Yup. No need to panic. Stress will kill a whole lot more people in this country in the coming years than ebola will.
I am sure the people that shared flights and came into contact with this guy share your your sense of calm.
Some will, some won't. Unfortunately, humans are lousy at risk assessment and emotions often trump rational thought.
CDC estimates that from the 1976-1977 season to the 2006-2007 flu season, flu-associated deaths ranged from a low of about 3,000 to a high of about 49,000 people. The flu is much more contagious. It's contagious before, during and after symptoms develop. The flu will kill many more people on this continent in the foreseeable future, but what are people panicking about? Ebola.
Because these deflections, like yours, about other risks are irrelevant red herrings.
The challenge was how to prevent Ebola from coming to America. None of the experts and pols listened to the people, only offering these deflections and appeals to their authority and expertise. The experts failed! Ebola is here!
Now facing the challenge of stopping Ebola from spreading all that the already failed experts and pols have are more of these deflections and appeals to their authority and expertise.
Yes, the flu is here and will kill its share as always, but now Ebola is also here to kill its share.
