Ebola And You

And great earthquakes shall be in divers places, and famines, and pestilences; and fearful sights and great signs shall there be from heaven.

-Luke 21:11

I don't know about you but I am really upset and scared(even tho God tells me in the Bible that he has my back) for our country which includes our families. This disease is DEADLY! Our officials who we have voted in to PROTECT us are treating this DEADLY disease like it is the common cold! I realize that in past times our flu killed 100's of 1000's of people across this vast country. Just go to your local cemetery and you can see for yourselves. But, yes I say BUT we are in times that are way more advanced in technology, science and preparation for illnesses and diseases today. We may not have the cure for cancer which kills 1000's everyday.  This disease is so much different than that of cancer or the common/not so common flu or the common cold! 
Here is my question(s):
If one(attending nurse or aid worker) is exposed to a patient who is confirmed of Ebola, how can one believe that they did not somehow get fluids on themselves? Violent vomiting, diarrhea, sweating, saliva, blood and urine....not one little droplet got on your shoes or clothes even when taking precautionary measures? If you were so careful in what you wore, in this case should be covered in a full body rubber suit in my opinion, and did all the precautinary measures to the tea then how in the H E double hockey sticks did you contract the virus? Are they not telling us that it can be transmitted by airborne means? I don't think that anybody who was told of the seriousness of this disease wouldn't do everything possible to avoid this disease. I know I would if I had to take on this task.
Here is another thought:
So Duncan lived in an apartment complex....Violent vomiting supposedly just outside on the grass or sidewalk.....How many walked through that even after whoever cleaned it up? What dog licked it up or cat had a snack then went home to their masters giving them a kiss on the face or hands etc? You see what I am saying? Who cleaned out his apartment? or cleaned it up? Are they going to dispose of his apartment or just paint over everything and let someone else move in? They say that this disease isn't even destroyed at 600 degrees!!! Louisiana won't let them bring his incinerated belongings to the landfill because they are afraid this disease will spread and infect the ground it is buried in.
Why have they not quarantined the apartment complex? Why have they not quarantined the hospital, staff, patients that were inadvertently exposed. With two nurses now positive for Ebola.

Now onto this nurse who should have been quarantined. She has not only exposed more patients but she has exposed a 132 people plus on the airline plus the numerous people she came into contact with boarding and unloading!!! She said herself before they removed her page off of FB that she was not feeling well on Monday(As soon as someone exhibits the symptoms, that person is considered contagious.) before she boarded the plane on Tuesday (Reported her symptoms). I feel for her family! But, yes I said But, if I would think that somebody in that family who was going to receive her would have maybe been scared enough to say STAY THE HECK HOME!!! Postpone your wedding!!! You may be infected and we don't want the chance of having it here!!!
Ps..Late breaking news she apparently called the CDC reporting a 99+ fever but because she didn't fall into the 100+ fever chart she was told to proceed onto the plane!!! OMG!!!

Friends I guess what I am trying to say is USE what God gave you. Think before you do anything! Act as if it was your last day because this is gonna kill us if we don't learn about it and use our dang heads to make it through. They don't have a vaccine for it, yet. They are in the works, there are human trials going on right now for this vaccine. They are doing drug trials now too. 

If you get a chance....What I mean is you better TAKE the time to read this site. Explore around a bit it may be what saves your life when this is in your face or in your body!!!!
http://www.who.int/mediacentre/factsheets/fs103/en/ 


"How many other Americans have been infected?
Five American aid workers – three physicians, a nurse and a cameraman hired by NBC News - were infected while working in West Africa.
Where have those patients been treated?
There are four special isolation units in the United States. One is at Emory University in Atlanta, where two people – a doctor and a nurse – were treated before being released in late August. Two other Americans have been treated at Nebraska Medical Center in Omaha and the National Institutes of Health."- taken from this article-http://www.cleveland.com/healthfit/index.ssf/2014/10/ebola_q_a_what_you_should_know_now_that_cleveland_is_linked_to_deadly_virus.html

Here is another very important question you should be considering::

When this virus hits your area, not a matter of how but when, are you going to self quarantine your family? Are you prepared for this type of situation? 
WHO(link above) says that an area is free of the disease when 42 days goes by with out a new case and last confirmed case is done or dead. Some of these places that are free which are few at this time....had gone through 6 mos of this outbreak.....Can you or your family survive for 6-7 mos in a self quarantine?


http://www.theblaze.com/stories/2014/10/15/hilarious-and-horrifying-beck-uses-spaghetti-to-demonstrate-just-how-quickly-ebola-can-spread/

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