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

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  • #122
    Maldesu
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    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...


  • #123
    Jen Pigs Fly
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    Heroditas wrote: »
    Funeral home? You might be busy!

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


  • #124
    GREENGEKO
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 52 ✭✭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??


  • #125
    Lord Trollington
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    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?


  • #126
    Roquentin
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    http://news.sky.com/story/1322708/suspected-irish-ebola-case-from-sierra-leone


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  • #127
    Isolt
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    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


  • #128
    Roquentin
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    i dont the disease kills that quick from initial symptoms to death.


  • #129
    MadYaker
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    Everybody needs to read this http://www.irishtimes.com/news/health/what-are-the-chances-of-ebola-spreading-1.1904116


  • #130
    Donkey Oaty
    Closed Accounts Posts: 4,533 ✭✭✭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.


  • #131
    IvyTheTerrible
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    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.


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  • #132
    Heroditas
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    I heard that if you gargle two Disprin, it'll cure Ebola.


  • #133
    gjc
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    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


  • #134
    Kermit.de.frog
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    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.


  • #135
    Roquentin
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    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.


  • #136
    [Deleted User]
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    Heroditas wrote: »
    I heard that if you gargle two Disprin, it'll cure Ebola.

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


  • #137
    Roquentin
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    gjc wrote: »
    paddy power is probably taking bets

    i bet five euros its not ebola


  • #138
    Turtwig
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    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.


  • #139
    gjc
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    I imagine there will be an extended news programme tonight


  • #140
    Roquentin
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    Turtwig wrote: »
    We're not hoping it's anything.

    that sentence doesnt even make sense


  • #141
    MadYaker
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    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.


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  • #142
    Ficheall
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    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


  • #143
    Kermit.de.frog
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    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?


  • #144
    WakeUp
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    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


  • #145
    keithkk16
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    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?


  • #146
    gjc
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    Would have thought ebola would have been the top news !! On the news


  • #147
    Roquentin
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    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


  • #148
    MadYaker
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    I stand corrected on the mosquito point!


  • #149
    Roquentin
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    keithkk16 wrote: »
    What if someone sneezes near you?

    wear a face mask like they do in china


  • #150
    gjc
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    Found dead in the bed brought away by funeral director according to news


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  • #151
    Roquentin
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    gjc wrote: »
    Found dead in the bed brought away by funeral director according to news

    that funeral director is probably ****ting it


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