The Do's And Don'ts Of Handling American Ebola Hysteria

[uppityperson]

This is a good article, acknowledging the awfulness of the virus as well as pointing out over reactions. Science is good.

http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2014/10/30/ebola-dos-and-donts_n_6057618.html

In a world where a gruesome virus is claiming more victims by the day in West Africa, how do we continue to behave like rational human beings? Hint: not by locking people in bathrooms.

Yes, Ebola is a real threat that must be taken seriously. But more and more, we're seeing logical, science-backed responses give way to behavior fueled by our primal fears. So here we present some common-sense guidelines on handling the threat of Ebola in the U.S. -- because apparently someone needs to.


DO: Remember that Africa is a huge continent home to more than 1 billion people, and there have been about 10,000 cases of Ebola.
DON'T: Attack Africans with Ebola-related slurs.

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DO: Help promote the facts about Ebola.
DON'T: Be this person.(clip)



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DO: Understand that Ebola symptoms may be similar (at first) to common illnesses like the flu.
DON'T: Be afraid of people who get sick around you. People get sick all the time....(more at link)

[uppityperson]

1. kick

[LostOne4Ever]

2. K&R (nt)

[KMOD]

3. Very sensible advice.

But we need to work hard on the third don't. With all the gastroenteritis soon to come, people might freak.

[uppityperson]

4. Influenza is starting to be passed around, going to be a long season.