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The problem is compounded by the fact that the infected individuals know they were potentially exposed to Ebola.
I can already imagine the lawsuit(s), too.

I certainly wouldn't want doctors/nurses interacting with PATIENTS during the 21 days. Don't they "quarantine" themselves from THAT already?
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...and the fear-mongering continues to build.
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...and the fear-mongering continues to build.
Maybe if you just repeat it another 15-20 times......
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Maybe if you just repeat it another 15-20 times......

...and that's exactly what the mongerers (is that a word?) are doing.

Sadly, people are easily manipulated into this posture of fear.
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Not the least bit worried about the one in 1,000,000,000,000,000 chance of me getting ebola. I will say I am always worried about catching the flu every year though, since there is a REAL chance of that happening. Ebola? Not so much.
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People don't understand the difference between VIRAL and BACTERIAL, if Ebola ever became bacterial, then there would be need for worry, until that time, its about as contagious as AIDS,

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People don't understand the difference between VIRAL and BACTERIAL, if Ebola ever became bacterial, then there would be need for worry, until that time, its about as contagious as AIDS,

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Really? How many healthcare providers contract AIDS from treating patients? HIV is a Level 3 Biohazard, Ebola a Level 4, the highest.
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Like Fat said, better to be safe than sorry. And if you get Ebola, you're going to be REAL sorry. You may even be DEAD SORRY.
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Its the exchange of bodily fluids is the factor, how many times a day do you exchange bodily fluids with strangers ?

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Well, here's something new to consider now: http://www.dailymail.co.uk/sciencete...peratures.html
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...and the fear-mongering continues to build.
If you were to have a colonoscopy scheduled, would you choose a doctor that had just returned from helping Ebola patients in Africa . . . . or one who'd been back at least 21 days?
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Like Fat said, better to be safe than sorry. And if you get Ebola, you're going to be REAL sorry. You may even be DEAD SORRY.
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If you were to have a colonoscopy scheduled, would you choose a doctor that had just returned from helping Ebola patients in Africa . . . . or one who'd been back at least 21 days?

Both posts here speak to fear over science, the former less subtly than the latter. One is not communicable until symptomatic, and therefore any interaction with such an individual would be completely safe..."better to be safe than sorry" is addressed when one fully understands the science.

For those that don't trust the science, well, I can't help with whatever it is that they have been infected with...including being infected with fear that then renders their evaluation and decision-making processes inoperative.

In regards to the rather preposterous suggestion in the second post (no surprise, this *is* the internet), I will actually answer this:
If the doctor in question was completely asymptomatic it wouldn't matter to me where he or she had been of late.

That's the science speaking...not the fear-mongering.

Best of luck, boys...

EDIT: 10,000-20,000 people will die of the flu this year. This is about the number, every year.

1) Do you all have your flu shots? (I have)

2) Will you wear a mask in public to prevent highly contagious airborne illnesses from infecting you this winter? (having had the flu shot, I won't worry about this)

3) Do you wear a mask on planes or public transportation? If no, why not?

Second Edit:

To me, this is a better way for a nation to protect it's citizens...and this was done by the citizens themselves, "voting" with their wallets:

McDonald's in Bolivia...no more.
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If you were to have a colonoscopy scheduled, would you choose a doctor that had just returned from helping Ebola patients in Africa . . . . or one who'd been back at least 21 days?
What is your point for introducing such an improbable scenario? How many doctors from the U.S. do you think have gone to Africa to help Ebola patients? What would be the probability of one of those doctors coming back, and performing a colonoscopy right away? And do you think a doctor just returning from Africa wouldn't be closely monitoring his/her temperature or watching vigilantly for any symptoms?
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What is your point for introducing such an improbable scenario?
Just curious how indifferent one would really be in such a situation.

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And do you think a doctor just returning from Africa wouldn't be closely monitoring his/her temperature or watching vigilantly for any symptoms?
I'll still take the doctor that's been back for a few months, please.
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In regards to the rather preposterous suggestion in the second post (no surprise, this *is* the internet), I will actually answer this:
If the doctor in question was completely asymptomatic it wouldn't matter to me where he or she had been of late.

That's the science speaking...not the fear-mongering.
Would you knowingly choose the doctor who just got back from treating Ebola patients?

If so, why?
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