve got some links to the real information, man.
I blame the Republicans for this.
I blame John Kennedy …….. On second thought, I think we need to blame George Washington, instead.
Place blame where ever you like, but this squarely the fault of Republicans obstructionists policies. Can’t wait to vote them out next month
If that’s the case, why didn’t Obama get all this stuff taken care of when he had the House and Senate?
Oh lord, more Obama derangement. Guess it comes with being white, elderly and southern these days. Only two more years. You can hang in there.
Actually Colonel, I believe he has just “taken care of” this country in his own way, or perhaps as his NWO handlers directed.
Is there a shortage of tin foil in Columbia? Judging by the comments, it must be hat season for crazies there.
There is nothing to see here. Please move along, folks. Nothing to see here…
You are absolutely right about that, Slimer.
Just curious, are you emotional because you are that goddamned stupid or are you a government-paid shill who is compensated to do damage control by going around to these type boards as needed?
Yes! I was wondering how long it would be before you used “government-paid shill”. lol Man, you guys are so predictable. I just find your brand of mental illness funny. Oh man, that was great!
Please tell me you’re a regular visitor to Rense, Veteran’s Today, GLP, etc. Of course, you are.
Until this moment, I honestly never heard of any of those sites. That said, there are other sites your kind get paid to troll and your presence is both apparent and transparent on them.
Thank you for playing. Please turn off your console when you leave the room.
Oh boy, I just pointed you to the mother load! You are going to love those sites so much! Wait, you can get paid to do this? Where do I sign up? Seriously, who do I contact? You must know, right? Hey NSA, if you’re reading this, hit me up. You already know my contact info.
If that’s the case, why didn’t Obama get all this stuff taken care of when he had the House and Senate?
Well at least the Governors of Texas and Ohio, who happen to be Republicans.
Which was worse, FITS journalistic incompetence pre-2012, or Obama’s now w/ Ebola?
At least troll w/ creativity bro. Come on.
Accuracy is not good enough?
I would say you spamming comments sites all over the state for the past year, using multiple identies is the worst.
Don’t worry GrandTango, being infected by Ebola requires human contact (especially body fluids). You’re more than safe.
Your incompetence takes the cake.
Creativity 0 ….but what’s new?
I give ’em a 10. You don’t have any comebacks.
Since his BEST (and only coherent) responses usually just takes what I have said, and he regurgitates it, you are actually giving ME a 10. But you sound like a Dumb@$$, so don’t be surprised if I’m not flattered by your critique…or your imitation.
I can’t believe this nurse used such poor judgment. And that’s being kind in describing her incredible decision to take two flights, one during which, it is reported, she was showing symptoms. That’s verging on criminal. It seems we can’t even trust our healthcare professionals.
You thought you could trust healthcare officials before this?
Yes. I did.
You poor naive bastard.
I don’t appreciate your name calling. Why do you and many others use the internet to be so rude ? Are you like that in real life too?
He’s obviously an African-American TV lawyer in real life. Show some respect.
He doesn’t have the balls to act that way face to face, so this is his outlet. His life probably sucks pretty bad.
And this coming from a user name like yours.
How’s that? I’d have no problem telling him that to his face.
How’s that you say…you are a troll that lives in your mommie’s basement that makes up user names to reply to comments. We all know trolls only come out after mommie kicks them out of the basement.
No they are mostly retired white guys. Probably just like you.
Boy did you come to the wrong site.
Jackie knows all the ins and outs of healthcare. Call him next time you’re ill.
Her president promised her Ebola would not reach our shores and her CDC educated her that Ebola is spread by bodily fluids only. Why wouldn’t she trust her government?
“I can’t believe this nurse used such poor judgment.”
She called the CDC and the CDC said she could fly…that’s verging on criminal also or, maybe it is criminal
I didn’t know that. I’ll have to read the news again. Then it’s the CDC’s fault. She should never have been permitted to fly unless she went through a 21 day quarantine first.
A 3 month flight restriction from West Africa makes a lot of sense to me…but I’m just an ignorant ole doctor with no specific political or social ax to grind…
The best kind! I’m so tired of political axes for gods’ sake. How about a 21 day quarantine before anyone from Africa can enter this country. Ellis Island again?
But Teenie Bopper Liz said everybody is acting like a hysterical chicken little and need to take Xanax like she does.
Don’t forget the wine! Dumb fucking Mom’s favorite…next to the pills.
What you see on a daily basis from the administration can only be labeled as incompetence on display.
For profit hospital failing to take appropriate safety precautions because of the added expense completely foreseeable.
And Baptist or Richland would have done better? Shiiiiiiiiiiiit!
Probably why the state run hospital in Spain didn’t have any nurses get infected.
Wow. You are completely clueless about how hospitals and healthcare is run. Stick to 90’s sitcoms.
*are
The hospital is a non profit. Let’s send all Ebola patients to a Veterans Administration hospital.
If you believe that anything in the USA is non-profit, you’re deluded.
A CDC full of arrogant and incompetent political stool pigeons more concerned with appearances than protecting and safeguarding the nation’s welfare and health…criminal negligence is not too strong an indictment to describe the CDC’ s disastrous handling of this completely preventable outbreak…
You did say CDC and not DHEC, right?
Just spray everyone and everything down with Clorox and give ’em a Z-Pack.
Done. I’m good at solving the world’s problems.
Just spray everyone and everything down with Clorox and give ’em a Z-Pack.
Done. I’m good at solving the world’s problems.
…and a glug or two of NYQUIL, to be on the safe side…
Just spray everyone and everything down with Clorox and give ’em a Z-Pack.
Done. I’m good at solving the world’s problems.
This just goes to show you that just because someone calls themselves a ‘professional’, doesn’t necessarily mean that they act and behave like one. And by the way, one of the symptoms is called ‘liquifaction’, whereby the whole body turns into a blob-like substance, almost unrecognizable as having been a human being, with all features erased. The body literally turns to liquid. The symptoms are horrible, and people should start to educate themselves as to what is really going on with this pandemic. The WHO is probably a better source than the CDC is, because the head of the CDC is more of a politician than a doctor, for obvious reasons. And, God forbid, he also sounds like a lawyer too. The CIA is to blame for this, as for most problems affecting mankind in this era. They are the responsible party. Period. They were in charge of labs in Liberia where the US was working on the weaponization of lethal pathogens, such as the Ebola virus. Also some people in Africa seem to think that some corporations that manufacture the vaccine also let some of the pathogen escape from their labs. This wouldn’t surprise me one bit, as scientists are always making errors and harming the publlic.
I’m sure HIV crawled out of the same darn bucket??? Those silly gubmint clowns, they can’t even keep a secret, can they?
Don’t read the first chapter of “The Hot Zone”. Just kidding, do.
I’m just going to repost this. I know it’s gonna make some of y’all upset, but it’s still true.
Ebola is being blown way out of proportion. It’s obviously not a very successful virus. There is an ongoing outbreak in West Africa an area with very little medical infrastructure, death rituals that spread the virus, and superstitions about treatment that spread the virus further. This is an environment that leads to rapid spread of disease, but even with the environmental factors it hasn’t manage to kill 5,000 people in the seven months of the outbreak. Tens and maybe hundreds of thousands of people have traveled from the outbreak area since the outbreak began in February and all of one infected person has made it in to the United States (not counting the two that were brought back for treatment as we knew what was going on with that). Add to this mix that the Soviets tried to weaponize Marburg a very similar virus in the same family (Filoviridae Virus) and where highly unsuccessful only killing a few lab workers via needle stick and other such mishaps.
There have been numerous Ebola, Marburg, and other hemorrhagic fever outbreaks going back in human history and they are always small and rather contained. If and that’s a big if one of these hemorrhagic fever mutates to be come airborne (not droplets of body fluids actually airborne) I’ll start worrying, until then smallpox, a mutated bubonic plague, Spanish Flu, and malaria (since we can’t use DDT to control mosquitoes any more) are much more worrisome.
Obama wants Ebola in America.He and the soc/marxixsts in the Democrat Party believe America is evil and it is not fair ONLY Africa has this.
Obama not only wants to redistribute wealth here and abroad…he wants to REDISTRIBUTE diseases and viruses to finish bringing this country to its knees.
See, just like this nutter^^^
Finally, a voice of reason. I was beginning to think this was Godlike Productions or something.
There has never been an Ebola outbreak of this scale. It is growing exponentially. Non-airborne viruses (like norovirus) spread worldwide all the time.
Don’t worry, you have to have contact with other humans. You’ll survive.
Ever hear of The Plague?
Yes, read my comment you’ll notice I mentioned bubonic plague aka The Plague, aka The Black Death. It was spread by fleas from rats in very unsanitary conditions during the middle ages.
Fucking A. When did this site turn into GLP? Some people should not have access to the Internet.
Where’s that ordinance I called in? Our position is compromised. I say again, our position is compromised!
There are so many troll out tonight it’s just like a virus. It must be spreading by bodily fluds
So what do you suggest? Should I buy my groceries on the internet, or what?
Nope, grocery stores have site-advisers.
How about roots? Can I eat roots?
As long as it’s rootsbeer.
How about roots? Can I eat roots?
Now, now…don’t go all Miss Lindsey and GrandTango on us…..
This is all part of my plan. No one likes Dallas because Euwe Max lives there and no one likes Cleveland because the sun never shines there and it’s a stark reminder of the fact our nation has lost it’s manufacturing, so I decided to unleash Ebola there and focus on the positive parts of the US.
Is everybody happy now?
You do realize that the failure to stop this was of course done at the local/state level and yet somehow it is the federal government’s fault? Typical Republican response. Hate the federal government, demand more state autonomy and then when a fire, a tornado, a hurricane, ebola all come calling, they all want to blame the federal government and want the federal government’s money.
So a travel ban which would have prevented this entire tragedy is somehow the local government’ s fault? Please explain your tortured logic.
A travel ban? That is how you are going to blame this on the federal government? When someone in another country gets the bird flu are we going to impose a travel ban? SARS? The flu? (old people and young people die from the flu you know). Absurd.