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Originally Posted by megansmomma  As I understand it, he was not contagious and was asymptotic on the plane rides that he took from Liberia to Brussels and then into the US . According to the CDC Ebola is not transmitted until you actually become sick. That is why before boarding the plane in Liberia the country is taking the temperatures of everyone leaving the country. He became contagious after being in TX for a few days and like I said previously it was his family that he exposed. I really do believe that he got on that plane hoping that he wouldn't get sick but knowing that if he did once in the US he would be treated and most likely cured. By no means do I believe that his actions are acceptable. Hopefully they have not caused the virus to spread any further than himself. When he went to the hospital the first time if he was an honorable man he should have confessed what he KNEW and insisted on being treated and quarantined. Just saying "hey BTW my BIL just came from Liberia" obviously was not enough of a clue for the ER staff to take immediate actions. He should have never stepped foot out of that ER when he KNEW that he was having the fever and other symptoms associated with Ebola.
Another thought is that he possibly does not speak English well and I know that he has a relative with him for the first trip to the ER. Maybe something was lost in translation? |
The country takes temps of the people leaving Liberia, and they ask if you have had contact with anyone that had ebola. This mans honor flew right out the window when he lied right then, and denied on that travel document that he had been exposed to anyone with ebola. He could have prevented all of this by simply waiting the 21 days to see if he did indeed get enough exposure to get the virus himself. But no, he decided to take the course of action he did. There is NO honor in what he did from that moment forward. This is exactly why this disease is rampant across Africa because people have no concern for what the consequences could be if they walk around all over the country, infected with the disease. Hopefully, he has not spread that disease anyplace else in Europe or in Texas. His SECOND opportunity to be honorable was just as calliously disregarded when he kept his mouth shut and walked out of that emergency room, at which point in time he WAS contageous. I believe he knew what he had at that point in time, and he should have insisted he be admitted and isolated....all he would have had to say is, I was closely exposed to a patient with ebola and now I am sick....the hospital would have certainly double checked his admitting history and acted accordingly. Now, I am hearing various lawyers and the ACLU are beginning to say "the poor family that is being quaranteened in that apartment are having their freedoms trampled on. The poor children cant go to school, the poor family are under guarded lock and key, this is just so unfair to them." Give me a break!!!