Originally Posted by Villages PL (Post 956522)

I think this is becoming an unhealthy obsession for some people who are in a panic.



Isn't it about time to look at the positive side of this issue? Nigeria was declared Ebola-free on Monday.

Originally Posted by rubicon (Post 956497)

The simple answer is that those charged with containing this deadliest of deadly diseases have both past and present failed to show they are competent and hence the public at large just does not trust them.



"In 1948 the United Nations chartered the World Health Organization (WHO) granting it authority for directing internal health work.



Over 30 years it has shown a deteoriation for dealing with epidemics and on 4 occasions failed to deal effectively with major outbreaks.



In 1980 WHO underestimated the AIDS/HIV outbreak which prompted the UN in 1994 to create Joint UN Program on AIDS/HIV (Unaids)



In 2009 WHO was slow to respond to the H1N1 flu pandemic. an investigative panel in 2011 slammed WHO for lack of transparency, poor external communication, management conflicts and needlessly complex.



In 2010 WHO failures in dealing with Haiti's cholera out break that spread so fast because of bureaucratic bungling it reached Dominican Republic, Cuba and Mexico.



WHO today is dealing with Ebola which has spread to seven countries, a disease which was discovered in 1972 and where Dr. Piot founder of Unaid blames WHO's regional office in Africa calling it incompetent............WSJ 10/22/14"



As a side bar Ebola Czar Klain was the PR guy who instructed VP Joe Biden during the H1N1 scare to strongly emphasis to the public not to travel which about shut the entire world down and that the White House had to walk back.



If you note much of the news about Ebola is what the experts are doing or not doing and not the disease itself.



I opine other can decide

Originally Posted by sunnyatlast (Post 956518)

It's what Rubicon posted......plus:

"A statesman is concerned about the next generation, while a politician is concerned with the next election."

Originally Posted by Villages PL (Post 956522)

I think this is becoming an unhealthy obsession for some people who are in a panic.

Isn't it about time to look at the positive side of this issue? Nigeria was declared Ebola-free on Monday.

Originally Posted by janmcn (Post 956536)

The irony of this whole Ebola situation is that the same people that want government out of their business are the ones that are now asking every government agency known to man to now come in and rescue them. I've said this before and I'll say it again. Take responsibility for yourself.

Stay off of airplanes. The plane you may be boarding in Orlando, or New York, or Chicago might have been carrying passengers from Western Africa yesterday.

Stay off of cruise ships. Cruises are notorious for having infections.

Stay out of hospitals, nursing homes, or any medical facility including doctor's offices. Any place where sick people congregate is where germs abide.

Stay away from crowds.

Stay out of public swimming pools. These have more than their share of bodily fluids...enough said.

A little common sense can go a long way.

Originally Posted by janmcn (Post 956536)

The irony of this whole Ebola situation is that the same people that want government out of their business are the ones that are now asking every government agency known to man to now come in and rescue them. I've said this before and I'll say it again. Take responsibility for yourself.

Stay off of airplanes. The plane you may be boarding in Orlando, or New York, or Chicago might have been carrying passengers from Western Africa yesterday.

Stay off of cruise ships. Cruises are notorious for having infections.

Stay out of hospitals, nursing homes, or any medical facility including doctor's offices. Any place where sick people congregate is where germs abide.

Stay away from crowds.

Stay out of public swimming pools. These have more than their share of bodily fluids...enough said.

A little common sense can go a long way.

Originally Posted by billethkid (Post 956567)

Really? How would we get our groceries?

Originally Posted by billethkid (Post 956567)

Really? How would we get our groceries?

Originally Posted by janmcn (Post 956536)

The irony of this whole Ebola situation is that the same people that want government out of their business are the ones that are now asking every government agency known to man to now come in and rescue them. I've said this before and I'll say it again. Take responsibility for yourself.

Stay off of airplanes. The plane you may be boarding in Orlando, or New York, or Chicago might have been carrying passengers from Western Africa yesterday.

Stay off of cruise ships. Cruises are notorious for having infections.

Stay out of hospitals, nursing homes, or any medical facility including doctor's offices. Any place where sick people congregate is where germs abide.

Stay away from crowds.

Stay out of public swimming pools. These have more than their share of bodily fluids...enough said.

A little common sense can go a long way.

Originally Posted by billethkid (Post 956528)

100% on target!



That is in Nigeria where our leadership has had no hand in it. Congratulations to what the Nigerians accomplished.

It is a different story here in the USA. There is no consistency...there is no plan...there is no leadership...unlike Nigeria everything to do with ebola here at home is politically driven. The politicians only objective is re-election....NOTHING else!

Originally Posted by sunnyatlast (Post 956574)

Bull. It's not about us who don't have to fly.

Our young military men and women have to fly on commercial flights when going to and from furlough.

All the pilots, flight engineers, flight attendants, baggage handlers, gate workers, etc. have to be on board the planes and in their ground positions.

The airport janitorial staff have to handle and breathe near soiled Kleenex, paper towels, soiled menstrual pads, etc., and so do the garbage collectors and haulers.

The TSA have to touch and breathe next to sweaty people and their belongings just gripped by people wiping their runny noses with their hands or who are emptying their pockets of their soiled handkerchiefs or tissues.

The nurses, technicians, doctors, firemen, and paramedics have to be on duty on the front line where infected people come first when they're vomiting, have diahrrea, etc.

The hospital housekeeping and laundry staff have to be in place to change soiled bed linens, haul the bins to the laundry, empty the bins and do the laundry.

Cafeteria workers have to handle and dispose of napkins people spit into and blow their noses on, and leave on the tray or cafeteria table!

Etc etc etc etc etc