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JoePhilly

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52. Do you shoot down planes leaving West Africa?

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Mon Oct 6, 2014, 03:51 PM

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Do you favor or oppose travel restrictions to and from West Africa? [View all] DemocratSinceBirth Oct 2014 OP

"Restrictions"? Yes, I do. Greater scrutiny is a restriction. Checking for symptoms is, as well. NYC_SKP Oct 2014 #1

Agree, completely. 2banon Oct 2014 #12

I would support travel restrictions to/from anywhere in the midst of a dangerous epidemic like this. stevenleser Oct 2014 #2

Thanks for posting this customerserviceguy Oct 2014 #3

One of the few things you've ever said that I agree with. Excellent points. kestrel91316 Oct 2014 #34

Well, you know what they say customerserviceguy Oct 2014 #44

hahahaha!! kestrel91316 Oct 2014 #45

I said oppose PAProgressive28 Oct 2014 #4

Pass. The question is too broad. MineralMan Oct 2014 #5

It would depend on how detectable ebola is in early stages.......... wandy Oct 2014 #6

I can imagine restrictions that I would support, ZombieHorde Oct 2014 #7

"...dehumanizing and terrible..." customerserviceguy Oct 2014 #10

I have never considered being sick as dehumanizing, ZombieHorde Oct 2014 #11

Well, the Repukes customerserviceguy Oct 2014 #14

People in that state , would not be likely to travel much SoCalDem Oct 2014 #16

That's why customerserviceguy Oct 2014 #18

But only if it does not cost any of their precious money SoCalDem Oct 2014 #19

Oh, when it comes to war customerserviceguy Oct 2014 #21

++++++++++++++++ uppityperson Oct 2014 #25

You. Do. Not. Bleed. From. Every. Orifice. In. Your. Body. uppityperson Oct 2014 #24

How is that relevant. branford Oct 2014 #32

If "dead is dead", then according to you being killed in a car wreck is the same. uppityperson Oct 2014 #38

You missed my point. branford Oct 2014 #41

Thank you. And you missed mine, that accurate information is necessary uppityperson Oct 2014 #46

Oh, if you live long enough (highly unlikely), that DIC will have bloody virus-laden fluid oozing kestrel91316 Oct 2014 #35

I have taken care of people with DIC and that is wrong. From every pore in your body? uppityperson Oct 2014 #36

When the capillaries fall apart it does happen. Maybe human skin is different enough from dog skin. kestrel91316 Oct 2014 #40

My quick search of Ebola symptoms turned up the following customerserviceguy Oct 2014 #47

I never made the claim ebola is like "ordinary cold or flu". uppityperson Oct 2014 #48

Shock and organ failure do indeed kill customerserviceguy Oct 2014 #49

Does seem like most people are fear based. ZombieHorde Oct 2014 #42

I see absolutely nothing "dehumanizing" about TexasMommaWithAHat Oct 2014 #53

Like I said, I can imagine restrictions I would be OK with. ZombieHorde Oct 2014 #54

Yes, like 30 day waits for visas TexasMommaWithAHat Oct 2014 #55

If I were a legislator, ZombieHorde Oct 2014 #56

I favor sensible "restrictions" over an outright regional "ban" rocktivity Oct 2014 #8

Like the "back in 10 minutes" signs on store door? SoCalDem Oct 2014 #20

Anyone who wants to buy a ticket gets the first test rocktivity Oct 2014 #37

None at all. FLPanhandle Oct 2014 #9

So hard to contract? former9thward Oct 2014 #23

"Without additional interventions or changes in community behavior" is the point uppityperson Oct 2014 #26

Tell that to all the doctors and health care people who have died. former9thward Oct 2014 #28

wtf? The vast majority of people who have caught it were caregivers for others already sick. uppityperson Oct 2014 #30

The question is too broad, needs to be more specific as "restrictions" has a wide range uppityperson Oct 2014 #13

Panic is not a strategy. nt geek tragedy Oct 2014 #15

Prevention is not panic. PADemD Oct 2014 #51

It depends. Can't answer your poll. Avalux Oct 2014 #17

It really depends. branford Oct 2014 #22

Oppose cwydro Oct 2014 #27

what would the poll look like the u.s. were the epicenter of the ebola outbreak? unblock Oct 2014 #29

We might not think about it, but the rest of the world certainly would. Savannahmann Oct 2014 #39

+1000 PADemD Oct 2014 #50

Restrictions, yes: much improved screening, perhaps mandatory followup or at least more kestrel91316 Oct 2014 #31

It does not appear there is any reason to do that treestar Oct 2014 #33

I basically agree. branford Oct 2014 #43

Do you shoot down planes leaving West Africa? JoePhilly Oct 2014 #52

Both the infectious and the contaigous must be kept from traveling from Ebola-affected countries rocktivity Oct 2014 #57