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Originally Posted by DDoug
When we take a pet to another country they are quarantined for up to six months so why can't the people traveling from Africa be quarantined for 21 days. It has to be debated , sorry doesn't make any sense to me.
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Thanks for raising this issue.
Common sense would clearly indicate to restrict travelers from West African countries where Ebola has broken out. Duh.
The people who say "don't worry about it" seem to be detached from reality .... for reasons that I think are literally irrational. They say Ebola is not that contagious ... oh, now that's a comfort for an illness with something close to a 90% fatality rate if one does get it. In addition, it's not clear at what point in the early stages that a definitive medical diagnosis of Ebola can be made vs that of simply the flu for example. It's also not clear when, in the early stages, it actually becomes contagious.
Thus, the safest thing to do is restrict travel. However, I think some people view this to be 'discriminatory.' You know what? That is too d*** bad in this case.