IMHO, the very best thing that could be done is to CLOSE ALL BORDERS to non US citizens, period. All the prevention being done is not as effective as closing borders. There are way too many breaks in protocol, precautions, and treatment and screening is not consistent. Like someone posted, it would still be very easy for someone with ebola to slip through the cracks when entering the US through the many "screening areas" because of the lack of training, knowledge, and supplies needed to immediately quarantine an infected individual-assuming that they were even correctly identified. Without proper education, PROPER quarantine areas, and stopping the threat in general, we could be in for one of the worst health crisis our generation has ever seen. It could be likened to Ebola being 1 single match, and this country being covered with nothing but dry wood. And no, I am not being an alarmist, but this country needs to be pro-active to not letting this disease get out of control.
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