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Umm yeah so are we all staying inside then or what?
Let's think about it this way: if there were an announcement made at noon tomorrow that an infected person had been sighted that morning on whatever is your main subway line that you normally use, would you avoid that subway line and try to take another one if possible when you go home? I would, since my area is served by several different lines. I don't think I would want to take the chance that the pole I'm holding was also held that very morning by someone sick with ebola.
So, no, I won't stay home, but I might engage in some avoidance behaviors like riding a different subway line, if I knew which ones to choose! However, I acknowledge that an announcement like that is unlikely to come from an official source. But it might come with someone with an iphone and a twitter account.
Let's think about it this way: if there were an announcement made at noon tomorrow that an infected person had been sighted that morning on whatever is your main subway line that you normally use, would you avoid that subway line and try to take another one if possible when you go home? I would, since my area is served by several different lines. I don't think I would want to take the chance that the pole I'm holding was also held that very morning by someone sick with ebola.
So, no, I won't stay home, but I might engage in some avoidance behaviors like riding a different subway line, if I knew which ones to choose! However, I acknowledge that an announcement like that is unlikely to come from an official source. But it might come with someone with an iphone and a twitter account.
Maybe I am overly paranoid
I will continue to go about my life as normal. Like jad2k said before, the reason why Ebola is such a problem in Africa is because certain countries over there have serious sanitation issues; that's why it's spreading like wildfire over there. It won't happen here. Anybody remember about that outbreak of measles (which is also highly contagious) in Washington Heights? What ever happened to that one?
I will continue to go about my life as normal. Like jad2k said before, the reason why Ebola is such a problem in Africa is because certain countries over there have serious sanitation issues; that's why it's spreading like wildfire over there. It won't happen here. Anybody remember about that outbreak of measles (which is also highly contagious) in Washington Heights? What ever happened to that one?
I guess the measles outbreak was contained because every responsible person is already vaccinated against it.
That's my point. If that same outbreak had happened in Africa, plenty more would have been victim. I'm confident there will be no Ebola outbreak over here. Although to my knowledge there is no vaccine for Ebola, we have way better sanitation services over here.
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That's my point. If that same outbreak had happened in Africa, plenty more would have been victim. I'm confident there will be no Ebola outbreak over here. Although to my knowledge there is no vaccine for Ebola, we have way better sanitation services over here.
Not only better sanitation but if your relative is sick to the point where they are oozing blood, mucus, and other fluids (you know, the way people are catching it- by touching these fluids) it's highly unlikely that you are going to be sitting at home with them as their care giver. They'd be in the hospital. Also, if said person died, you're probably not going to pick up their body and gather with a few other relatives to clean the body and prepare it for burial. This is common in West Africa and why containment is a problem.
Also, there have been other ebola outbreaks and although much smaller, couldn't have someone spread it to the US during one of those outbreaks? Why has no one concerned addressed this possibility? There were previous outbreaks. There were people coming from and going to the "hot zones" yet there were no pandemic levels outside of Africa. Why do you think that is?
Although it is not good to be paranoid but it's good to be aware of your environment and the people around you. Personally, if I see someone around me who appears ill or showing signs of illness, I'm keeping my distance, but that's just common sense.
Although it is not good to be paranoid but it's good to be aware of your environment and the people around you. Personally, if I see someone around me who appears ill or showing signs of illness, I'm keeping my distance, but that's just common sense.
And make sure anyone coughing/sneezing/blowing covers their mouth/nose.
Another concern: We often see sanitation trucks going around with wide open trunk where the garbage has been put in. Not a great practice I think . Maybe we should complain to the sanitation dept.?
Also, there have been other ebola outbreaks and although much smaller, couldn't have someone spread it to the US during one of those outbreaks? Why has no one concerned addressed this possibility? There were previous outbreaks. There were people coming from and going to the "hot zones" yet there were no pandemic levels outside of Africa. Why do you think that is?
Uh, um, because well, this one has been far worse than any previous outbreaks? uh, doi.
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. Maybe we should complain to the sanitation dept.?
