Illinois man tests positive for MERS in first U.S. spread of the virus

This shit is about to get real.

thanks fishingnut.

it got real.

already.

only question is how much it will spread.

I'm afraid it will be an epidemic in the US this summer.

where do i get in line for a free government issued vaccine?

LETS PIN THIS AN SEE WHAT SUNDAY BRINGS!! 5 STARS

[link to www.nbcnews.com]

As of May 16, there have been 572 laboratory-confirmed cases of MERS in 15 countries. Of those, 173 patients died.


[link to www.usatoday.com]

And so it begins....

They are not officially counting this man as a MERS case, because even though he has the virus, he is not sick.
This is B.S. He contracted the virus from the patient who was hospitalized here in my area. IF this guy stays well, then IMO he is a carrier.

yep

Death toll rises in Saudi Arabia from Mers. Now 163

[link to www.rawstory.com]


MERS is considered a deadlier but less transmissible cousin of the SARS virus that appeared in Asia in 2003 and infected 8,273 people, nine percent of whom died.

Can tomatoes get MERS?

I'd bring them in just in case!

Here it comes

Good point! In they go!

Not truly a carrier unless he remains viremic. In most viruses one will contract the virus and mount an immune response and clear the virus. They can shed the virus during that time whether they show symptoms or not,but don't usually become ongoing carriers.

great. as if i needed another reason to GTFO of this corrupt hell-hole.

I'm perplexed by this story.

It seems odd that if they were simply monitoring his health that they would be doing blood draws if he were asymptomatic.

This seems contrived.

It's almost as if they want to placate the public by insinuating that it could be less of a health risk than they thought (i.e., that people could be coming down with it and not even showing symptoms, therefore meaning it's much less deadly than previously suspected, more like West Nile or something).

I mean, why is THIS ONE GUY getting so much attention when SO MANY people have been exposed to these people - they were on international flights and the one dude was sitting in a crowded ER down in Florida for hours before he was quarantined.

Are they monitoring everyone this closely?

If not, what are the odds that the single dude they are keeping tabs on would have an asymptomatic version of this fairly novel virus?

Because medical records are covered by so many privacy regulations, there is absolutely no reason for anyone to independently verify these claims.

I just don't believe anything they say...

So, how many unconfirmed cases?

Anybody have any idea where this man is located in Illinois?

Probably wont be much said about it.According to the news stories he had it in the past and had recovered.Didnt even know he had it.They only found out about it due to tests.
This will be like all the other different flu outbreaks that turn out to be much of nothing.

Lets connect some dots

The U.S. gave China eminent domain rights
The U.S. gave China Tax Free trade zones
The U.S. owes China lots of money
China has only 2 rivers and they are poluted beyond recovery
The rest of China is desert
China needs fresh water
They destroy Detroit
Chinese come in and start buying Detroit property
Now they want to scare everyone out of Chicago

I wonder why? DUH!!!

Good luck...There is no vaccine

If and if your government says there is, then they are big fat liars

Only people who sign up for Obamacare can get one but they have to pay a 50 thousand dollar Co-Pay


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So they released a bio-weapon to kill Arabs in the Middle East but they fucked up and now its killing Americans?

That sucks.

Read this very carefully you may understand!

10 The whole land, from Geba to Rimmon, south of Jerusalem, will become like the Arabah. But Jerusalem will be raised up high from the Benjamin Gate to the site of the First Gate, to the Corner Gate, and from the Tower of Hananel to the royal winepresses, and will remain in its place. 11 It will be inhabited; never again will it be destroyed. Jerusalem will be secure.

12 This is the plague with which the Lord will strike all the nations that fought against Jerusalem: Their flesh will rot while they are still standing on their feet, their eyes will rot in their sockets, and their tongues will rot in their mouths. 13 On that day people will be stricken by the Lord with great panic. They will seize each other by the hand and attack one another. 14 Judah too will fight at Jerusalem. The wealth of all the surrounding nations will be collected— great quantities of gold and silver and clothing. 15 A similar plague will strike the horses and mules, the camels and donkeys, and all the animals in those camps.

Interesting, but MERS doesn't cause that extreme of symptoms. That sounds like Ebola or something worse. I believe MERS is in the Ebola family but it isn't in danger of mutating?

Of the 3 in the US how many have died? 0? Maybe we are a bit tougher than the normal middle easterner?