Lets get some things straight. What others say and comment on this page is not what I SAY! i am not stopping ANY ONE from speaking their mind, no matter how outrageous it may sound.I have my own views on this. I do have a life outside of facebook. I do not have enough time to keep up with all the comments. I am going to try and explain myself here in hopes to show you that I am not against her I am just looking out for EVERYONE even those who oppose me and hate me for making this page. I know thats what the page says and maybe yes i could have chosen better wording. I do think she should come home! I have said that. I just think for the safety of everyone there is nothing wrong with her being quarantined or isolated whatever proper word you would like to use for the next 16 days give or take. As do i believe every person that comes from a place that is overly infected with Ebola should do, just to be on the safe side, so we DO NOT have any outbreaks what so ever. Isnt that the point? This isnt just about Nurse Hickox anymore, its about everyone who chooses to go over there and comes back to the states. 21 day isolation should be in affect for those people. If there is even a small risk, why chance it? Do i believe she should go without pay for that time being? No! THAT IS OUTRAGEOUS! She should get paid leave. she did go and risk her life to save others! how many can say you would do that? She deserves to still have a paycheck. But i think she needs to understand why everyone is so...scared? upset? pissed off? choose whatever word you want. We have researched Ebola. Does that make us experts? LOL of course not. but from all the info that we have researched and dedicated our time to making sure what we were hearing and reading was indeed true, i believe we are right and not asking much for her to please quarantine isolate for the remaining 16 or so days. Nurse Hickox said herself on an interview with channel 2 news that we still dont know much about Ebola... Here i will post what i have researched about Ebola. then you are free to make up your own minds. but i really hope that this puts an end to the Mainers are over reacting and are ignorant red necks Fact: Ebola spreads through human-to-human transmission via direct contact (through broken skin or mucous membranes) with the blood, secretions, organs or other bodily fluids of infected people, and with surfaces and materials (e.g. bedding, clothing) contaminated with these fluids. (yes you have to come into contact with some who has ebola to catch it and have an exchange of bodily fluids, it is NOT airborne. Not to say that by some chance it couldnt be down the road. but as of today there is no evidence that it is.) Fact: Health-care workers have frequently been infected while treating patients with suspected or confirmed EVD. This has occurred through close contact with patients when infection control precautions are not strictly practiced. (that fact explains itself.) Fact :People remain infectious as long as their blood and body fluids, including semen and breast milk, contain the virus. Men who have recovered from the disease can still transmit the virus through their semen for up to 7 weeks after recovery from illness. (this has nothing to do with Nurse Hickox, but its a fun fact.) Fact: The incubation period, that is, the time interval from infection with the virus to onset of symptoms is 2 to 21 days. Humans are not infectious until they develop symptoms. First symptoms are the sudden onset of fever fatigue, muscle pain, headache and sore throat. This is followed by vomiting, diarrhoea, rash, symptoms of impaired kidney and liver function, and in some cases, both internal and external bleeding (e.g. oozing from the gums, blood in the stools). Laboratory findings include low white blood cell and platelet counts and elevated liver enzymes. (yes 2 to 21 days, i know she isnt ill yet by theres always that what if, so why take the chance? to protect everyone no matter how silly it may sound. if there is a chance why risk it?) Fact: Good outbreak control relies on applying a package of interventions, namely case management, surveillance and contact tracing, a good laboratory service, safe burials and social mobilisation. Community engagement is key to successfully controlling outbreaks. Raising awareness of risk factors for Ebola infection and protective measures that individuals can take is an effective way to reduce human transmission. Risk reduction messaging should focus on several factors: Reducing the risk of human-to-human transmission from direct or close contact with people with Ebola symptoms, particularly with their bodily fluids. Gloves and appropriate personal protective equipment should be worn when taking care of ill patients at home. Regular hand washing is required after visiting patients in hospital, as well as after taking care of patients at home. Outbreak containment measures including prompt and safe burial of the dead, identifying people who may have been in contact with someone infected with Ebola, monitoring the health of contacts for 21 days, the importance of separating the healthy from the sick to prevent further spread, the importance of good hygiene and maintaining a clean environment. Fact: Laboratory workers are also at risk. Samples taken from humans and animals for investigation of Ebola infection should be handled by trained staff and processed in suitably equipped laboratories. (apparently they dont have the properly suitably equipped laboratories there other wise our president wouldnt be being those who are infected over to the states for better proper treatment.) Fact:The potential for widespread infections in countries with medical systems capable of observing correct medical isolation procedures is considered low. Usually when someone has symptoms of the disease, they are unable to travel without assistance. (so in other words she should be isolated for precautionary reasoning to insure there is no outbreaks, since we do have the correct medical systems capable of observing such an illness.) Fact: Health-care workers treating those who are infected are at greatest risk of getting infected themselves. The risk increases when these workers do not have appropriate protective clothing such as masks, gowns, gloves and eye protection; do not wear it properly; or handle contaminated clothing incorrectly. This risk is particularly common in parts of Africa where health systems function poorly and where the disease mostly occurs. Hospital-acquired transmission has also occurred in some African countries resulting from the reuse of needles. Some health-care centers caring for people with the disease do not have running water. In the United States the spread to two medial workers treating an infected patients prompted criticism of inadequate training and procedures. (Again i think this explains itself..) Fact: Education of the general public about the risk factors for Ebola infection and of the protective measures individuals may take to prevent infection is recommended by the World Health Organization. These measures include avoiding direct contact with infected people and regular hand washing using soap and water. Fact: Isolation refers to separating those who are sick from those who are not. Quarantine refers to separating those who may have been exposed to a disease until they either show signs of the disease or are no longer at risk. Quarantine, also known as enforced isolation, is usually effective in decreasing spread. Governments often quarantine areas where the disease is occurring or individuals who may transmit the disease outside of an initial area. Fact: Transportation crews are instructed to follow a certain isolation procedure should anyone exhibit symptoms resembling EVD. As of August 2014, the WHO does not consider travel bans to be useful in decreasing spread of the disease. In October 2014, the CDC defined four risk levels used to determine the level of 21-day monitoring for symptoms and restrictions on public activities. In the United States, the CDC recommends that restrictions on public activity, including travel restrictions, are not required for the following defined risk levels: having been in a country with widespread Ebola disease transmission and having no known exposure (low risk); or having been in that country more than 21 days ago (no risk) (she was indeed exposed to it) encounter with a person showing symptoms; but not within 3 feet of the person with Ebola without wearing PPE; and no direct contact of body fluids (she wasnt always in a PPE suit according to her pictures online when she was around people who live there and more than likely were exposed to some one with the virus, therefore there is a possible chance she could have contacted the virus, no matter how small its the point that theres still a risk of it.) having had brief skin contact with a person showing symptoms of Ebola disease when the person was believed to be not very contagious (low risk) in countries without widespread Ebola disease transmission: direct contact with a person showing symptoms of the disease while wearing PPE (low risk) contact with a person with Ebola disease before the person was showing symptoms (no risk).(It is indeed true the public is NOT at risk until she has symptoms of ebola, but again why take the chance?! We still dont know everything there is to know about ebola.) Fact: The CDC recommends monitoring for the symptoms of Ebola disease for those both at low risk and at higher risk. Fact: Contact tracing is considered important to contain an outbreak. It involves finding everyone who had close contact with infected individuals and watching for signs of illness for 21 days. If any of these contacts comes down with the disease, they should be isolated, tested and treated. Then the process is repeated by tracing the contacts contacts. (explains itself) Fact: In March 2014, the World Health Organization (WHO) reported a major Ebola outbreak in Guinea, a western African nation. Researchers traced the outbreak to a two-year old child who died on 28 December 2013. The disease then rapidly spread to the neighboring countries of Liberia and Sierra Leone. It is the largest Ebola outbreak ever documented, and the first recorded in the region. (largest outbreak ever recorded, and where was she stationed? thats right folks Sierra Leone for 4 wks.) Fact: On 8 August 2014, the WHO declared the epidemic to be an international public health emergency. Urging the world to offer aid to the affected regions, the Director-General said, Countries affected to date simply do not have the capacity to manage an outbreak of this size and complexity on their own. I urge the international community to provide this support on the most urgent basis possible. By mid-August 2014, Doctors Without Borders reported the situation in Liberias capital Monrovia as catastrophic and deteriorating daily. They reported that fears of Ebola among staff members and patients had shut down much of the city’s health system, leaving many people without treatment for other conditions. By late August 2014, the disease had spread to Nigeria, and one case was reported in Senegal. On 30 September 2014, the first confirmed case of Ebola in the United States was diagnosed. The patient died 8 days later. (they feared staff members would get Ebola bc it was catastrophic. a Dr. died in the US from Ebola, they say bc he did not follow protocol. but apparently they dont have the proper equipment over there to take proper measures, she and everyone else who comes from over there is a risk, no matter how big or how small.) Fact: Aside from the human cost, the outbreak has severely eroded the economies of the affected countries. A Financial Times report suggested the economic impact of the outbreak could kill more people than the virus itself. As of 23 September, in the three hardest hit countries, Liberia, Sierra Leone and Guinea, only 893 treatment beds were available even though the current need was 2122 beds. In a 26 September statement, the WHO said, The Ebola epidemic ravaging parts of West Africa is the most severe acute public health emergency seen in modern times. Never before in recorded history has a biosafety level four pathogen infected so many people so quickly, over such a broad geographical area, for so long. The WHO reported that by 25 August more than 216 health-care workers were among the dead, partly due to the lack of equipment and long hours. On 23 October, The Malian government confirmed its first case. (By august more than 216 health care workers were dead, partly due to the lack of equipment and long hrs....u got that right?...) Fact: Ebolavirus is classified as a biosafety level 4 agent, as well as a Category A bioterrorism agent by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. It has the potential to be weaponized for use in biological warfare, and was investigated by the Biopreparat for such use, but might be difficult to prepare as a weapon of mass destruction because the virus becomes ineffective quickly in open air. Fake emails pretending to be Ebola information from the WHO or the Mexican Government have in 2014 been misused to spread computer malware. (hence why everyone should be nervous, not of this Nurse but of this virus, the way she acted about isolation for 21 days, makes you wonder why shes fighting it so much....what is that little red head up too? lol does she have the virus and hiding it? maybe theres a bigger picture...maybe shes part of plan with the president to bring Ebola infected people over to the USA?...thats a little crazy ill admit but hey you really never know...Or maybe she wanted to see her loved ones one last time? who knows, as we all know that in the world we live in today...PEOPLE ARE NUTS. and we shouldnt put anything past them. For the record, I am not saying that she DOES indeed have the Virus, im just saying the way she reacted to a 21 day isolation period, makes you wonder why she reacted that way when she say first hand what that virus has done to Africa? and after i saw pictures of where they put here, i guess i cant really blame her for complaining a little bit. they could have made her more comfortable! id be a little pissed off being there for 21 days...i would understand why i was there of course, but i would demand better clothing for one! a better damn toilet.. really tho that was kinda gross, as a woman i can not blame her! and a SHOWER! im sure she could have sponge bathed but really people come on! could you go 21 days just sponge bathing...i for hell couldnt...ladies not to get personally but we do have that special time of the month...umm hello?! yea i know guys probably cant understand that but i do! so yea some things, a lot of things could have been different. why could they not put her in ICU in a hospital here in Maine for 21 days so she can still see her family and insure the safety of others and make her comfortable? its all about insuring the safety of the public any risk at all is indeed a risk.), Fact: The 2014 Ebola epidemic is the largest in history, affecting multiple countries in West Africa. Two imported cases, including one death, and two locally acquired cases in healthcare workers have been reported in the United States. CDC and partners are taking precautions to prevent the further spread of Ebola within the United States. (she was around infected people, she is indeed a risk, again no matter how small, why take a chance? look at what this virus has done to Africa.. come on people its not outrageous to ask for a 21 day isolation for people coming back from there.) I think that i have proved my point. Or at least i do hope so. I do NOT HATE HER! She is a brave woman for going over there to help others, i think that it just make SENSE to isolate herself or anyone else who comes from over there for 21 days....that is all! im sorry this page got out of control! and i apologize to Nurse Hickox for all the mean, hateful, hurtful, and uncalled for names you were called. Please understand that you said yourself that we still know very little about this virus, so why take ANY chance? well there it is people. you have my side. this isnt just about her, its about everyone. And i hope that for the safety of everyone we start to take this a little more serious. its okay to mix thinking for yourself, with thinking outside the box, mixed with some science and facts. All my facts are indeed true. but im sure i will still have some disbelievers, which is fine, again you all are entitled to your own opinions. I just think that if there is any chance what so ever why risk it?! Thank you for your time.
Posted on: Thu, 30 Oct 2014 13:56:24 +0000
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