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There are already quarantine centres in place for Cubans returning from Ebola affected countries. Each person knows that when they return, they will be quarantined for a minimum of 3 weeks, with no visits of family, friends, etc. Cuba has a very pro-active preventative health focus. Of course there are challenges and it isn’t perfect. Cuba hopefully learned from the transmission of cholera from its health professionals returning from Haiti.

That’s good news. I hope the system works!

As a Canadian (as a lucky citizen of the G8 nations) I’m trying to think of something that I’m less worried about…. nope…. nothing yet…. still thinking….Cheers,

Terry

As a Canadian (as a lucky citizen of the G8 nations) I’m trying to think of something that I’m less worried about…. nope…. nothing yet…. still thinking….Cheers,

Terry

I’m with you Terry!Here is something to really worry about! It’s a virus called…..wait for it……influenza. Look at how many people it infects and kills every year. Now this is something to worry about, not a virus like Ebola which is very hard to catch.From the World Health Organization

www.who.int/mediacentre/factsheets/fs211/en/

Influenza occurs globally with an annual attack rate estimated at 5%–10% in adults and 20%–30% in children. Illnesses can result in hospitalization and death mainly among high-risk groups (the very young, elderly or chronically ill). Worldwide, these annual epidemics are estimated to result in about 3 to 5 million cases of severe illness, and about 250 000 to 500 000 deaths.

Glad to know that Cuba has that policy in place..maybe all countries that are sending workers over there should do that….I agree that the FLU is more deadly historically, but lets not get too relaxed about this. History will show that every now and then an epidemic comes along and wipes out life at a much higher percentage than the flu.No matter what, I think people are going to be a little more wary about if/where they travel this year. Not to mention the dollar being dropping like crazy(here in canada that is).

Now if only these "low" gas prices would result in airlines removing fuel surcharges…hahahahahahahahahahaha

I’m not sure if it has been mentioned before, but it appears that the Cuban government is not expecting many aid workers to return to Cuba at all. Some sources mention that only about 10% will actually return to Cuba, presumably because some will stay and make a new life in Africa or go to other places, and many will die from contracting Ebola. It’s rather sad, but in the end, we must say that Cuba seems to be putting a lot more effort into fighting the virus in Africa and helping the African, than most other "more developed" countries are. La Habana informó a los cooperantes cubanos que las posibilidades de no regresar a Cuba son del 90%El Gobierno prometió pagar 8.000 dólares mensuales a los colaboradores sanitarios que luchan contra el ébola en África, así como "entregarles" una casa y un automóvil a su regreso.Según fuentes médicas, a las que tuvo acceso DIARIO DE CUBA, las autoridades dieron a conocer las condiciones en reuniones con el personal médico. Después de una primera convocatoria, informaron que los candidatos debían tener "entre 45 y 55 años, sin familia"."Dijeron que las posibilidades de no regresar eran del 90 por ciento", contó la fuente.Los salarios en dólares serán "depositados" en cuentas cubanas y los empleados, en teoría, tendrían acceso al mismo a su regreso de la misión. Un médico de Santiago de Cuba dijo el sábado a Radio Martí que "se comenta que les pagarían más de 10.000 dólares mensuales".Fuente: diariodecuba.comOther articles:

www.diariodecuba.com/cuba/1413364002_500.html

www.diariodecuba.com/cuba/1412968864_10772.html

The Ebola crisis is very concerning and while I’m not that sure that Canada can control any outbreak here, I’m wondering what is going to happen in Cuba when their contingent of health care workers return home from Africa. Ebola is a nasty virus and I suspect that it would be difficult to control if it got a foothold in Cuba, and because of the importance of the tourist trade any problems will probably be hushed up as long as possible.Being quarantined for a few weeks, even in Cuba, is not very appealing. Seems like a good year to wait until the last minute to book or maybe try a different location this year. Guess you might have missed this thread, where I mentioned exactly those concerns. "Cuba Sharply Expands Ebola Medical Mission"It is good to read that CUBA is actually SMARTER than the rest of the Countries like CANADA and the U.S. where they stupidly wait for the case to spread to others instead of the automatic quarantine for 21 days, of the initial person coming from infected areas. It isn’t rocket science to see that this would be easier, quarantining one person, instead of after they develop symptoms, having to quarantine all their contacts. We’ve seen how incompetent the U.S. has been with the first case in Texas (Duncan) > 2 nurses, 78 contacts including health care workers from the first Nurse, now having to track 132 plane passengers from the second Nurse, schools closed in Ohio and Texas from a couple students who were on the plane, a teacher who flew on the same plane after the Ohio-Texas flight etc etc.

(P.S. I’d rather go to Cuba (and am Nov, Dec) than to Texas or Ohio or anywhere else the boobs from CDC have a say in….now turns out the 2nd Nurse, who the top CDC guy said adamantly should not have flown, actually called the CDC monday to report her temp was 99.5 and that she was flying back to Texas…and they didn’t say she shouldn’t! Now they are changing their fever temp for suspected ebola, from 100.4 to a lower temp. This is the same CDC that told airline stewardess to wipe up any liquid on a plane as a ebola protocol) Yup. Zuckerberg should have donated his 25M dollars to Cuba, not the CDC.

Lol. The difference…you can choose to eat, drink and smoke. You don’t get choose to get Ebola from someone. What lovecuba says above. In addition Influenza has killed hundreds of thousands of people but you can be vaccinated against it. They believe now that Ebola can also be spread by "droplets" just like the flu (bodily fluids coming into contact with mucus membranes) so while panicking isn’t productive being aware and educated is probably wise

I also agree that the way things are being handled in the US is a joke.

In addition Influenza has killed hundreds of thousands of people but you can be vaccinated against it. And people don’t take the flu seriously enough. Vaccination is not perfect, but it does offer enough immunity that if sufficient numbers of people are vaccinated it prevents an outbreak from snowballing. We have become complacent about quite a few childhood diseases……combined with scare tactics against vaccines from people who should know better……and they are making a comeback in some areas, causing needless illnesses and sometimes deaths. This generation doesn’t have the memory of the previous one. Between vaccination and antibiotics, we have been spared the horrors of many diseases and infections, but because of careless and selfish use of the products invented to keep us safe, it’s likely we are looking at a "back to the future" scenario for the coming generations. Common sense is the ingredient most often MIA when stuff goes sideways.

I believe the point is does not matter where it comes from but if we learned enough from the sars outbreak to become better prepared. It seems that Cuba has a decent grasp on handling people returning from affected areas. Old phrase what don’t kill ya will make you stronger. More likely something like that will not come from Cuba but deciding not to go to Cuba because of this best you hide in closet at home germs are everywhere.

	I read an article about ebola and how it is spread. Yes it can be spread by a sneeze however sneezing and coughing are not symptoms of ebola. The sicker a person is, the more contagious the person is. The article I read said that a contagious person would be too sick to fly so no worries over catching it in an airplane.

This is a very adaptable disease. The level of contagion would be based on the condition of the person. If super healthy, a person may be very contagious for a couple of days before becoming obviously sick.Imagine that you are ok when flying out and a bit stuffy and slightly ill when boarding the flight home. Maybe very sick and contagious on arrival 5 hours later?The definition of what and when this current version of Ebola is incubating/contagious is a "work in progress" 5 Days? 21 Days?If, indeed the incubation period is up to 21 days, why are the suspected infected walking around in public after a week? What about quarantine?The crazy situation in the US is illustrated here:

news.yahoo.com/dallas-er-sent-ebola-infected-patient-home-050718374.html

We have become complacent about quite a few childhood diseases……combined with scare tactics against vaccines from people who should know better……and they are making a comeback in some areas, causing needless illnesses and sometimes deaths. This generation doesn’t have the memory of the previous one. Between vaccination and antibiotics, we have been spared the horrors of many diseases and infections. Common sense is the ingredient most often MIA when stuff goes sideways.

Couldn’t agree more eeeefarm! The "I’m not vaccinating my kids because all those diseases have been eradicated" group just drive me insane.

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