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In reply to the discussion: 5 reasons to not panic over Ebola virus [View all]Fred Sanders
(23,946 posts)7. One reason to flee in fear is the TV told me to, and I am too ill informed and lazy to look it up
for myself on the Googly-thingy.
Nigeria contained it and no cases for over a month....also on the Googly-thingy for the past month.
Senegal contained it, Uganda contained it a couple of years back.
America, you have been officially punked by a virus, time to get back to some good old fashioned Muslim fear mongering.
Bill Maher, you're up, just after Pam Gellar has her airtime.
So What Are you So Afraid Of?
http://www.washingtonpost.com/news/to-your-health/wp/2014/10/05/nothing-to-fear-but-ebola-itself/
The media should be held responsible, is my take.
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One reason to flee in fear is the TV told me to, and I am too ill informed and lazy to look it up
Fred Sanders
Oct 2014
#7
Lack of proper sanitation plays a HUGE role in its spread. So we would do well to remember that
kestrel91316
Oct 2014
#11
Good point. I myself are guilty of that at times. Shaking hands is bad also I hear. nt
Logical
Oct 2014
#12
Shaking hands where Ebola is common is not bad, it turns out, because of virus in sweat
kestrel91316
Oct 2014
#14
Shaking hands with someone who just cleaned up vomit without gloves and didn't wash their hands
uppityperson
Oct 2014
#16
Except the family continued to be exposed to his secretions during the time they were in
pnwmom
Oct 2014
#29