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Ebola Lurked In Cured Patient's Eye
An anonymous reader writes: During the Ebola outbreak last year, Dr. Ian Crozier was infected. He was eventually airlifted to Emory University for treatment, and a couple months later he was cured of the disease — or so physicians thought. Not long after he was released, his left eye began bothering him. His sight faded, and he felt intense pressure and pain in his eye. Examination of the eye found it teeming with Ebola. His doctors were surprised. Cured patients frequently deal with health issues long after the virus is gone, but this adds a new dimension to the course of the disease.
Doctors say Crozier posed no threat to others through casual contact; the virus did not exist in his tears or on the surface of his eye. But in addition to the new symptoms, his eye turned from blue to green. And doctors had to rush to disinfect the exam area used for what they thought was an Ebola-free patient. Research is ongoing to determine whether and how to protect from this lingering ebola infection. One theory suggests the virus survived, but was damaged somehow. Crozier was treated with antiviral drugs, and his eye improved, but doctors aren't sure whether the drug actually helped. Either way, it's made the medical community realize this is a longer battle than they had thought.
Doctors say Crozier posed no threat to others through casual contact; the virus did not exist in his tears or on the surface of his eye. But in addition to the new symptoms, his eye turned from blue to green. And doctors had to rush to disinfect the exam area used for what they thought was an Ebola-free patient. Research is ongoing to determine whether and how to protect from this lingering ebola infection. One theory suggests the virus survived, but was damaged somehow. Crozier was treated with antiviral drugs, and his eye improved, but doctors aren't sure whether the drug actually helped. Either way, it's made the medical community realize this is a longer battle than they had thought.
Soon to be released as a movie: Attack of the Killer Eyeballs.
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Dissatisfied with "Die in a fire!" or "Eat a bag of dicks!"? Try "Get Ebola in your eye!" It's such lovely news. I probably won't sleep this month, looking at every little floaty thing in my vision as possibly being ebola.
All the research related to HIV taught us a lot, but this kind of thing makes it obvious that we don't know nearly as much about viruses as we thought.
but there's no "Oh God, no!" mod.
This isn't going to do well for the stigma already suffered by ebola survivors. I believe that the survivors are generally thought to be immune to further infection as well, so it's a bit scary that the virus can still find repositories in the body where it can hang out for longer periods of time.
Having an infected eye is not good at all. But at least most people have two functioning eyes. A much greater risk would be to a singular organ, such as the penis or the scrotum. A diseased penis leaves very few options for treatment. And although most men have two testicles, they only tend to have one scrotum. Testes require a scrotum, so damage or loss to the scrotum itself often means death of one or both of the testicles. There is no fallback when dealing with the penis and the scrotum.
I got the impression from TFA's that if Ebola survivors are experiencing ailments due to "post-Ebola" syndrome, then they're not really free of the virus. They're immune systems may be keeping the virus in largely in check, but since they still harbor the virus in their body, they're still contagious, right?
We have detected ebola in patient's eye.
Under no circumstances is anyone to make eye contact with the patient
I repeat, no eye contact.
This is the start; a simple mutation that allows it to spread unnoticed throughout the population...
"I totally got this eye infection, but it made my eyes this really rad color of green! Uh...Do you Smell Brains?!!" :)
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It's because she never had it to start with. She was told to enter quarantine as a precaution, she didn't do so.
A judge sided with her.
For what it matters, she was right. She never had it.
Is this the same guy, who when he left the hospital, said basically jack about the medical staff and everything was about how prayers and god healed him?
Please tell me I wasn't the only one to think of Prometheus.
Don't give me pink eye you goddamn hippies!
Harrison's Postulate - "For every action there is an equal and opposite criticism"
Ebola can be hiding anywhere in the body!
In your nose, your mouth, your brain....brains...hmmmm...brains.....
Wow... I bet he didn't see that coming.
Why is there no Score:-2 for posts like this?
You know those awful Hollywood movies, where the needle just has to go into the eye.
NO Not the EEYEE! Yes, the eye.
Has to be a needle. Has to go in the eye.
So eyeballs are the new bat placentas.
Females give birth upside down, and the goo drops down.
That's just great. Things are looking up.
<blink>down the rabbit hole</blink>
eyebola
I wasn't planning on sleeping tonight anyhow.
I'm a good cook. I'm a fantastic eater. - Steven Brust
Research is ongoing to determine whether and how to protect from this lingering ebola infection.
So they're also considering just fucking off and leaving him be?
As another commenter has pointed out, this is not news. It is well known that viruses can cause Uveitis. Several are well known for it. Others not. In the absence of a rheumatological disease, unresolved Uveitis is presumed to be viral. A couple of years ago I had what I thought was the flu. It started to go away, I was on the mend, then it destroyed me. Several days in bed, 107 fever, rigors, probable encephalitis. 6 weeks later I developed Uveitis. My doctor has yet to identify a virus. Twice I've had PCR of the fluid in my eye looking for the usual suspects. No luck. So now I'm on a 6 month course of antivirals in the hope of killing whatever it is.
46 & 2
Which is what Ebola did to this guy.
46 & 2
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