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mugwump · 10-14-2014, 19:01

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So, I guess you have officially become part of the Great Ebola Scare of 2014?[/QUOTE]

I agree that the hype is overblown. The average person has little to fear from Ebola. Healthcare workers, unfortunately, do have legitimate concerns.

Most of us visit a hospital at some point, and they're already a focal point of antibiotic-resistant bacteria. We don't need to be contending with a dangerous virus as well.

The problem is that this disease is likely to become endemic in the third world and there will be serious social and economic consequences.

Imagine the media if this was a high-mortality influenza and there were corpses in the streets.

10-14-2014, 19:01	#207
mugwump Area Commander Join Date: Nov 2005 Posts: 1,403	[QUOTE=sinjefe;565341 So, I guess you have officially become part of the Great Ebola Scare of 2014?[/QUOTE] I agree that the hype is overblown. The average person has little to fear from Ebola. Healthcare workers, unfortunately, do have legitimate concerns. Most of us visit a hospital at some point, and they're already a focal point of antibiotic-resistant bacteria. We don't need to be contending with a dangerous virus as well. The problem is that this disease is likely to become endemic in the third world and there will be serious social and economic consequences. Imagine the media if this was a high-mortality influenza and there were corpses in the streets. __________________ mugwump “Klaatu barada nikto”
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