Tuesday, October 14, 2014

Nurses are truly on the front lines

The Sage's Take: Despite the fear and the blaring headlines, professionals I respect don't believe this disease is going to be a serious problem in the United States. West Africa has poverty, overcrowding, lack of sanitation, and lack of knowledge. America is not a Third World nation. The small number of people in the United States who have contracted ebola--so far--can be monitored, contact-traced, and if necessary, isolated.




BREAKING: Horrible News For The Boyfriend Of The Ebola Nurse 


By Michael Cantrell, Oct. 14, 2014, Youngcons.com

It looks like there might be a third case of Ebola in Texas, as the boyfriend of Nina Pham, the nurse who contracted the deadly disease from Thomas Eric Duncan, has been admitted to the hospital for exhibiting symptoms of the illness.

From Got News:

An email sent out to the Alcon staff by its CEO reportedly said that the ebola nurse’s boyfriend was admitted into hospital with “Ebola-like symptoms.”

Gotnews.com has received word from two different Alcon employees, both of whom asked not to be identified.

Alcon’s U.S. headquarters are in Fort Worth, Texas. It is an ophthalmological pharmaceutical company.

Requests for comment from Alcon were not returned.

So, parents work at Alcon and so does Nina Pham’s boyfriend.. He’s now in quarantine.


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