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Ebola test positive for New York doctor who treated patients in Africa

 

 

http://www.reuters.com/article/2014/10/24/us-health-ebola-newyork-idUSKCN0IC2CU20141024

 

 

 

- A physician with Doctors Without Borders who returned to New York City after treating Ebola victims in West Africa tested positive for the virus on Thursday, setting off fresh fears about the spread of the disease.

 

Mayor Bill de Blasio sought to reassure New Yorkers they are safe from Ebola, even as officials disclosed that Dr. Craig Spencer had traveled around the city on subways, taken a taxi and visited a bowling alley in the period between returning from Guinea and developing symptoms.

 

Spencer, 33, who returned to the United States on Oct. 17, had been taking his temperature twice daily as a precaution to watch for any Ebola symptoms, and first developed a fever on Thursday morning, officials said, stressing that without symptoms, he was not contagious.

 

Spencer was the fourth case to be diagnosed with Ebola in the United States, and the first case in America's largest city, setting off renewed fears about the spread of the virus, which has killed nearly 4,900 people, largely in Liberia, Sierra Leone and Guinea.

 

"There is no reason for New Yorkers to be alarmed," de Blasio said at a news conference at Bellevue Hospital, where Spencer was taken on Thursday morning and where he is being treated in isolation.

 

"Being on the same subway car or living near someone with Ebola does not in itself put someone at risk," he said.

Two friends and his fiancée have been quarantined, Health Commissioner Mary Travis Bassett said. Spencer’s fiancee was quarantined at the hospital, the hospital said.

 

The U.S. stock market reacted to the news of the new Ebola case after Spencer's test for Ebola was announced late on Thursday. S&P futures fell 9 points or 0.45 percent. The dollar slipped against the euro and the U.S. 10-year Treasury rose, lowering its yield to about 2.24 percent.

Spencer had worked for Doctors Without Borders in Guinea, one of three West African nations hardest hit by Ebola.

 

He felt the first symptom about 10 a.m. ET on Thursday when he developed a fever, Bassett said. She stressed that people with Ebola become contagious only when they start feeling sick, adding, "He did not have a fever for the whole time since he left Guinea until this morning."

 

He had been monitoring his temperature twice a day, she said.

 

A specially trained team wearing protective gear transported Spencer to Bellevue Hospital from his Manhattan apartment, the city said in a statement.

A fourth person, a taxi driver, did not come into close contact and was not considered at risk, she said.

Spencer's apartment in Manhattan's Harlem neighborhood is sealed off, the health commissioner said.

His test will be sent to the Centers for Disease Control for confirmation, which should come within 24 hours, she said.

The commissioner said Spencer completed work in Guinea on Oct. 12 and left two days later. Spencer's Facebook page, which included a photo of him clad in protective gear, said he stopped over in Brussels.

SUBWAY RIDES, BOWLING

Spencer arrived home at John F. Kennedy International Airport in New York. After arriving, he took a 3-mile (4.8-km) run, rode several subways, went bowling and may have eaten at a restaurant, the health commissioner said.

A woman named Morgan Dixon was identified on Spencer’s Facebook page as his fiancee. Her Linked In profile described her as a professional in nonprofit management and international development who works with the Hope Program, a career development program for homeless and welfare-dependent adults.

The first person diagnosed with Ebola on U.S. soil flew from Liberia to Texas in September and died on Oct. 8 in a Dallas hospital. Two nurses who treated him became infected with the virus and one took a commercial flight with a fever.

The nurses' infections prompted concern over how well U.S. hospitals could prevent the spread of Ebola, and pressure on the Obama administration and on states to take steps to prepare better to contain the virus.

Spencer has specialized in international emergency medicine at Columbia University-New York Presbyterian Hospital in New York City since 2011. Columbia in a statement said he has not been to work nor seen any patients since his return.

The virus is spread through direct contact with Modily fluids from an infected person and is not airborne.

The U.S. Centers for Disease Control (CDC) did not name Sepncer, but said he "participated in the enhanced screening for all returning travelers from these countries" on his arrival at JFK.

This referred to special screening introduced earlier this month at five major U.S. airports - including JFK - for travelers coming from Guinea, Liberia and Sierra Leone.

The doctor "went through multiple layers of screening and did not have a fever or other symptoms of illness," the CDC added in a statement.

The United States this week began requiring travelers coming from those three countries to enter through one of five airports conducting increased screening for the virus. It is also directing those travelers to check in with health officials every day and report their temperatures and any Ebola symptoms for 21 days.

There have been nine cases of Ebola seen in the United States since the beginning of August

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US lo vunde vallu careful ga vundandi......ekkadiki vellina protective gear like MASKS alantivi vesukondi....lite theesukomaakandi......EBOLA ni airports daggara entha screening chesina all times detect avutundi ani cheppadaniki ledu endukante a time ki a VIRUS patient body lo inka nurturing stage lo ne vuntadhi.....

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CHSRK annai , JAITRA UNCLE , KRISHNA BIDDA uncle (texas), PERVEZ uncle, PRUDVI annai andaru kooda protective gear esukuni thiragandi ......KRISHNA BIDDA uncle TEXAS nunchi cases report ayyi oka NURSE kooda chanipoyindi anukunta.........idhi ela spread avutundi anedi inka oka clarity tho cheppalekapothunnaru ga doctors.......varied ga vuntunnayi versions....so be careful

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CHSRK annai , JAITRA UNCLE , KRISHNA BIDDA uncle (texas), PERVEZ uncle, PRUDVI annai andaru kooda protective gear esukuni thiragandi ......KRISHNA BIDDA uncle TEXAS nunchi cases report ayyi oka NURSE kooda chanipoyindi anukunta.........idhi ela spread avutundi anedi inka oka clarity tho cheppalekapothunnaru ga doctors.......varied ga vuntunnayi versions....so be careful

nurse chanipo ledhu......us lo vundhi virus vachina vallu andharu safe annai.......africa nunchi vachina athanu chanipoyadu adhi doctors careless ness valla......

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xxxxx aa doctor subway lo manhattan nunchi brooklyn velladu anta.....subway ante andharu pisukuntune vuntaru........looks like situation is critical..........

subway , bowling alley , food court inni places lo human contact vuntadhi.....disease human contact dwara spread avvadu ani chebuthunna konni cases choosthe ala ledu...normal ga spread aina instances kooda vunnayi ani kontha mandi docs opinion....so chooddamu.....JAPAN only edho INFLUENZA ani drug solve settadi annaru....e time lo anni major pharmas EXPLOIT seyataniki try chesthayi people fear ni.....

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http://www.reuters.com/article/2014/10/24/us-health-ebola-usa-factbox-idUSKCN0ID06S20141024

 

Factbox: Ebola cases in the United States

 

There have been nine cases of Ebola seen in the United States since the beginning of August. A Liberian man who died Oct. 8 in a Dallas hospital was the first person diagnosed with the virus on U.S. soil. The latest case is a doctor in New York City diagnosed on Oct. 23.

 

Two hospital employees who cared for the man have been infected with the virus, which has killed more than 4,500 people and infected more than 9,100 in the worst outbreak on record, centered in three impoverished West African countries: Guinea, Sierra Leone and Liberia.

 

The following are details of cases of the hemorrhagic fever seen in the United States:

 

NYC DOCTOR

 

Dr. Craig Spencer, 33, returned to New York City after treating Ebola victims in Guinea for Doctors Without Borders. He tested positive for Ebola on Oct. 23. Earlier that day, a specially trained team wearing protective gear transported Spencer to Bellevue Hospital from his Manhattan apartment.

 

NURSES

 

Nina Pham, 26, a nurse at Texas Health Presbyterian Hospital, where she helped treat Liberian patient Thomas Eric Duncan. Officials announced Oct. 12 that Pham had been infected with the virus. She was moved to the National Institutes of Health in Bethesda, Maryland, where officials have said she is in good condition.

 

A second nurse at the same hospital who treated Duncan, 29-year-old Amber Vinson, also tested positive for the virus, which spreads through contact with Modily fluids and can cause fever, bleeding, vomiting and diarrhea. She was transferred to Emory University Hospital in Atlanta. Vinson's family said the CDC and hospital can no longer detect the virus in her body.

Vinson flew from Ohio to Dallas the day before reporting symptoms, raising concerns about possible spread of the disease outside of Texas even as U.S. health officials say the risk of transmission is low.

 

NBC CAMERAMAN

 

Ashoka Mukpo, an American freelance television cameraman working for NBC News in Liberia, was flown out of the country for treatment at Nebraska Medical Center in Omaha.

Mukpo, 33, was declared free of the virus on Oct. 21. "Recovering from Ebola is a truly humbling feeling. Too many are not as fortunate and lucky as I've been. I'm very happy to be alive," he said in a Twitter post this week.

The NBC crew who worked with Mukpo also returned to the United States and were ordered into quarantine after violating their voluntary confinement.

 

LIBERIAN IN DALLAS

 

Duncan was visiting Dallas when he began feeling ill and sought treatment at Texas Health Presbyterian Hospital on Sept. 25. He was initially discharged with antibiotics, despite telling a nurse he had just come from Liberia. On Sept. 28 he returned to the same hospital by ambulance after vomiting outside the apartment complex where he was staying. Duncan died in an isolation ward 11 days later.

 

EMORY PATIENT

 

An unidentified American who contracted Ebola in Sierra Leone began treatment at Emory University Hospital on Sept. 9. The patient, who has asked to remain anonymous, was discharged on Oct. 19, the university said.

 

THREE MISSIONARIES

 

Three Americans contracted Ebola while working for Christian missionary organizations in Liberia and were flown to the United States for treatment. All have recovered.

Nancy Writebol contracted the virus in July while working for a SIM USA hospital with her husband, David, who was not infected. She was treated at Emory and discharged on Aug. 19.

Dr. Kent Brantly also was treated in isolation at Emory after contracting Ebola while working for Christian relief group Samaritan's Purse. He was released on Aug. 21.

Dr. Rick Sacra, a Boston physician who was working for SIM USA, arrived in the United States on Sept. 5 and was treated for three weeks at Nebraska Medical Center.

 

UNDER OBSERVATION

 

Hospitals across the United States have been urged to watch for possible cases and to ask patients about their travels to help screen for the virus. Patients have been monitored in Virginia, Maryland, Connecticut, Massachusetts, Kansas, Washington, Hawaii and Florida, but none tested positive for Ebola.

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subway , bowling alley , food court inni places lo human contact vuntadhi.....disease human contact dwara spread avvadu ani chebuthunna konni cases choosthe ala ledu...normal ga spread aina instances kooda vunnayi ani kontha mandi docs opinion....so chooddamu.....JAPAN only edho INFLUENZA ani drug solve settadi annaru....e time lo anni major pharmas EXPLOIT seyataniki try chesthayi people fear ni.....

bowling and food court lite annai pedda contact vundadhu subway ante jam pack hyd city bus laaga vuntundhi easy ga spread avutundhi.......us lo eppatiki four members ni treat chesaru andharu cure ayyaru except one from libya.........

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bowling and food court lite annai pedda contact vundadhu subway ante jam pack hyd city bus laaga vuntundhi easy ga spread avutundhi.......us lo eppatiki four members ni treat chesaru andharu cure ayyaru except one from libya.........

ya cure ayyaru ani cepparu.....e disease oka saari cure chesthe potunda or else body lo ne refuge theesukuni hideous ga vuntu malli mana immune system ni break chestunda anedi thelidu.....a cure aina people andarini konni months observation lo pedithe better both for their sake and the sake of other people too

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CHSRK annai , JAITRA UNCLE , KRISHNA BIDDA uncle (texas), PERVEZ uncle, PRUDVI annai andaru kooda protective gear esukuni thiragandi ......KRISHNA BIDDA uncle TEXAS nunchi cases report ayyi oka NURSE kooda chanipoyindi anukunta.........idhi ela spread avutundi anedi inka oka clarity tho cheppalekapothunnaru ga doctors.......varied ga vuntunnayi versions....so be careful

 

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annai meeku diwali bumper EBOLA offer anta idhi...CHRISTMAS ki inka manchi offers vasthayi anta........pharma companies konni drugs meeda working annaru mari trials chesthunnaru anta....veellani nammukune lopala entha mandi infect avutharo

endo ...JAPAN ollu edho INFLUENZA ani durg meeda trials chesthunnaru ani chadiva.....100% work avutundi ani confidence tho sebuthunnaru...mari quarterly sales penchukotaniko deniko no idea

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annai meeku diwali bumper EBOLA offer anta idhi...CHRISTMAS ki inka manchi offers vasthayi anta........pharma companies konni drugs meeda working annaru mari trials chesthunnaru anta....veellani nammukune lopala entha mandi infect avutharo

endo ...JAPAN ollu edho INFLUENZA ani durg meeda trials chesthunnaru ani chadiva.....100% work avutundi ani confidence tho sebuthunnaru...mari quarterly sales penchukotaniko deniko no idea

 

Fear is much worse than the Disease......bhoomi meedha nookalu migili unte Ebola kaadhu dhanemma mogudu lantivi vachchina bathukuthaam....ee vomerica naa ko gaallaki leni poni hadavidi prathi dhaaniki...1247134339_little_girl_scare.gif

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Fear is much worse than the Disease......bhoomi meedha nookalu migili unte Ebola kaadhu dhanemma mogudu lantivi vachchina bathukuthaam....ee vomerica naa ko gaallaki leni poni hadavidi prathi dhaaniki...1247134339_little_girl_scare.gif

meeru ante atleast ok annai....prepared ga vundi GOVT issue ni tackle seyataniki...INDIA lanti densely populated region lo ki vasthe saaan kashtam...MODI babai will do his best anuko but nuvvu annattu FEAR IS MUCH WORSE THAN THE DISEASE

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meeru ante atleast ok annai....prepared ga vundi GOVT issue ni tackle seyataniki...INDIA lanti densely populated region lo ki vasthe saaan kashtam...MODI babai will do his best anuko but nuvvu annattu FEAR IS MUCH WORSE THAN THE DISEASE

 

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Indian gooseberry has undergone preliminary research, demonstrating in vitro antiviral and antimicrobial properties.[3] There is preliminary evidence in vitro that its extracts induce apoptosis and modify gene expression in osteoclasts involved in rheumatoid arthritis and osteoporosis.[4] It may prove to have potential activity against some cancers.[5] One recent animal study found treatment with E. officinalis reduced severity of acute pancreatitis (induced by L-arginine in rats). It also promoted the spontaneous repair and regeneration process of the pancreas occurring after an acute attack.[6]

Experimental preparations of leaves, bark or fruit have shown potential efficacy against laboratory models of disease, such as for inflammationcancer, age-related renal disease, and diabetes.[7][8][9]

A human pilot study demonstrated a reduction of blood cholesterol levels in both normal and hypercholesterolemic men with treatment.[10] Another recent study with alloxan-induced diabetic rats given an aqueous amla fruit extract has shown significant decrease of the blood glucose, as well as triglyceridemic levels and an improvement of the liver function caused by a normalization of the liver-specific enzyme alanine transaminase activity.[11]

 

According to Ayurveda, aamla balances all three doshas. While aamla is unusual in that it contains five out of the six tastes recognized by Ayurveda, it is most important to recognize the effects of the "virya", or potency, and "vipaka", or post-digestive effect. Considered in this light, amla is particularly helpful in reducing pitta due to its cooling energy.[17] It also balances both Pitta and vata by virtue of its sweet taste. The kapha is balanced primarily due to its drying action. It may be used as a rasayana (rejuvenative) to promote longevity, and traditionally to enhance digestion (dipanapachana), treatconstipation (anuloma), reduce fever (jvaraghna), purify the blood (raktaprasadana), reduce cough (kasahara), alleviate asthma (svasahara), strengthen the heart (hrdaya), benefit the eyes (chakshushya), stimulate hair growth (romasanjana), enliven the body (jivaniya), and enhance intellect (medhya).[17][18]

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Karthika vanabhojanam:-

Vanabhojanam or Karthika vanabhojanam is a kind of annual ritualistic picnic undertaken during Karthika masam in Andhra Pradesh. As per Hindu tradition, plants are considered to be of divine nature and worshipped as Gods. Certain plants like Tulsi, amla, bilva and durva plants are considered as divine and used in Pujas.

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It is widely believed that Lord Vishnu and Goddess Lakshmi prefer to reside under Amla trees during Karthika month. Hence during Karthika Vanabhojanam, amla trees are worshipped by the telugu community in Andhra Pradesh. People also offer puja to Lord Vishnu and recite the Vishnu purana and Karthika purana during Vana Mahotsavam rituals.

During Karthika Vanamahotsava, traditionally people cook food under these trees after puja and consume the food as prasad. Traditionally people had atleast one amla plant in their courtyard. But nowadays due to congestion in cities, people observe Vanamahotsava more as a cultural festival than as a religious event. Many organisations arrange for an outing on this occasion and perform the puja of Vishnu and have food in the nearby gardens.

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hmm USIRIKAYA lo chala manchi properties vunnayi antaru.......

 

ee season llo isumanti rogaalu vasthaayani seppee....mana Hinduvulu Karthikamaasam vanabhojanalu ani seppi usirikaaya settu kindha meals scheme lanti programs ettindhi.....viral attacks ninchi saving sesiddhi usiri....body llo immunity penchiddi......manollu ee scheme pettina dhaani enuka oka sastriya ardham paramardhaam untaayannattu...vadidancee-o.gif

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