Ebola concern

[ricthemic]

Any concern for traveling abroad or cruising? We hv cruised the carbbean at least 20 times. Every cruise has had wonderful employees. They do their multi month contracts and go home for a few weeks. Many to impoverished countries. We are sorry for them and always enhance their gratuities, but now just not sure if cruising or traveling abroad is a good idea.

[joldnol]

only if you are cruising to west africa or texas

[maddie101]

only if you are cruising to west africa or texas

Seriously that is a good question. New employees coming on for their contract could be from west Africa. Most are not, from what I have experienced, but this is food for thought! I am leaving in Dec on a cruise

[Bizdoc]

Perhaps the government should put all of Texas into quarantine for at least 21 days... Keep Ebola from spreading.

There was a reason for having all incoming passengers medically checked at Ellis Island (and other receiving stations). Maybe it is time to return to that practice.

[billethkid]

Perhaps the government should put all of Texas into quarantine for at least 21 days... Keep Ebola from spreading.

There was a reason for having all incoming passengers medically checked at Ellis Island (and other receiving stations). Maybe it is time to return to that practice.

That is what I would call a basic undertaking that one would/should in place to begin a process to reduce or eliminate the entry into the country anything we do not want.

However in this day and age of permissiveness and not offending anybody and the worst of all ....LETS WAIT AND SEE WHAT HAPPENS.....such sensible, prudent precautions will not be entertained.

We live is a day and under a regime that totally subscribes to locking the barn door AFTER THE HORSES GET OUT!!!!

Politics and politicians will not get the job done....they are incapable of doing what needs to be done....unless re-election is in the equation.

We may be technologically advanced but managerially handicapped.

[karostay]

Mother Natures way of reducing the surface population

[Walt.]

Perhaps the government should put all of Texas into quarantine for at least 21 days... Keep Ebola from spreading.

There was a reason for having all incoming passengers medically checked at Ellis Island (and other receiving stations). Maybe it is time to return to that practice.

Nah... somebody might get offended. Strange how one guy from Africa has the government all worked up while hoards from Central America get a welcome mat.

[Topspinmo]

only matter time IMO. IMO you increase your chances of all diseases cruising. Or you could be in prefect health and get to drunk fall over board and disappear?

[Rags123]

Someone said on here that there is not much our federal government can do about this.....I say that there is like freezing the visa of almost 14000 folks who can come and go here at will because they have a visa and they live in the environs of where this disease is most prevelant.

"The first case of Ebola diagnosed within the U.S. is prompting calls for heavy travel restrictions between the U.S. and those West African countries hardest hit by the outbreak — and one advocate is even warning against the possibility of “Ebola tourism” by patients seeking better care here."

Read more: Ebola fears prompt calls for travel restrictions between U.S., West Africa - Washington Times (http://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2014/oct/2/ebola-fears-prompt-calls-for-travel-restrictions-b/#ixzz3F7xfRsM9)
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Someone explain why we at least do not make an effort on this front.

"For now, the administration is rejecting calls for a visa ban for West Africans. “I don’t believe that’s something we’re considering,” a State Department spokeswoman told reporters. Health officials have described the Texas case, in which Mr. Duncan exhibited symptoms but was released from a hospital for two days, as a fluke misstep."

"A patient is being evaluated for Ebola at Howard University Hospital in Washington, D.C., a hospital spokesperson confirmed Friday.

That person has been admitted to the hospital in stable condition and is isolated. The medical team is working with the CDC and other authorities to monitor the patient's condition."

Patient Being Evaluated for Possible Ebola at D.C.'s Howard University Hospital | NBC4 Washington (http://www.nbcwashington.com/news/local/Patient-With-Ebola-Like-Symptoms-Being-Treated-at-Howard-University-Hospital-278025181.html)

"A Montgomery County, Maryland hospital says they're treating a patient with flu-like symptoms who has a travel history that matches criteria for possible Ebola, but the patient has not been diagnosed with Ebola at this time."

Maryland hospital treating patient with symptoms, but no confirm - DC News FOX 5 DC WTTG (http://www.myfoxdc.com/story/26699234/maryland-ebola-symptoms)

Not to panic but at least why are we not doing all we can about shutting the borders.

[rubicon]

Experts warn that the Ebola virus will quickly spread beyond West African and combined with the flu season quickly approaching will result in confusion and hence lead to a world wide endemic . They also are concerned that if this virus mutates it could be carried in a different way, perhaps airborne.

The government needs to encourage Pharma to develop drugs/vaccines quickly to contain and eliminate this threat.

The government must restrict travel and work with other nations to do the same

I am no chicken little but just looking at how quickly this virus is spreading in Liberia should lead one to conclude that medical people are falling behind despite their gallant efforts and the world needs to respond quickly and decisively

[billethkid]

we all know now from EXPERIENCE our government will do what they always do.....WAIT AND SEE.....and NOTHING MORE.....except continue with the feel good talking!!!

If they were fireman they would wait and see if the fire reaches their house before doing ANYTHING.

[Patty55]

I read somewhere yesterday that we will be sending 4000 troops to W. Africa to fight Ebola. What is with this?

[Walt.]

I read somewhere yesterday that we will be sending 4000 troops to W. Africa to fight Ebola. What is with this?

Yeah... what could possibly go wrong.

[784caroline]

I think some people are just looking for a reason to stay home.

I can not recall meeting or encountering one (staff) person from an African nation while cruising and we have cruised a number of years. Most are from eastern Europe, the Caribbean, or even places in the western pacific.

[Patty55]

I think some people are just looking for a reason to stay home.

I can not recall meeting or encountering one (staff) person from an African nation while cruising and we have cruised a number of years. Most are from eastern Europe, the Caribbean, or even places in the western pacific.

Really? I've found a lot of staff from Africa, several waiters from Sierra Leone in particular.

Cruise ships really aren't what concern me though. What concerns me is a repeat of the HIV epidemic. I'm more concerned for my family that travels internationally for business. I'm concerned for medical personnel who get needle pricks and have to sweat it out and get repeatedly tested because the patient didn't want their privacy violated by testing.

That Dallas guy changed in Brussels and VA (I think) before ending up in Dallas. Think about how many people he interacted with.

How can ground troops fight this without being exposed?

[George Bieniaszek]

Maybe the President should reach into his pants and see if he has a pair and ban all travel to the US from West Africa. Unfortunately, our representatives in Congress would rather go on national television and say that they want to form a committee to research the possibility of studying the potential of maybe doing further research into forming a sub-committee to possibly address a potential problem.

[Patty55]

Maybe it's just another diversion, keeps people from talking about the ISIS/ISIL thing.