Are you scared of Ebola?

[Cali_Democrat]

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	Yes
	3 (14%)
	No
	19 (86%)
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[Tierra_y_Libertad]

1. No. But, a fearsome Y3K bug is looming. It may be as bad as the Y2K Bug catastrophe.

[KamaAina]

23. DUzy!

[madokie]

2. Of course I am but

I'm more afraid of a shit pot full of republiCONs going from one crisis to another like we have today. Now that is scary

[Louisiana1976]

27. I'm afraid that the Ebola scare will serve as an October surprise that helps the GOP.

[ecstatic]

3. Mainly just frustrated by the incompetence but

I won't be flying anywhere until there's at least 60 days of no new ebola cases.

[HereSince1628]

4. Let's say I have a very healthy respect for what it could do.

I can't say anything about the ebola cases across the nation impact my life very closely.

BUT, that could certainly change. I'm in failing health, I go to public clinics regularly. I live within a half mile of a major midwestern medical school and regional medical complex--people who work there are my neighbors, they stand in checkout lines with me in EVERY retail shop I use. Some of them ride the same buses.

[CTyankee]

19. I'm with you, altho I don't have your circumstances.

"healthy respect" is exactly right!

[jpak]

5. I was not until today - the 3 Horsemen of Outbreak: Lies, Panic and Stupidity - are in full gallop

This will not end well.

[cali]

6. I voted yes. Let me clarify:

I'm not afraid of it personally. I am afraid of what it is happening in West Africa. It's a disaster of enormous proportion. The world didn't respond in time and still isn't responding in the way that experts say it needs to be. The prospect of a million cases in a few months is now more likely than not. This will impact the global community even if it remains largely confined to Africa, in a myriad of ways.

[FLPanhandle]

7. There is an upside to this Ebola scare

Airplane flights will be less crowded and probably cheaper.

The entertainment factor is high watching people getting scared or trying to scare others.

The conspiracy crowd has needed a new thing since the Mayan end of the world fizzle, so it'll be fun to see what they do with it.

Every sneeze with be met with wide eyed stares of fear and people quickly walking away. A nice way to advance your way through a long queue of people (Disney: Here I come)

Lots of money making opportunities for "Ebola Prevention Kits".

Bottom Line: No, not scared at all.

[Nye Bevan]

21. Yay for deadly contagious viruses making planes less crowded!

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It may be killing thousands in West Africa, but at least you get more elbow room on the plane!

Great post!

[La Lioness Priyanka]

8. for the people in west africa, yes, i am scared. for me personally, not at all. nt

[etherealtruth]

9. I am terrified of the virus/ disease

I also realize that there is a very low potential for me to contract the disease.

The suffering in west Africa horrifies me ... does that count?

[Wait Wut]

10. Cautiously optimistic.

Being concerned is healthy. It keeps you from becoming a victim without turning you into a nut.

At this time, I'm concerned for the people that have come in contact with patients. I am not concerned for myself.

[tammywammy]

11. I live in the DFW area.

I'm not frightened, but it is worrisome that an educated person specifically told to not fly not only flew, but knew she had a fever when she did.

I don't live or work in Dallas, nor do I know anyone that works at Texas Presbyterian. I do have some friends that work at Alcon (where the boyfriend of the one nurse works).

[LostInAnomie]

12. I am scared of how idiotic the actions of people exposed seem to be.

Carry a woman dying of ebola to her apartment? Better jump in a plane to the US.

Been warned to look out for people exhibiting flu like symptoms from West Africa? Better half ass the forms when that exact thing happens.

Been exposed to the bodily fluids of a person known to have ebola? Better hop on a flight even though you have a fever.

This is what is going to get people killed.

[ladyVet]

39. This would be (or should be) enough to make anybody be more cautious.

Human error and stupidity are going to push this into an epidemic if something isn't done about the things like you mentioned. It may be hard to contract ebola, but you get enough people doing dumb shit and who really knows what the virus will do? It's the mutation, people.

I wouldn't say I'm scared, just aware. I haven't pulled out the plastic and duct tape yet.

[PeteSelman]

13. No. Nor am I afraid of ISIS, Al-Qaeda, kids from Central America.....

or any of the other bullshit the media tells us to be afraid of.

[hamsterjill]

14. I am fearful of the human element to ebola

Like people who get on planes knowing that they've been exposed to ebola and are running a temperature.

I would like to believe that self-monitoring and self-quarantine would be an option, but the latest incident makes me believe there are people who cannot be trusted to worry about others. If this nurse did as reported and boarded a plane knowing that she had a fever and had been treating Thomas Eric Duncan, I find that heartless. She not only had the potential to expose strangers in the airport, on the plane, etc., but she was exposing her own family members at the time of her departure.

She's a nurse for crying out loud. A nurse who had just witnessed an ebola patient die. What in the hell was this person thinking???!!!

[JI7]

15. not for myself , for people in the west african states hit with ebola and health care workers

around the world who deal with ebola patients i do.

[ctaylors6]

16. Yes, but I live in Dallas near Presby and

near the places the nurses live. And I know many people who work at the hospital including people whose kids go to school with my kids.

I'm well educated and understand the chances of catching Ebola. But I will say, when it's very close to where you live and shop and your kids go to school, there's an anxiety level that doesn't seem all that irrational.

[marions ghost]

20. That's not an irrational fear

even though the odds are against it spreading widely. Being close to it you have got to be feeling apprehensive--only normal. This could happen anywhere in the US. There is cause for concern.

We are with you in Dallas

[TBF]

38. I am in Houston -

with an over-active immune system. Specifically I am more prone to infections due to meds I take for a chronic illness. I get my flu shot very early in the year and wash my hands a lot because my kids are still in school (cold and flu spreading grounds). I completely understand why you are a little nervous as well. You're right in the area and have no idea what the impact will be. That seems like a rational fear to me.

[Ykcutnek]

17. Not yet.

But I can imagine there will be a certain threshold when I start freaking out.

We are nowhere near that point yet.

[deutsey]

18. No, I'm more scared that through our stupidity and greed

we've gutted our ability to effectively contain this thing.

[Louisiana1976]

29. Exactly. This Ebola episode points up our need for single payer instead of our current greed-based

medical system.

[deutsey]

35. Who'da thunk that it's not about making money after all?

You mean, there's a higher purpose to life than enriching health insurance companies and healthcare executives?

I ain't never heard such talk...

[Kber]

22. I am mildly concerned

I do a lot of travel in Europe and Asia. Some places I go don't have great health care infrastructure. If it were to show up in India, for example, I would need to rethink a few trips I have on the schedule.

Plus I travel through Brussels and Frankfort, which are travel hubs from west Africa.

So, not concerned enough to curb my travel plans, but keeping an eye on the situation.

[DisgustipatedinCA]

24. I will not be shoehorned into a yes/no answer.

I will say it's a serious issue in the United States to which we should all be paying close attention. And of course, likely or not, it could turn from serious to horrific.

[kestrel91316]

25. I'm scared of the myriad of idiots who don't have clue one about

preventing the spread of infectious diseases, though.

[FloridaBlues]

26. Not scared but aware

Being a Nurse it makes you much more aware of pt's recent history and screening we do on admission. To hospital.
Think media gets so over board perhaps a long stretch of slow news week.

[wryter2000]

28. I'm very frightened

On behalf of he people of West Africa. Why does everything have to be about Americans?

[Logical]

30. No, about 100 other things are a bigger risk to my life this week. nt

[riderinthestorm]

31. Yes. Not for me personally but for Africa and the potential for mutation

I think anyone who isn't scared of Ebola is a fool.

[DemocratSinceBirth]

32. My concern is primarily for others./NT

[hrmjustin]

33. At this point no but I reserve the right to get scared in the future.

[damnedifIknow]

34. Ebola is a serious problem

but as for now heart disease and cancer tops my fear list.

[Zorra]

36. There are at least 120 new cases of Ebola cases diagnosed every single day in West Africa.

Only a damn fool would not be concerned about Ebola.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ebola_virus_epidemic_in_West_Africa#Timeline_of_cases_and_deaths

[MineralMan]

37. Not on a personal level, no.