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By doing what?
to worried about the effects of trade and the money they would lose.
The discussion isn't even about that at all. It's about quarantining HC workers who have come into contact with the disease. That number, on the grander scale, is rather small. One has to wonder if Phage knows the definition of prudence.
originally posted by: hounddoghowlie
a reply to: Phage
no it's called covering your ass, fact is they don't know it all and will not admit it.
to worried about the effects of trade and the money they would lose.
And supposedly there is no cure. Evidently, that's just another lie, as we have been told the two nurses have recovered. There is only a cure for certain people I guess.
How is it a kneejerk reaction? We already have had returning HC workers become infected. We do not yet know if they infected anyone else. The incubation period is still ticking.
originally posted by: Phage
a reply to: Bilk22
One has to wonder if Phage knows the definition of prudence.
I do. And it doesn't generally include kneejerk reactions. It means taking a thoughtful approach, doesn't it?
they know that when that happens, the world economy will tank.
How is it a kneejerk reaction? We already have had returning HC workers become infected. We do not yet know if they infected anyone else.
The most prudent approach is elimination of risk, a fundamental of which is to eliminate individuals from leaving the country of the diseases' origin.
In this case fear and ignorance is the prime motivation. Ebola is epidemic in west Africa not because it is easily transmitted but because of the low level of health care and certain cultural practices. Practices which would encourage the spread of any disease spread by contact with the body fluids of infected individuals.
In this instance, the human rights of the collective far outweigh the human rights of the individual.