Jakk

I made 10 lbs of meatballs tonight for dinner and to freeze. I hate mixing it with my hands so I wear nitrile gloves. I was trying to be as careful as I possibly could taking them off to see how hard it would be to take off contaminated gloves. I couldn't do it. I made three different batches and very time I tried, I wound up with little particles on me. It made me think that if i can't get them off without contaminating myself with something I can visibly SEE, how is anyone so darn sure they can take theirs off without contaminating themselves with microscopic particles? I know, it's only meatball mix, but still... lol... makes me wonder.

It appears that common sense isn't all that common these days. How can someone come back from an area ravaged with disease and not willingly quarantine themselves?

The tent is in and indoor facility, not outside.

I'm not panicking yet, but I tend to look to the "what-if". What if Ebola does get entrenched here? What if medical services are overwhelmed? The gov't is clueless and thinking about THAT is enough to send me to the edge of panicking. We cannot count on the gov't to keep our nation safe.

A health care worker that handled the blood of the first ebola guy is on a Carnival cruise ship parked off shore of Belize. Belize officials will not allow the transfer of this woman via their shores into their airport to be airlifted out. There are over 4,000 passengers and crew on board. I've been to Belize and there is no dock. They anchor out in the ocean and you take a small ship called a Tender to the shore. Apparently they had this woman and her husband on the Tender ready to go to the Belize hospital but were told no. Belize does not want Ebola on their shores. The patient was returned to the ship and the ship is sailing back to the US. Belize TV is saying the patient is showing symptoms of Ebola, but the CDC says no symptoms. Which is it? Tell me, short of sinking it, how do you disinfect a huge cruise ship?

So much for "self quarantine". This is the second person that was self-monitoring, self-quarantined that went out in public. That one from NBC (Dr. Nancy something) went out to a deli to get some soup, this one flies half way across the country. How does TPTB expect to stop/slow down infections if they can't get doctors and nurses to follow orders?

Dallas Health Care Worker tests positive for Ebola. http://www.foxnews.com/health/2014/10/12/health-care-worker-at-dallas-hospital-tests-positive-for-ebola/ Per hospital spokesperson this am: This HCW caught it AFTER Duncan had been admitted to the hospital on his second trip to the ER. HCW had been wearing PPE as prescribed by the CDC, mask/gown/gloves/shield. Tell me again how Ebola is not airborne.

I agree. They were saying on the news tonight that if there is a mass outbreak in Mexico, Honduras or Guatemala those people are going to storm the USA like nothing we have ever seen before looking for free healthcare. That ticks me off. I can't afford to take my kids to the doctor even with health insurance until I reach a $4000 deductible, and these people think they can come here and get top notch care for free.

I didn't speak with her. I thought about it, but I had my 9 yr old with me and I'd rather discuss it when she isn't around. I did find Sambucol at Kmart today. It was marked down to $2 each. They only had one bottle of syrup and one box of quick dissolve tablets.

I saw this lady at Walmart today. She is wearing a surgical mask which won't do much against flu or ebola. I honestly have no qualms about wearing my N95's out in public but at this point I'm not at the panic stage where I think it's necessary. I think my line in the sand will be anything in my state or one of my bordering states.

He did die!! http://www.israelnationalnews.com/News/Flash.aspx/305795#.VDIHPdhF_xr.facebook ETA: This is apparently a rumor. Reuters, which is stated as being the source, doesn't confirm this at all and says the guy is still fighting for his life.

I don't think there is a better deal to be found on N95 masks then these: http://www.ebay.com/itm/KIMBERLY-CLARK-Tecnol-PFR95-N95-Yellow-Particulate-Filter-Respirator-masks-300-/181545491110?pt=LH_DefaultDomain_0&hash=item2a44f45aa6 I have these in a size small for my kids, fits perfectly for them and is comfortable to wear.

I found this info from Kimberly-Clarke to be very informative. http://www.kchealthcare.com/media/133353/k-c-ebola-precautions-brief-truscott-final.pdf

Where does it say he died? In the comments or the blog post?

I don't see why you can't use Everclear.