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39. I am not at all concerned about my own personal risk with regard to Ebola

Wed Oct 15, 2014, 11:07 PM

Oct 2014

However, I am VERY concerned about the lives of my fellow human beings in West Africa, and about the secondary human and economic consequences of letting the African epidemic go unchecked. I do not feel that the first world is taking the African Ebola epidemic nearly seriously enough, and that our lack of care will eventually come back to haunt us all (and I don't necessarily mean that Ebola will spread directly to the 1st world, although that is a future possibility, but that West African political and economic instability as a result of Ebola will eventually negatively affect 1st world interests in a substantial way). I actually feel that the West African Ebola epidemic is potentially a much more serious problem than is ISIS, or even Ukraine, in the short term, and I wish we were diverting more resources and money there right now.

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Is anyone here petrified of Ebola? [View all] babylonsister Oct 2014 OP

Honestly Dwayne Hicks Oct 2014 #1

Thousands dead in west Africa, and it "does not ever cross your mind"? Nye Bevan Oct 2014 #19

+1 kestrel91316 Oct 2014 #59

except they said it would never come to America MFM008 Oct 2014 #66

Nobody ever made such a statement Proud Liberal Dem Oct 2014 #72

Who said it would never come to the US? leftynyc Oct 2014 #74

Curiouser and curiouser Tweedy Oct 2014 #98

Nope. Not me. In_The_Wind Oct 2014 #2

Ask the same question in 3 months from now. scarystuffyo Oct 2014 #3

So the numbers will either increase or stay the same? NoGOPZone Oct 2014 #10

It will likely increase to include some more of those who treated Duncan between Sept. 28-30. morningfog Oct 2014 #26

I'm very concerned. Crunchy Frog Oct 2014 #4

I don't think that makes you a bad person. Jamastiene Oct 2014 #52

Amen to that! Aerows Oct 2014 #56

Exactly. Jamastiene Oct 2014 #58

no, not at all MFM008 Oct 2014 #70

No, and I agree treestar Oct 2014 #100

I think it makes you a good person to be worried about those who may come in contact with it Marrah_G Oct 2014 #104

Or in the least deaniac21 Oct 2014 #5

We truly need a Surgeon General right now. Congressional Republicans do your job! The Wielding Truth Oct 2014 #37

ebola doesnt kill people, people kill people belzabubba333 Oct 2014 #6

Gun deaths are not an infectious disease whose victims are doubling in kestrel91316 Oct 2014 #60

i can get a gun just about anywhere - i cant do that with ebola belzabubba333 Oct 2014 #68

I'm concerned. Chemisse Oct 2014 #7

Well, they tried it with the Swine Flu, & some sort of Monkey flu, and remember the SARS outbreak? 2banon Oct 2014 #8

SARS was a very dangerous disease. Fortunately the Chinese were finally convinced kestrel91316 Oct 2014 #61

Interesting. I had to google "Civets" . Media claimed Chickens at the time, never updated that meme 2banon Oct 2014 #89

Civets are not felids of any kind. kestrel91316 Oct 2014 #92

one reference: kestrel91316 Oct 2014 #94

Up close and personal contact with hunting/butchering ups the chances of a jump from species Marrah_G Oct 2014 #107

the media is petrified that we the people won't be petrified. NRaleighLiberal Oct 2014 #9

I'm 66. Just another card in the file. nt Eleanors38 Oct 2014 #11

No bermudat Oct 2014 #12

I don't even give it a thought. avebury Oct 2014 #13

I'm not bigwillq Oct 2014 #14

not petrified at all KMOD Oct 2014 #15

Rachel Maddow has been laying out facts v. fiction. babylonsister Oct 2014 #16

I keep recommending that people watch Rachel's broadcast. She's intelligent and well-informed. Hekate Oct 2014 #33

She did a fantastic job. cwydro Oct 2014 #35

Not scared in the least malaise Oct 2014 #17

No. 6,000,000,000 people in the world and around 4,500 casualties elias49 Oct 2014 #18

Many of the responses here remind me of the Reagan administration's reaction Nye Bevan Oct 2014 #20

Not being petrified of catching Ebola is not the same NuclearDem Oct 2014 #30

"Does not ever cross my mind", when thousands are dead in Africa, Nye Bevan Oct 2014 #40

AIDS was in the US treestar Oct 2014 #103

Well yes, but nurses who cared for AIDs victims did not usually get AIDs themselves. Nye Bevan Oct 2014 #109

I think it should be taken seriously treestar Oct 2014 #121

Not at all. I'd even fly to West Africa tomorrow without a concern FLPanhandle Oct 2014 #21

Right now, I'm scared shizz-less of Texas Presbyterian Hospital struggle4progress Oct 2014 #22

I totally agree; not the time to laugh it off or get the scare on. Time babylonsister Oct 2014 #25

It's not quite fair to blame KMOD Oct 2014 #27

There was no excuse for sending the guy home since they knew he had just come from Liberia, where struggle4progress Oct 2014 #36

Guess what KMOD Oct 2014 #42

In fact, some of our hospitals and doctors are downright crappy. Crunchy Frog Oct 2014 #55

No. H2O Man Oct 2014 #23

. Gidney N Cloyd Oct 2014 #78

I blame a large part of the fear on the US Government. cherokeeprogressive Oct 2014 #24

Not yet. But then I don't listen to FOX and their ilk. Hekate Oct 2014 #28

Just did a thorough check of myself . . . markpkessinger Oct 2014 #29

I'm not petrified that I will contract it. cwydro Oct 2014 #31

+1 laundry_queen Oct 2014 #47

Our world just woke up. nt babylonsister Oct 2014 #49

Lol~ Nope! sheshe2 Oct 2014 #32

I'm much more worried about the next time influenza decides to pull a 1918 on us Recursion Oct 2014 #34

as a child, I feared dengue (I lived in Panama) SoCalDem Oct 2014 #46

There is a promising vaccine for dengue jberryhill Oct 2014 #110

Petrified? No. Concerned? about a communicable virus with a lethality rate of around 70% that is Warren DeMontague Oct 2014 #38

I am not at all concerned about my own personal risk with regard to Ebola distantearlywarning Oct 2014 #39

No. No more than any of the other virus outbreaks I've Lint Head Oct 2014 #41

I live beside DFW Airport, the same airport ebola is flying in and out of and I'm ChisolmTrailDem Oct 2014 #43

I'm very concerned... kentuck Oct 2014 #44

I'm more petrified of my face being plastered across the news, apples and oranges Oct 2014 #45

I'm gonna bookmark and come back in a couple of weeks and check out the attitudes... kentuck Oct 2014 #48

I truly hope the "nothing to see here" crowd is right. Union Scribe Oct 2014 #67

It is a strange attitude... kentuck Oct 2014 #87

It's a response to the media "omg we are all going to die" reporting. Marrah_G Oct 2014 #108

Not petrified. Just heartbroken for the people suffering... n/t Lyric Oct 2014 #50

Petrified people wouldn't be able to post, ZombieHorde Oct 2014 #51

Petrified? No. Slightly concerned? Yes. n/t Jamastiene Oct 2014 #53

I am always alarmed by stupid. lonestarnot Oct 2014 #54

Starting to get the nibblings of mild worry Scootaloo Oct 2014 #57

The media loves these stories, cuz they don't cost much, and they go on & on & on.... Tarheel_Dem Oct 2014 #62

No, but some things about this bother me a great deal Kalidurga Oct 2014 #63

For now, the best I can do is get swing voters to elect Democrats ffr Oct 2014 #64

I might be if I were still working in the trenches Warpy Oct 2014 #65

This is what's so perplexing to me Dorian Gray Oct 2014 #75

They were two nurses dealing with torrents of vomiting and diarrhea Warpy Oct 2014 #82

I guess I'm not aware of the realities of ebola. Dorian Gray Oct 2014 #84

I can explain Marrah_G Oct 2014 #111

Thank you for the explanation Dorian Gray Oct 2014 #119

Welcome :) Marrah_G Oct 2014 #120

Very true treestar Oct 2014 #105

I'm more afraid that republicans will keep screwing over the working class! B Calm Oct 2014 #69

What scares me is the mistakes made in the Texas cases. eShirl Oct 2014 #71

Petrified? No Proud Liberal Dem Oct 2014 #73

I am afraid for others around the world. merrily Oct 2014 #76

Concerned about the incompetence of those in charge of health care liberal N proud Oct 2014 #77

^^^^This ^^^^ Blue Idaho Oct 2014 #97

No. But it is a serious issue and should be treated as one. NT Adrahil Oct 2014 #79

I am reading Earth Abides - so maybe when I'm done. n/t seaglass Oct 2014 #80

I have no idea how bad it will get, CrispyQ Oct 2014 #81

We have a better chance of curing Ebola in Africa than... LeftInTX Oct 2014 #83

If my mother were still alive, she'd be pretty freaked out about it REP Oct 2014 #85

Not in the least. In fact, I am eliminating all threads about it here 6000eliot Oct 2014 #86

It's not lethal enough. Katashi_itto Oct 2014 #88

? The mortality rate is 70%. How lethal is enough? n/t Avalux Oct 2014 #91

Needs to be airborne with Rabies mixed in too. Katashi_itto Oct 2014 #112

I agree I'm more scared of rabies than any other disease. moriah Oct 2014 #118

Well with Rabies we would get "28 Days Later" Katashi_itto Oct 2014 #122

I'm not. I'm petrified of people not knowing basic common sense things about science and health. Avalux Oct 2014 #90

I'm not petrified. Blue_In_AK Oct 2014 #93

I am a bit worried but not petrified. RebelOne Oct 2014 #95

No, I'm moderately concerned. nt Raine Oct 2014 #96

No. Still feeling like it couldn't possibly treestar Oct 2014 #99

No- the media has everyone scared to death. Marrah_G Oct 2014 #101

No more than exponential math or logarithmic scales seveneyes Oct 2014 #102

Not me. I think it's important world leaders get it under control, since valerief Oct 2014 #106

If it showed up in the NYC area customerserviceguy Oct 2014 #113

The Surgeon General's warning hasn't stopped smoking Art_from_Ark Oct 2014 #114

No. I feel sadness and compassion towards the people in West Africa Iris Oct 2014 #115

If I were a health care worker, maybe I would be. moriah Oct 2014 #116

lol. No/ n/t Horse with no Name Oct 2014 #117