Ebola Arrives in New York City...

It is curable if the patient is strong enough and is properly taken care of. Rehydration is one of the most important tools in helping the patient's own body fight off the virus. This will never be a widespread epidemic, especially in developed nations with strong healthcare systems. Even in Liberia, the outbreak is receding (granted it is also spreading in neighboring, under-developed countries).

Politicians are quick to react to the general public's outcry, but they nor us are completely informed on this complicated issue. An example, Doctors Without Borders is warning governments against these kinds of quarantines, as they are making valuable medical personnel more reluctant to join the fight against the disease.

So shut the fuck up with this "how can people be so stupid?" nonsense. I don't know much about this issue either but I can admit that. And I feel confident that medical professionals DO know what they're doing, more so than any of us or our elected officials. Now if you are a medical professional of some kind, I would love for you to take this opportunity to educate us all.

 

Cure

 

Thanks for the link Sean.

Two items stand out - the disease is not communicable until symptoms show up.
& some health care workers are staying in Europe for 21 days prior to coming home to the US to avoid 'imprisonment'

For myself, i would personally accept a 21 day quarantine away from family, friends, fellow coffee shop patrons, knowing that would be a simple, short term answer to effectively eliminate any potential spread to a deadly disease.

 

This should help stop the spread.

http://news.yahoo.com/congo-crowd-kills-man-eats-him-militant-massacres-160235263.html

 

Definitely reasonable.

 

Example of a 'zombie killer' mob mentality kind of overreaction, where the solution is more harmful than the problem? Thankfully we can debate solutions in a more civilized forum, where the worst that happens is a bit of STFU and 'you are dumber than me' responses.

 

(CNN) -- [Breaking news update, posted at 12:57 p.m. ET]
A Maine judge on Friday ruled that state health officials failed to prove the need for an order enforcing an Ebola quarantine for a nurse who defied the quarantine in a tense standoff with state authorities. District Court Chief Judge Charles LaVerdiere ordered nurse Kaci Hickox, who recently returned to the United States after treating Ebola patients in Sierra Leone, to submit to "direct active monitoring," coordinate travel with public health officials and immediately notify health authorities should symptoms appear. Her attorney, Norman Siegel, called the decision a victory. On Thursday, the judge had ordered stricter limits on Hickox.

 

WHAT!!!!!??!!!!

STFU!!!!

I am not dumber than you!!!!

Reported

 

Prove it!

 

Psh, I only listen to cnn when I want to stare at Erin Burnett.

 

2+2=4

 

Congo isn't in the outbreak area

 

Rob I, we found someone smarter than both of us.

 

i think the ebola czar wrote this

 

I guess the sarcasm didn't come through.

Edit:
I think this whole Ebola thing is kind of comical, considering more people die from influenza each year than Ebola deaths all together.

 

Ellen Johnson Sirleaf ?

 

So, I live in TX. This is one of the elected officials in TX: http://thecolbertreport.cc.com/videos/whfeyg/louie-gohmert-on-gays-in-the-military. Still not worried about Ebola, but I am worried about the intellectual capability of the government.

 

You ever been to East TX? You're probably right. Here's how it works: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JREkqCvLzSo

 

Ya'll come back!

 

Lol , I get this :