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RE: What will you do if/when Ebola gets here? - Anxious Messiah - 10-24-2014
Over 100,000 die from measles each year Kathy.
Ebola, 5000+ so far.
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RE: What will you do if/when Ebola gets here? - missydog1 - 10-24-2014
It's not and shouldn't be an Either Or proposition.
Plus the CDC and the President and health care nationwide have already decided that it is crucial to deal with Ebola, so the question of whether to give it attention is a moot debate and a deflection from the topic.
I don't downplay that measles is serious, but children die of the common cold too. Children and infants can be very fragile. Most children wait out the measles at home, and don't go to the hospital. All Ebola patients who can go to the hospital and put an immense burden on the system in terms of care and medical waste disposal. Each Ebola patient has a critical ordeal, even if surviving. The fewer the better!
If you guys want to quote statistics, fine that it works for you. I find the statistical comparison approach to be unpersuasive. Anyone can pull out stats for worse things than most risks, but that doesn't mean we should not do what we can to drive the disease back into dormancy, both here and in Africa.
Kathy
RE: What will you do if/when Ebola gets here? - Wao nahele kane - 10-24-2014
Keep up to date on Ebola at http://ebola.com/
The site name sold for $200,000 recently -
http://www.ibtimes.com/ebolacom-sells-200000-buyer-launch-drudge-report-ebola-1711616
RE: What will you do if/when Ebola gets here? - lavarat - 10-24-2014
The big statistical difference is in the fatality rates for people who get measles or ebola.
RE: What will you do if/when Ebola gets here? - Wao nahele kane - 10-24-2014
quote:
Originally posted by Wao nahele kane
Keep up to date on Ebola at http://ebola.com/
The site name sold for $200,000 recently -
http://www.ibtimes.com/ebolacom-sells-200000-buyer-launch-drudge-report-ebola-1711616
They certainly aren't up to date at Ebola.com, it would appear to be better to visit http://www.drudgereport.com/ for the latest news on the topic.
RE: What will you do if/when Ebola gets here? - JohnDW - 10-24-2014
http://www.nytimes.com/2014/10/24/nyregion/craig-spencer-is-tested-for-ebola-virus-at-bellevue-hospital-in-new-york-city.html?_r=0
RE: What will you do if/when Ebola gets here? - HereOnThePrimalEdge - 10-24-2014
People have a very difficult time determining risk.
They will engage in all types of activities far more dangerous than the appear.
They will irrationally fear other events with almost no possibility they will be affected.
What do you think is more likely, getting in a car accident on Highway 130, with five of the top ten dangerous intersections in the state? Or contracting Ebola in Hawaii? Do you cringe with fear every time you get in your car?
RE: What will you do if/when Ebola gets here? - Wao nahele kane - 10-24-2014
I would not assume people here in Hawaii are in fear of contracting Ebola at this time. They are concerned with Ebola getting out of control. It would appear that the two differing constructs are difficult for some to grasp. Portraying others to have such extreme fears is an exaggeration.
RE: What will you do if/when Ebola gets here? - missydog1 - 10-24-2014
quote:Exactly. I am done with trying to discuss it because it is impossible to have a reasonable discussion while people are distorting what my concerns are and how great. I just do not understand the need to do that. I'm feeling more psychological distress from the folks who say it is nothing and others are hysterical.
Originally posted by Wao nahele kane
I would not assume people here in Hawaii are in fear of contracting Ebola at this time. They are concerned with Ebola getting out of control. It would appear that the two differing constructs are difficult for some to grasp. Portraying others to have such extreme fears is an exaggeration.
Look at who in the argument is distorting the other's position. The need to distort comes out of some inner pressure. If you can't allow other people to be somewhere in the middle, if you can't accept that the middle is a possibly rational position, there is something going on, most likely denial that anything can get out of control.
Kathy
RE: What will you do if/when Ebola gets here? - HereOnThePrimalEdge - 10-24-2014
If the comments in this thread are merely the concern about Ebola getting out of control in places with the infection, then it really has no bearing on Puna or Hawaii, does it?