Does Ebola scare anyone else?

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I know america has a good healthcare system but doesn't everyone feel like its... Suspicious? I mean people are dropping like fly's who have contracted it.

TadCurious · Accepted Answer

What we really really need is for the president of the United States to do something that is a no-brainer: Stop issuing travel visas to people from the ground zero countries in West Africa who are trying to enter the U. S. The Obama Administration issued a travel visa to Thomas Eric Duncan. We imported this deadly virus into our country, and now a nurse who treated Mr. Duncan in Dallas is infected. This was a self-inflicted wound. I've listened to what the head of the CDC says about not closing our borders to people from the affected West African countries, and I don't buy what he's saying. I think it's politically correct, open borders nonsense ideology. The first and highest duty of the president of the United States is to protect the country. Obama needs to take decisive action to prevent more infected people from entering the country. I think it's inexcusable that he hasn't done so. We can continue to provide assistance to the affected countries without bringing people from those countries inside our country.

JackKerouac77 · Accepted Answer

Not particularly, but I don't fly or hang out near hospitals so I'm not sure there's a big risk of me contracting it.

Got a buddy who's a nurse, I'd be scared as shit if I was him.

Instead of hyping up how many people are dying/blah blah blah, why isn't there a national debate about how to contain it?

Did we stop air traffic from the African countries where the infections are rampant? No.

Have we secured the border so countries with less-than-efficient healthcare systems (Mexico, Latin America) who may have infected people don't cross illegally into this country to get free healthcare at the ER? Nope.

Is any research being done to other ways to stop Ebola beside the vaccine "supposedly" being worked on by the CDC? Not that the public knows about.

www.greenmedinfo.com/.../natural-treatments-ebola-virus-exist-research-suggests

Even rational minds tend to go to conspiracies when so much common sense is ignored. Geez!

sovetskii13 · Accepted Answer

I'm getting anoid from hearing it over and over. Enough already. Too much obsession over this. What happened to all the other viruses? Remember how crazy everyone was over the flu and some other thing I can't remember the name of? What happened to all that stuff? No one getting sick from that anymore? Suddenly it's only Ebola? Messed up.

Paris13 · Accepted Answer

Ebola is something to be Concerned about, Wary of More now with More cases showing up in Texas. This is like a Domino affect that could escalate very quickly with our boarders wide open and No banning flying to and from these affected countries. Right now, Frontier Airlines is looking for 132 passengers that flew with them a the time this one nurse did, to come forward and contact their 1-800 number. There are 48 people being Quarantined right now in Texas as well, waiting to see their own results.
I have been listening to reports about How to Prepare, should this keep spreading. And with the CDC Admitting Openly that they are "Learning as we go along," what does that tell anyone?
Good luck. xx

Mgoods · Accepted Answer

You guys are all about to die and we're next. That's how I feel (slightly exaggerated). There's no control and there's no cure. So it will run it's course. It's honestly terrifying me. I think it's being taken way too lightly. Humans die SO easily. We think we're invincible.

drumr4lyfe · Answer

It does not scare me. I actually live in North Carolina, the state which the first missionaries/health professionals with Ebola were brought to seek medical attention, and I'm still not frightened.

Firstly, we have the technology and know-how so that, if I did contact it, I'd have a fairly good chance of surviving.

Secondly, though, I'm actually not afraid of dying. Sure, I want to live as long as I can, but when my times comes, I'll welcome it with open arms.

Thirdly, because I have more important things to worry about at the moment. Ebola is an epidemic, yes, but not a pandemic. The Spanish Influenza pandemic was the most severe pandemic humanity ever encountered, and we survived, learned from it, and so forth.

Jonzor · Answer

No, I am not too concerned about Ebola just yet from a domestic prospective, but I am concerned what it will do to the economies of those African countries, as they have just emerged from civil war, they cannot afford to be pushed backward. There should also be clear concern that every 6 weeks the number of cases doubles, and there does not appear to be any sign of slowing down, partly due to the lack of medical facilities. There needs to be an even bigger effort to get new facilities built to stop turning people away who are further spreading the virus. Though there is nothing 'Suspicious' about it all.

Anonymous · Answer

"I know america has a good healthcare system"
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but all jokes aside Ebola isn't new they knew what they were getting themselves into when they brought those people home. Protocol is to leave people in Africa if they contract Ebola they chose not to do that. Nobody cared when thousands of Africans were dying. If they would have worked on a cure back in the 80s when it first came out then we wouldn't have this problem, but of course the world is money hungry and doesn't care about helping people unless they can get paid for it. Well this is what we've got now because of it.

TedStar · Answer

I'm a medical student in Africa lol. It kinda scares me, but it won't stop me from helping out. I'm currently in the Emergency centre at my hospital so currently I'm extra vigilant. We've been told what to look for and have had some drills. We are as prepared as possible in case we get a case

epiman94 · Answer

Yeah, I feel you. I'm torn. Halfway I'm like it'll be fine, just a bunch of hype to scare us. Then the other half of me has the shit scared out of it. Yeah, they are dropping, a bunch are in quarantine, contracted through bodily fluids? How are the doctors falling ill? Don't you think they are taking EVERY precaution? They are the experts and know how fking deadly this disease is. Yeah it scare me.

chocolatedragon · Answer

Ebola is not airborne. People who have it are quarantined. I'm 3 hours away from Dallas and I'm enjoying my hot pocket, Ebola can fuck off.

Hans222 · Answer

Well, it does. I'm from Belgium, by the way.
But specialists say that North America and Europe are far better equiped and trained to contain an epidemic.
They warned however, that a case here and there will occur in all of our countries...

oreodair · Answer

I live in a fairly small town so I really don't think it is coming anywhere near me so that's why I haven't been scared, but I have family in Texas that I sometimes visit so that scares me

knotme · Answer

Its lethal upon contraction. I would only be concerned if I had to care for someone with it, bc you have to know to put on and take off your equipment properly

bubble_tea · Answer

It's only a legitimate scare for nurses and docs who have to touch the patients vomits and blood spills.

Anonymous · Answer

There is no reason to be scared right now. It's not a big deal in America and if somebody has it they are hospilitized and quarantined. It's a big deal in Africa because they don't have as good of doctors or they don't have the ability to get help.

JustinCaseUDontKnow · Answer

I really think if United States doesn't control it , ebola will become our downfall

Sunflower19 · Answer

It scares me because their isn't a vaccine orrrr a cure for it. People have died from it D:

RealDedication · Answer

no, but I will hide up north in the Yukon if it gets really bad. I guess you could go to Alaska if you are that afraid.

LastGirlScout · Answer

It's all LIES!!! There is no ebola outbreak... nodisinfo. com/west-african-ebola-outbreak-hoax/

FlyingTurtle · Answer

I haven't lost a wink of sleep over it, to be honest.

Rcjh1987 · Answer

They just at isolated someone here for the symtoms...

menina · Answer

Yes, it scares me. Specially now that is close to me.

Klaatu51 · Answer

i poop my pants only by hearing the word "ebola" LOL

lace1228 · Answer

Apparently Canada has a potential vaccine and is currently being tested.

Levin · Answer

*hugs* I know it's bit much, but evidently, there's duck all else we can do.

front2back · Answer

I don't give a damn, to be honest. It would die by old age before it could become an epidimic here in the US.

Anonymous · Answer

America does not have a good healthcare system. We have access to good technology and medicine for the lucky few. I am not scared of it though and am not sure what is real anymore.

ThreeIn · Answer

The odds of getting it are really low, its like the odds of getting HIV, which is roughly 1 in 250.

BertMacklinFBI · Answer

right now its not scaring me.

Anonymous · Answer

Ebola? Really?

askaway2012new · Answer

Smoking is more harmful than Ebola but the media isn't barking at it.

Anonymous · Answer

America has a shitty healthcare system... compared to other rich countries that is.

Virtual_Killer · Answer

I don't get political on this site. I know what's up.

Anonymous · Answer

Not really. I'm no where near the states that have the people with Ebola.

popcorn35 · Answer

of course, u can die with it !!! im scared

cavmanier · Answer

I honestly have not paid attention.

lifes_curve_ball · Answer

Nope, not scaring me.

mystery_mia · Answer

yes it scares me

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