Did Duncan, Pham, and Vinson become infected because of too much public panic?

[pnwmom]

Or, at least in the case of the nurses, because of too much institutional over-confidence coupled with lack of preparation?

[hobbit709]

1. Well this qualifies for the top 5 this week.

[bigwillq]

4. ....

[uppityperson]

2. Was Principal Wannick forced to take time off due to public panic?

[bigwillq]

3. Panic does not cause disease or illness.

So, no.

[Louisiana1976]

5. I think in the case of the nurses it was both lack of preparation and incompetence..

[DeadEyeDyck]

6. wtf? I'll answer yes, just to see where this goes.

[uppityperson]

7. Were the 2 Rwandan kids kept out of school because of panic?

[uppityperson]

8. Was the Nigerian Navarro College applicant denied because of public panic?

[uppityperson]

9. Was the Maine teacher banned from school for 21 days after a Dallas conference because of panic?

[uppityperson]

10. Was the TSA agent who patted down Amber Vinson with gloved hands put on leave due to panic?

[Cali_Democrat]

11. So we should panic.

Got it.....

[pnwmom]

14. No. But the overconfidence of the medical establishment, coupled with lack of preparation,

led to problems much worse than any "panic." If the public officials and hospital administrators had been less concerned about public panic and more concerned about doing their jobs (properly training staff and providing adequate supplies), we would have been in a better position.

The best way to reduce public panic isn't to spout off about how there isn't anything to worry about, but to demonstrate how well they're handling the situation.

[pkdu]

12. I will go with "D. All of the above"

[uppityperson]

13. To answer your questions, no, and no.