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I am just glad to live in New York, a place where science is the religion of the medical community.
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He’s “in isolation”, but not “under quarantine”. What’s the difference here?
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“Isolation” usually refers to treatment in a medical facility, with special infection control precautions being taken to prevent cross-contamination that would put other patients at risk.
“Quarantine” usually refers to someone who is not seriously ill (but potentially infectious) being restricted from contact with others to prevent potential transmission. It doesn’t tend to involve the same degree of medical treatment as “isolation” and often takes place in a residential rather than medical setting.
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what we’re finding out is that ebola may be not as fatal as advertised, just for poor africans with lack of access to good health care. so far, no americans have died from it.
i wonder what the social implications are? perhaps a cure could be within reach, but the financial incentive is not there since there’s not much money for whoever comes up with a solution to give the stuff for free to treat poor africans. it’s essentially their problem, until it’s not.
A 103 degree temperature in a child returned from Guinea would obviously raise Ebola concerns - and appropriate testing and infection control procedures are clearly called for.
But it is more likely to be something like malaria - even more common in West Africa - or dengue or other tropical infections.
Sounds like NY and Bellevue are handling this correctly. Hopefully it turns out to be something other than Ebola.
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Thank you for the clarification. The author owes you a gratuity for doing his work 
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Hope he’s ok. Getting that sick is pretty terrifying for a young’un that age. Besides, if his test comes back clean, they can move on to draining him like a gelfling so his life essences can feed the wealthy skeksis who rule the country. Wouldn’t want them to miss out.
So is this boy’s fever really 103° or 100.3° as was reported for that doctor?
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I suspect they made sure they got it right this time.
Children tend to run much higher fevers than adults do - while a 103 temperature is serious regardless of age, it is much more typical for a young child and more alarming in an adult.
Sadly, there aren’t any. I guess they need to pick themselves up by their bootstraps and create a better society. You know - like the Kochs and the Waltons did.
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