<p>Gotta love 'Mericans.
Freak out about Ebola, won’t get their kids vaccinated.
<a href=“5 Diseases That Are Scarier Than Ebola – Mother Jones”>http://m.motherjones.com/environment/2014/08/5-diseases-are-scarier-ebola</a></p>
<p>Surprisingly, no mention of Chronic Prestige Envy.</p>
<p>You know, I have seen any indication that anyone is worried about the aid workers being transported here, or tha people are obsessing about Ebola. I have seen various pieces chastising people for doing so, but they present no evidence.</p>
<p>In wholehearted agreement on the vaccination issue, though.</p>
<p>If anyone is going to worry about Ebola coming into the country, the two aid workers who are known to have the disease, and who were brought here and are being kept here in isolation, should be the least of the worries. It seems inevitable that at some point infected people will come here without knowing that they are infected. It’s quite unlikely that this will start an epidemic here, but it also seems unlikely that the epidemic in Africa will be brought under control. I read this morning that relatives were “kidnapping” their infected family members from hospitals and bringing them home.</p>
<p>Consolation - are you saying you DON’T see any evidence that anyone is worried about the aid workers being transported here? I wasn’t sure.</p>
<p>If that’s what you were saying, well, meet Donald Trump, who tweeted, “The fact that we are taking the Ebola patients, while others from the area are fleeing to the United States, is absolutely CRAZY-Stupid pols.”</p>
<p>AND </p>
<p>“The U.S. cannot allow EBOLA infected people back. People that go to far away places to help out are great-but must suffer the consequences!”</p>
<p><a href=“Donald Trump Says Ebola Doctors 'Must Suffer The Consequences' | HuffPost Latest News”>HuffPost - Breaking News, U.S. and World News | HuffPost; </p>
<p>Suffer the consequences? </p>
<p>Also, CNN has reported that the CDC has received “hate emails” after the decision to bring the two aid workers to Atlanta. </p>
<p>The bomb squad had to sweep Emory Hospital and the second ambulance had a hefty police escort. Some people are outrageous (like Donald Trump).</p>
<p>“Some people are outrageous (like Donald Trump).”</p>
<p>Really. Who else would think they could get away with wearing that rug?</p>
<p>It looked like Ms. Writebol was in much worse shape than Dr. Brantley who was able to walk out of the ambulance. :(</p>
<p>I know; I wonder whether the fact that she’s much older than Dr. Brantley makes a difference? I hope they will both recover without permanent problems. </p>
<p>" Surprisingly, no mention of Chronic Prestige Envy" – LOL</p>
<p>Terrorists aren’t likely to exploit HPV, and measles is widely vaccinated.</p>
<p>Anyone find it a bit creepy that this whole ebola thing is happening now just as The Last Ship and The Strain are airing their first seasons? A bit too close to life imitates art…</p>
<p>Ebola has been happening a lot longer than that… the Western world just hasn’t paid a lot of attention because the oubreaks haven’t spread beyond African villages until now. The CDC has been working with it since 1976, though. OP, I was thinking about this today, and remembering reading “The Hot Zone”. If anyone hasn’t read it, now might be the time. 
But based on the description of Ebola, if I had to go I would rather die from influenza or measles (I have actually had both, and never miss a vaccination of any kind) than the symptoms of Ebola. <em>shudder</em></p>
<h1>13 Me too. Ebola seems a horribly painful way to go.</h1>
<p>I know Ebola has been around a while, but isn’t this strain more infectious than previous strains, or is that just misinformation from some tv talking head I heard?</p>
<p>Ebola is FREAKING!!! can’t we close borders with Africa and evacuate Emory???..possible solution… </p>
<p>I don’t think Ebola is that infectious…</p>
<p>^^ Yes it is!!!</p>
<p>No - this strain of Ebola has not been proven to be more virulent or more infectious. The major difference in this outbreak, as compared to previous ones, is that some of the infections are occurring in a more urban setting. Usually Ebola occurs in more isolated villages.</p>
<p>intparent - I read “The Hot Zone” many years ago and am rereading it now.(That first chapter is terrifying.) I wonder how many people realize there was an outbreak of a really scary Ebola-type virus in monkeys in Reston VA In the 1980s.</p>
<p>I have not heard that it is more infectious. Does not seem to spread any more easily than in the past. In past outbreaks, it hadn’t made its way into large cities. It stayed in more remote areas where people have less contact, and sort of burned itself out by killing most of its hosts. This strain has been about 60% fatal (often outbreaks have a 90% fatality rate). Have heard speculation that this is because people are getting somewhat better medical care this time (maybe because more victims are in cities and medical care is generally better there)? But don’t know if there is truth in that… I don’t think this is a new strain. I think there are a few (4?) strains of Ebola that have been found in humans, and this is one that had been seen before.</p>