Anonymous wrote:Not all epidemiologists were of the same mind on this issue. Pollyanna won over chicken little, though, with 20-20 hindsight.

Anonymous wrote:Not all epidemiologists were of the same mind on this issue. Pollyanna won over chicken little, though, with 20-20 hindsight.

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Anonymous wrote:Give it time. In a few years we will be wondering why we did not do more to help stop the spread of Ebola.

Conservatives have been promising that the chickens would come home to roost on practically everything he has done. I'm not seeing it.



In the specific case of Ebola, there is a reason that it has never gone global in over half a century, despite the fact that it originates in countries with no health care infrastructure to speak of. It's lethal, but it's not highly infective.

You're not seeing it because some of his most egregious policies will not come to fruition until he's out of office.

One of the biggest issues with Ebola and its spread in Africa is the behavior of the Governments in those countries, as well as the behavior of the people. I now have a dear friend over there helping to fight this, and with all the wonderful things he's done (Doctors without Borders, Operation Smile etc.) this is one humanitarian effort I wish he never took. The people are pulling their very sick and dead out of hospitals, not sending them, not listening to the doctors, etc, creating a very dangerous situation. He has two daughters and a wife, and I believe that they come first, given the behavior of the governments and people of those countries affected.

It's highly infective, but not airborne. Given the behavior of the people in Africa, I think it's ripe to mutate.

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Anonymous wrote:Give it time. In a few years we will be wondering why we did not do more to help stop the spread of Ebola.

Conservatives have been promising that the chickens would come home to roost on practically everything he has done. I'm not seeing it.



In the specific case of Ebola, there is a reason that it has never gone global in over half a century, despite the fact that it originates in countries with no health care infrastructure to speak of. It's lethal, but it's not highly infective.

Anonymous wrote:Give it time. In a few years we will be wondering why we did not do more to help stop the spread of Ebola.

Anonymous wrote:Give it time. In a few years we will be wondering why we did not do more to help stop the spread of Ebola.

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Anonymous wrote:Give it time. In a few years we will be wondering why we did not do more to help stop the spread of Ebola.

http://www.voanews.com/content/reu-un-chief-vising-ebola-countries-urges-respect-for-health-rules/2565558.html

The US took charge of aid in Liberia, the UK took Sierra Leone, and France has taken Guinea. While the epidemic is still ongoing, it is not going to become endemic to West Africa and is not going to wipe out human civilization.

Countries with Widespread Transmission
Country

Total Cases
Laboratory-Confirmed Cases
Total Deaths
Guinea 2416 2127 1525
Liberia 7797 2946 3290
Sierra Leone 8356 6702 2085
Total 18569 11775 6900

From the CDC. No there was never a problem. No there was never an Ebola crisis-- the CDC made the whole thing up! Never ming what happens in a few African countries.