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US Army To Transport American Ebola Victim To Atlanta Hospital From Liberia
acidradio (659704) writes American air charter specialist Phoenix Air has been contracted by the U.S. Army to haul an American physician afflicted with Ebola from Liberia to the Emory University Hospital in Atlanta. This will be the first 'purposeful' transport of an Ebola victim to the U.S. The patient will be flown in a special Gulfstream III (formerly owned by the Danish Air Force) outfitted for very specialized medical transports such as this. I dunno. I know there are brilliant doctors and scientists in Atlanta who handle highly-communicable diseases, but is this such a brilliant idea?
theodp (442580) writes with related news In response to the Ebola outbreak, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) has issued Interim Guidance about Ebola Virus Infection for Airline Flight Crews, Cleaning Personnel, and Cargo Personnel. "Ebola virus is transmitted by close contact with a person who has symptoms of Ebola," the CDC explains. "Close contact is defined as having cared for or lived with a person with Ebola or having a high likelihood of direct contact with blood or body fluids of an Ebola patient. Examples of close contact include kissing or embracing, sharing eating or drinking utensils, close conversation (3 feet), physical examination, and any other direct physical contact between people. Close contact does not include walking by a person or briefly sitting across a room from a person."
The Zombie Apocalypse is nearly upon us! Run ! RUNNNNNN!
Tubby or not tubby. Fat is the question
Just for fun, the folks at the CDC should combine Ebola with the rabies virus. This zombie apocalypse isn't going to start itself!
Is the TSA agent going to give the Ebola patient a pat-down? After all, he might have a bomb in his underwear.
If telephones are outlawed, then only outlaws will have telephones.
I believe it's Jawjah.
Herp and derp, doctors in african countries in makeshift hospitals should have access to all sorts of sanitary facilities, just like in the CDC!
Look, I managed to counter your argument without seeking refuge in ad hominem, you pinheaded microphallic butt sniffer!
He tried to kill me with a forklift!
Unless I'm mistaken, one of the few remaining samples of smallpox is located in Atlanta.
There's some in the storage closet in Maryland. Might be some in Atlanta, too. Who knows. The reason they call it smallpox is because it's so hard to see. Makes it difficult to keep track of.
http://www.washingtonpost.com/news/post-nation/wp/2014/07/08/smallpox-discovered-sitting-in-maryland-storage-room/
As long as no-one shoots down the plane, while it is over some heavily populated location, like, Atlanta.
As God as my witness, I thought ebola victims could fly!
>When did Slashdot become home to stupid FUD* spewing dweebs with little or no common sense?
I'd tell you but I don't recall the date Slashdot launched either.
for mistaking 'bringing back Ebola' with 'bringing back Ebonics'. I just wish he hadn't mixed up those CDC acronyms...