I see the ebola outbreak as a "dry run" for this country and the world. [View all]

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Sooner or later, we're going to run into a major epidemic of some viral disease. I doubt that it's this ebola outbreak, but this outbreak gives us the opportunity to learn and put into practice what we learn. We've already learned a lot. We've learned that the world can't sit back and wait and hope that MSF and other NGOs deal with outbreaks that could become major threats. We've learned that there are holes in the system. We know that in this country we still have far too many uninsured and that's a factor in epidemiology. We know that climate change is another significant factor. So is poverty. Austerity in Spain seems to be a factor regarding the woman who contracted it there.