On Monday, we learned that a “possible Ebola patient” was being treated at Mount Sinai Hospital in New York City. We are being told that this individual recently returned from a country in Africa where there have been confirmed cases of Ebola. So that would narrow it down to Sierra Leone, Guinea, Liberia and Nigeria. The patient is being described as a male “with high fever and gastrointestinal symptoms“. The hospital says that “necessary steps are being taken to ensure the safety of all patients, visitors and staff“. But could you imagine the panic that is going to be created if there actually is a confirmed case of Ebola in the heart of New York City? There is nothing in the post-World War II era that would even be comparable. Certainly 9/11 created fear for a short period of time, but a full-blown Ebola outbreak would create a panic that could potentially last for months or even years.
And this comes on the heels of another Ebola scare in the United Kingdom. According to a British news source, a seriously ill 72-year-old woman “collapsed and died” after getting off a plane from Sierra Leone at Gatwick Airport…
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What it really means is that the people who care more about themselves than principles will infect the rest of the country. They will not quarantine themselves and in most cases will not understand the consequences of their actions. Which explains the state of the country now: morally and financially bankrupt.
David DeGerolamo
Exactly: people who care more about themselves will endanger the rest of us. Some may even do it purposely out of spite for having the disease. Like the many AIDS carriers who purposely infect others. Send them all to live in the White House. Maybe then some action will be taken to protect the rest of us.
I feel like I’m watching Stephen King’s The Stand unfold for real.