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By Bahamut.Baconwrap 2014-08-06 12:11:53
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Bismarck.Ramyrez said: »
So how'd those old nuns get it...exchanging bodily fluids indeed...
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By Asura.Kingnobody 2014-08-06 12:29:06
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Nine Pages!!!!!
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By Bismarck.Ramyrez 2014-08-06 12:31:57
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Bahamut.Baconwrap said: »
Bismarck.Ramyrez said: »
So how'd those old nuns get it...exchanging bodily fluids indeed...

I SAID THAT REALISTIC SCENARIOS ARE NOT APPRECIATED HERE.
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By Leviathan.Chaosx 2014-08-06 12:39:47
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Cerberus.Pleebo said: »
Well, Ramyrez, there are good nuns and then there are naughty nuns...

But in all seriousness, they probably got it from caring for the infected without having access to the proper protective gear.
Nuns gone wild!
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By Asura.Tymoris 2014-08-06 12:54:25
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Yi boh lai beng duk
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By Bismarck.Ramyrez 2014-08-06 12:57:25
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Asura.Tymoris said: »

Sounds *** awful.

Maybe literally.
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By Leviathan.Chaosx 2014-09-29 23:47:40
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A Texas hospital said on Monday it has admitted a patient into "strict isolation" to be evaluated for possible infection with the Ebola virus, as health officials battle an epidemic in West Africa that has already killed thousands of people.

In a brief statement, Texas Health Presbyterian Hospital Dallas cited the unnamed patient's symptoms and recent travel history as reasons for the isolation.

The 898-bed acute-care hospital "is following all federal Centers for Disease Control (CDC) and Texas Department of Heath recommendations to ensure the safety of patients, hospital staff, volunteers, physicians and visitors," it said.

The hospital said the CDC anticipated preliminary results of tests on the patient to be ready on Tuesday.

U.S. lawmakers this month called for a government-funded "war" to contain the epidemic before it threatens more nations, building on an American pledge to send 3,000 military engineers and medical personnel to combat the virus.

On Saturday, the U.S. National Institutes of Health said it would admit to one of its special observation wards in Bethesda, Maryland, an American physician exposed to the Ebola virus while volunteering in Sierra Leone.

Emory University Hospital in Atlanta this month admitted an American doctor infected with the virus for treatment in the same isolation unit where U.S. missionaries Nancy Writebol and Dr. Kent Brantly were treated before being discharged in August.
Texas hospital puts possible Ebola patient in isolation
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By Leviathan.Chaosx 2014-09-30 16:49:59
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A Texas hospital said on Monday it has admitted a patient into "strict isolation" to be evaluated for possible infection with the Ebola virus, as health officials battle an epidemic in West Africa that has already killed thousands of people.

In a brief statement, Texas Health Presbyterian Hospital Dallas cited the unnamed patient's symptoms and recent travel history as reasons for the isolation.

The 898-bed acute-care hospital "is following all federal Centers for Disease Control (CDC) and Texas Department of Heath recommendations to ensure the safety of patients, hospital staff, volunteers, physicians and visitors," it said.

The hospital said the CDC anticipated preliminary results of tests on the patient to be ready on Tuesday.

U.S. lawmakers this month called for a government-funded "war" to contain the epidemic before it threatens more nations, building on an American pledge to send 3,000 military engineers and medical personnel to combat the virus.

On Saturday, the U.S. National Institutes of Health said it would admit to one of its special observation wards in Bethesda, Maryland, an American physician exposed to the Ebola virus while volunteering in Sierra Leone.

Emory University Hospital in Atlanta this month admitted an American doctor infected with the virus for treatment in the same isolation unit where U.S. missionaries Nancy Writebol and Dr. Kent Brantly were treated before being discharged in August.
Texas hospital puts possible Ebola patient in isolation
Confirmed first case in the U.S.
Good job Texas!
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By Asura.Kingnobody 2014-09-30 16:51:29
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It's in Dallas, so I'm not really worried.
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By Lakshmi.Aelius 2014-09-30 16:55:16
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Asura.Kingnobody said: »
It's in Dallas, so I'm not really worried.

Can spread like wildfire.
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By Caitsith.Zahrah 2014-09-30 16:56:39
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That's not what I wanted to see after you passed me metaphorical Midol, Chaos. :/
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By Leviathan.Chaosx 2014-09-30 16:58:46
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Caitsith.Zahrah said: »
That's not what I wanted to see after you passed me metaphorical Midol, Chaos. :/
At least you won't need the ex-lax now :D
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By Asura.Kingnobody 2014-09-30 17:00:09
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Lakshmi.Aelius said: »
Asura.Kingnobody said: »
It's in Dallas, so I'm not really worried.

Can spread like wildfire.
I'm sure that makes some posters here happy.
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By Leviathan.Chaosx 2014-09-30 17:02:35
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So apparently this person just got a normal flight back the U.S. with no precautions. Sitting next to people, etc.
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By Caitsith.Zahrah 2014-09-30 17:11:03
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Leviathan.Chaosx said: »
Caitsith.Zahrah said: »
That's not what I wanted to see after you passed me metaphorical Midol, Chaos. :/
At least you won't need the ex-lax now :D

WOOO!!! Shitsplosions! Don't forget to share the shittiness! Have a shitty evening, everyone! :D
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By Leviathan.Chaosx 2014-09-30 17:12:34
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Caitsith.Zahrah said: »
Leviathan.Chaosx said: »
Caitsith.Zahrah said: »
That's not what I wanted to see after you passed me metaphorical Midol, Chaos. :/
At least you won't need the ex-lax now :D

WOOO!!! Shitsplosions! Don't forget to share the shittiness! Have a shitty evening, everyone! :D
Don't forget to wipe afterwards.
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By Asura.Kingnobody 2014-09-30 17:12:40
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Leviathan.Chaosx said: »
So apparently this person just got a normal flight back the U.S. with no precautions. Sitting next to people, etc.
Sweet! Let's have a very contagious and deadly disease in a cramped compartment with other healthy people for hours on end and let them disperse.

Aliens will never have to destroy us, our own stupidity will do the job for them!
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By Leviathan.Chaosx 2014-09-30 17:14:30
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Asura.Kingnobody said: »
Leviathan.Chaosx said: »
So apparently this person just got a normal flight back the U.S. with no precautions. Sitting next to people, etc.
Sweet! Let's have a very contagious and deadly disease in a cramped compartment with other healthy people for hours on end and let them disperse.

Aliens will never have to destroy us, our own stupidity will do the job for them!
Does it help they were a healthcare worker too?
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By Lakshmi.Aelius 2014-09-30 17:35:17
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Leviathan.Chaosx said: »
Caitsith.Zahrah said: »
Leviathan.Chaosx said: »
Caitsith.Zahrah said: »
That's not what I wanted to see after you passed me metaphorical Midol, Chaos. :/
At least you won't need the ex-lax now :D

WOOO!!! Shitsplosions! Don't forget to share the shittiness! Have a shitty evening, everyone! :D
Don't forget to wipe afterwards.

Use girlboy to wipe, not me.
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By Bahamut.Baconwrap 2014-09-30 17:47:53
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Leviathan.Chaosx said: »
Confirmed first case in the U.S.
Good job Texas!

It's George W. Bush's fault. It's always his fault!
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By Asura.Kingnobody 2014-09-30 17:55:09
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Leviathan.Chaosx said: »
Asura.Kingnobody said: »
Leviathan.Chaosx said: »
So apparently this person just got a normal flight back the U.S. with no precautions. Sitting next to people, etc.
Sweet! Let's have a very contagious and deadly disease in a cramped compartment with other healthy people for hours on end and let them disperse.

Aliens will never have to destroy us, our own stupidity will do the job for them!
Does it help they were a healthcare worker too?
Even BETTER!
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By Leviathan.Chaosx 2014-09-30 17:55:39
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Well here's some comforting data:

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Almost 3,000 West Africans have died from the current outbreak of Ebola virus, and on Tuesday, the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention warned that by January between 550,000 and 1.4 million people could be infected if nothing is done.

But the outbreak, which began in Guinea in March before spreading to Liberia, Sierra Leone, Nigeria and Senegal, is only part of the terrifying picture. Last week, fear of Ebola caused locals to kill eight members of an Ebola education team, sick people are avoiding clinics, and the World Health Organization says that 208 of the 373 infected healthcare workers in the region have died from the virus.

As a result, ”the health services of West Africa have to a very large degree broken down,” according to Jeremy Farrar, director of the Wellcome Trust international health charity.

Experts predict a quadrupling in deaths caused by malaria, next year, and the collapse of immunization programs means that children are at a higher risk of diphtheria, polio and tuberculosis. Not to mention the impact to things like childbirth, diabetes and mental health.

So it’s a race against time. According to WHO director of strategy Dr. Christopher Dye, “If control efforts are only partly successful, Ebola viral disease in the human population could become ‘a permanent feature of life in West Africa.’”

This Reuters interactive graphic shows the affected areas with up-to-date data on the number of cases and deaths; let’s hope the world community can staunch the flow before Ebola and the associated collateral damage become widespread humanitarian disasters.


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Now I can see why they sent 3,000 U.S. troops over there.
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By Bismarck.Dracondria 2014-09-30 18:22:26
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Should help reduce carbon emissions at least
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By Lakshmi.Aelius 2014-09-30 18:33:04
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... immediately thought that Obama actually liked the previous post for a second there.
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By Enuyasha 2014-09-30 19:07:33
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Leviathan.Chaosx said: »
Well here's some comforting data:

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Almost 3,000 West Africans have died from the current outbreak of Ebola virus, and on Tuesday, the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention warned that by January between 550,000 and 1.4 million people could be infected if nothing is done.

But the outbreak, which began in Guinea in March before spreading to Liberia, Sierra Leone, Nigeria and Senegal, is only part of the terrifying picture. Last week, fear of Ebola caused locals to kill eight members of an Ebola education team, sick people are avoiding clinics, and the World Health Organization says that 208 of the 373 infected healthcare workers in the region have died from the virus.

As a result, ”the health services of West Africa have to a very large degree broken down,” according to Jeremy Farrar, director of the Wellcome Trust international health charity.

Experts predict a quadrupling in deaths caused by malaria, next year, and the collapse of immunization programs means that children are at a higher risk of diphtheria, polio and tuberculosis. Not to mention the impact to things like childbirth, diabetes and mental health.

So it’s a race against time. According to WHO director of strategy Dr. Christopher Dye, “If control efforts are only partly successful, Ebola viral disease in the human population could become ‘a permanent feature of life in West Africa.’”

This Reuters interactive graphic shows the affected areas with up-to-date data on the number of cases and deaths; let’s hope the world community can staunch the flow before Ebola and the associated collateral damage become widespread humanitarian disasters.


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Now I can see why they sent 3,000 U.S. troops over there.
This is initially how HIV became so rampant in Africa as well...so it doesnt surprise me that yet again another virus spreads like wildfire there because as humans we make bad decisions.
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By Bahamut.Baconwrap 2014-09-30 20:58:00
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Enuyasha said: »
This is initially how HIV became so rampant in Africa as well...so it doesnt surprise me that yet again another virus spreads like wildfire there because as humans we make bad decisions.

Speaking of which there is some talk of using HIV meds today with Ebola.
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By Enuyasha 2014-09-30 21:07:59
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Enuyasha said: »
This is initially how HIV became so rampant in Africa as well...so it doesnt surprise me that yet again another virus spreads like wildfire there because as humans we make bad decisions.

Speaking of which there is some talk of using HIV meds today with Ebola.
Thats interesting!

Though, if Ebola becomes as widespread as they think it will, there will be a cure for Ebola as soon as it becomes a Pandemic before HIV gets a cure :|
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By Ragnarok.Sekundes 2014-09-30 21:08:01
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Asura.Kingnobody said: »
It's in Dallas, so I'm not really worried.
***... That hospital is 19 miles from me.
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By Enuyasha 2014-09-30 21:13:56
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Asura.Kingnobody said: »
It's in Dallas, so I'm not really worried.
***... That hospital is 19 miles from me.
As long as people dont go like rubbing up against an infected person or share any bodily fluids theyll be fine.

The mass panic over Ebola is just stupid...but then again, there are stupid people and *** does happen.
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By Caitsith.Zahrah 2014-09-30 21:21:49
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Ragnarok.Sekundes said: »
Asura.Kingnobody said: »
It's in Dallas, so I'm not really worried.
***... That hospital is 19 miles from me.

Thirty miles from my dad. I had to give him a call.

They sent specimens to Austin, and they won't release the name of the patient, which is probably good for his family's sake. September 19th though. That's a lot of time to be milling around DFW. :/
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