The body of a deceased man in Letterkenny was being treated for 'ebola like symptoms'

Kermit.de.frog

teotihuacan wrote: »

Jaysus imagine there came an almighty shower of rain flooding the hospital again

...and international news crews, surely on their way, witnessed it. Don't think they would be very reassured.

Roquentin

i think we should err on the side of caution and restrict the movement of all donegal people.

Bang_Bang

teotihuacan wrote: »

Jaysus imagine there came an almighty shower of rain flooding the hospital again, washing all his lovely ebola filled corpse-juice into the water supply

I thought Ebola dies with the host?, it's just very contagious while you're alive

MadYaker

Lol at some of the posts in this thread. Let the spread of misinformation and scaremongering commence!

Endless Nameless

MadYaker wrote: »

Lol at some of the posts in this thread. Let the spread of misinformation and scaremongering commence!

you're next, Galway

Turtwig

Bang_Bang wrote: »

I thought Ebola dies with the host?, it's just very contagious while you're alive

Ebola "dies" with soap. Doesn't "die" when the host dies. Bodies remain infectious after death. I'd wager our biggest threat to spreading the virus would be our funeral culture. But, we can easily amend that.

Jen Pigs Fly

Ah jaysus, and here's me starting a job in letterkenny in 9 days :rolleyes:

Lord Trollington

MadYaker wrote: »

Lol at some of the posts in this thread. Let the spread of misinformation and scaremongering commence!

It's quite possible it is not ebola, but given that the man in question has returned from Sierra Leone recently it's certainly no harm taking precautions.

Does anyone have any other information on the man like his age and when he returned home.

Roquentin

the hopes of all donegal folk rest on ZMAPP

http://edition.cnn.com/2014/08/21/health/ebola-treatment-drug/

Lord Trollington

Turtwig wrote: »

Ebola "dies" with soap. Doesn't "die" when the host dies. Bodies remain infectious after death. I'd wager our biggest threat to spreading the virus would be our funeral culture. But, we can easily amend that.

Any known ebola death - the body should be cremated. Simple as that. Regardless of what country its in or what your religious belief is.

gjc

http://www.irishmirror.ie/news/irish-news/breaking-live-updates-hse-investigate-4086466

He's believed to be 44 took sick yesterday

Heroditas

xxxJennyxxx wrote: »

Ah jaysus, and here's me starting a job in letterkenny in 9 days :rolleyes:

Funeral home? You might be busy!

Kermit.de.frog

O'bola

RobertKK

MadYaker wrote: »

Lol at some of the posts in this thread. Let the spread of misinformation and scaremongering commence!

What?

We need the army to seal off Donegal and shoot if anyone tries to leave...

Highflyer13

In the age of social media even man killing viruses have their own twitter accounts.

https://twitter.com/ebolaireland/status/502528787922563073

Roquentin

RobertKK wrote: »

What?

We need the army to seal off Donegal and shoot if anyone tries to leave...

im thinking incineration in a mass grave. something along the lines of foot and mouth disease, but instead of sheep, donegal people....

2moreMinutes

A disease of poverty and ignorance? Will spread like wildfire through parts of Donegal then so.

gjc

RobertKK wrote: »

What?

We need the army to seal off Donegal and shoot if anyone tries to leave...

Wasn't there a movie like that before "outbreak" was dustin Hoffman in it

Isolt

The poor man was (allegedly) being treated for malaria. Very likely that malaria was the cause of death. His poor family, they must be heartbroken.

Kermit.de.frog

...

Suspected #Ebola victim was reportedly at a festival last week in Donegal.

Maldesu

MadYaker wrote: »

Lol at some of the posts in this thread. Let the spread of misinformation and scaremongering commence!

Allow me to assist

RobertKK wrote: »

What?

We need the army to seal off Donegal and shoot if anyone tries to leave...

Too late!

The mammy left Donegal yesterday for Dublin. She rang a while ago saying she was feeling ill and wouldn't be coming home. You know, I think she was in A&E yesterday visiting a neighbor too...

Jen Pigs Fly

Heroditas wrote: »

Funeral home? You might be busy!

We'll make a killing, be dead on my feet after all the hard work.

GREENGEKO

just saw this on rte news...... facebook/twitter gone into meltdown over it

and now the yanks are straight on the hype train over this

no link due to below...just see zerohedge.com main page
guess alex jones be next with screaming with a face mask on.....

hmmm the price of gas masks on ebay gone up 50%.....

ok tried to post the link but i got this message...
You cannot post with images, URLs or attachments because you are a new user.

ergh my join date is.....
01-12-2007 new user eh??

Lord Trollington

Isolt wrote: »

The poor man was (allegedly) being treated for malaria. Very likely that malaria was the cause of death. His poor family, they must be heartbroken.

Was the Irish health service treating him for malaria? Where was it diagnosed?

Roquentin

http://news.sky.com/story/1322708/suspected-irish-ebola-case-from-sierra-leone

Isolt

Lord Trollington wrote: »

Was the Irish health service treating him for malaria? Where was it diagnosed?

I don't know how valid this is because it's in a tabloid but according to the article

''It's understood the dead man is from the village of Mountcharles in Donegal.

He was home with friends and family and was undergoing treatment for malaria.''

I obviously can't say myself what is true or not, I just read it a little while ago but here is the link if you want to have a look (with a pinch of salt) http://www.irishmirror.ie/news/irish-news/breaking-live-updates-hse-investigate-4086466

Roquentin

i dont the disease kills that quick from initial symptoms to death.

MadYaker

Everybody needs to read this http://www.irishtimes.com/news/health/what-are-the-chances-of-ebola-spreading-1.1904116

Donkey Oaty

Newsflash: Derek Davies is now being treated for Ebola, the deadly flesh-eating virus.

Doctors have given him twenty-seven years to live.

IvyTheTerrible

I think people should wait til the tests are done.
I'd be very surprised if it was Ebola, I'd be betting it was malaria.

Heroditas

I heard that if you gargle two Disprin, it'll cure Ebola.

gjc

IvyTheTerrible wrote: »

I think people should wait til the tests are done.
I'd be very surprised if it was Ebola, I'd be betting it was malaria.

paddy power is probably taking bets

Kermit.de.frog

TBH if the man is Irish and happened to be working for a west African company and not in the sticks and was being treated for Malaria. Chances are it's Malaria.

Roquentin

Kermit.de.frog wrote: »

TBH if the man is Irish and happened to be working for a west African company and not in the sticks and was being treated for Malaria. Chances are it's Malaria.

malaria has probably killed more people than any other disease and yet we are hoping it is malaria.

Heroditas

Heroditas wrote: »

I heard that if you gargle two Disprin, it'll cure Ebola.

Nah, collidial silver and flat 7up is your only man

Roquentin

gjc wrote: »

paddy power is probably taking bets

i bet five euros its not ebola

Turtwig

Roquentin wrote: »

malaria has probably killed more people than any other disease and yet we are hoping it is malaria.

We're not hoping it's anything.

gjc

I imagine there will be an extended news programme tonight

Roquentin

Turtwig wrote: »

We're not hoping it's anything.

that sentence doesnt even make sense

MadYaker

Roquentin wrote: »

malaria has probably killed more people than any other disease and yet we are hoping it is malaria.

Malaria hasn't killed more people than any other disease and can only be spread by mosquitoes. There are no mosquitoes in Ireland. Id be happy enough if it's malaria. Even if it is ebola I wouldn't be worried.

Ficheall

MadYaker wrote: »

Malaria hasn't killed more people than any other disease and can only be spread by mosquitoes. There are no mosquitoes in Ireland. Id be happy enough if it's malaria. Even if it is ebola I wouldn't be worried.

I think there are about 17 types of mosquito in Ireland...

Edit: Linky http://www.mosquitocatalog.org/files/pdfs/004240-0.pdf

Kermit.de.frog

Isolt wrote: »

The poor man was (allegedly) being treated for malaria. Very likely that malaria was the cause of death. His poor family, they must be heartbroken.

Roquentin wrote: »

i bet five euros its not ebola

Family friends said the man, who is believed to be 44, was taken ill shortly before 2.30am yesterday and died at his parents’ home.

From what I have read of Ebola it doesn't seem to fit does it?

WakeUp

323 wrote: »

Good article on the BBC here, interview with an Irish doctor with MSF Ireland (didn't know they existed) who is there. These folks do seem to be trained/qualified and know what they are doing. Have only respect for them.

Listening to an interview of the doctor who identified it some time back, said its a disease of poverty and ignorance. Even if it were to get here it could not spread well.
This pretty much sums it up, 300 Ebola deaths traced back to a healer in Sierra Leone. Healer/herbalist/witch doctor.

Thanks for those links. I read about that healer spreading the virus to all them people alright something like that just wouldnt happen in a western country. so some here are saying the guy in Donegal was being treated for malaria where is this coming from? if he was being treated for malaria then chances are it was malaria right? do you need to be treated in hospital for that or is it the sort of thing you can take medication at home to treat?..someone mentioned zerohedge, yep the Americans are all over this Id say most western countries are and will be watching and waiting to see what the result of this guys test will be come Friday. maybe it was malaria then probably going to sound bad but if I really had to pick between the two I hope it was that.
http://www.zerohedge.com/news/2014-08-21/isolation-procedures-put-place-after-ebola-suspect-dies-ireland-ebola-disease-claims

keithkk16

Kirby42 wrote: »

I think it's unlikely to spread. Don't you have to come into contact with their bodily fluids?

What if someone sneezes near you?

gjc

Would have thought ebola would have been the top news !! On the news

Roquentin

MadYaker wrote: »

Malaria hasn't killed more people than any other disease and can only be spread by mosquitoes. There are no mosquitoes in Ireland. Id be happy enough if it's malaria. Even if it is ebola I wouldn't be worried.

http://www.annualreviews.org/doi/abs/10.1146/annurev.ge.05.120171.000341?journalCode=genet

MadYaker

I stand corrected on the mosquito point!

Roquentin

keithkk16 wrote: »

What if someone sneezes near you?

wear a face mask like they do in china

gjc

Found dead in the bed brought away by funeral director according to news

Roquentin

gjc wrote: »

Found dead in the bed brought away by funeral director according to news

that funeral director is probably ****ting it