by Outcast_Searcher » Fri 08 Feb 2019, 04:07:52
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The current outbreak of Ebola in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) is now so severe it should be declared an international health emergency, experts have warned.
In an article in the Lancet medical journal a group of international lawyers has urged the World Health Organization to declare the situation a public health emergency of international concern, which they hope would shine an international spotlight on the outbreak, currently the second largest in history....
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PEAK OIL!
So much red text in your posts on this thread over time. Are we all dead yet? Perhaps some context -- quote from your own link - last paragraphs of the article.
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This is the 10th outbreak of the disease in DRC, after being identified in what was then Zaire in 1976. But it is the first time that Ebola has been in the North Kivu region in the north east of the country.
Dr Ryan said that there was much distrust of the international community and even some health workers have refused the vaccine.He said: “Participation of the community is crucial, without it tension and misunderstanding come in. The vast majority of the responders are local and we’re doing a tremendous amount of training.”
He added that standards of care had much improved during this outbreak thanks to the work of agencies such as Médecins Sans Frontières (MSF) and US-based Alliance for International Medical Action (Alima).
"Credit to MSF and Alima - standards of care are definitely rising. We have intensive care specialists embedded in treatment centres and they provide extra assistance with managing patients. There is now improved hydration and monitoring of blood chemistry - the centres are more like intensive care units now," he said.
Blue font, mine, for emphasis. Clearly, Ebola outbreaks in this region are not new news. Hyperventilating not warranted.
And, there is both good and bad news here, and no, we're not quite all dead yet, despite the amount of bold red text you share, implying we should all panic.
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Anti vaxxers might want to note -- here's a clear example where paranoia re vaccinations (orange text, again my my coloring) isn't helping. If we can't get some health care workers (who clearly should know better, assuming they have a meaningful amount of science training) for dangerous communicable diseases to get vaccinated, something needs to change.
Re: Ebola Pandemic ?!? Pt. 6
