Derek 2.0

Just shy of a century, but close enough:

Yet the CDC states: I have no idea..........were do you go when you're sick? GP/clinic/hospital or a CFB?

What a relief eh? A 17 year old private from the logistic company only needs rubber gloves and a paper mask from Costco.

Do you know what the "B" stands for? After the initial dispersal, biological agents will act like a natural pandemic……none the less, from your link: So you want send the CF into an environment that is high risk.......why not continue to send professionals from PHAC and fund those already there further?

PHAC does have personal in West Africa.......but again, they're experts in this field.

So, when you get sick, you go down to the local FD instead of your GP/Hospital?

Like the local FD right?

And in the above statement from the Federal Government, they're not sending DART because:

So the local fire department should be able to handle Ebola in West Africa.......good to know

Really?

Well that's send the local fire departments over then

So we just need to send over GPs.......it's that easy? And your fire department http://www.thestar.com/news/world/2014/09/16/rest_of_world_finally_responding_to_west_africa_ebola_crisis.html

What fire fighters are trained to treat people with Ebola? That's some FD.

That's correct.

We have, by providing additional funding for professionals in this field.

Yes, money, medical equipment and trained professionals.........not found within the CF.

The military, again does not have said equipment........which of course is the purview of PHAC........the Government has confirmed as much.

Sure you would......of course the only real military with such a mandate is the US army.........

Same thing we did with Aids.........or Nigeria did with Ebola.

Exactly, and that is why the Government has stated they won't send DART......

Again, DND is not trained, nor equipped to operate in such environments........

What's "a few"?

How many mobile labs, outfitted for infectious disease, coupled with isolation wards, does DND have? I’ll give you a hint, it’s less than 1…….. I fail to see the problem here, namely when a serving and retired member are telling you the facts, but more so, a release from the Federal Government stating as such.......are you just wasting our time?

When you go to the doctors with a soar throat, and he/she takes a swab, where does it go? And is said place staffed by the army? Now how do medical professionals determine if a person has Ebola? Also, how do said professionals determine if said person's condition is improving or getting worse?

If we’re invited, none the less, I’d rather we provide the MOPP gear to the local officials for such enforcement……..very few nations have the same resources (nor mandate) as USAMRMC.