Would you travel to a country with an Ebola outbreak going on?

HappyCamper
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20 Aug 2014 17:17 #1 by HappyCamper

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I guess I am a wimp and I would not travel to that country the way I look at it is there are many other places I have not seen that would be safer. I also would not travel to a country where there is a war going on that would just freak me out.

www.foxnews.com/travel/2014/08/18/ebola-...s-it-safe-to-travel/ ?

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jf1acai
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20 Aug 2014 17:46 #2 by jf1acai

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No, I would not.

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Mary Scott
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20 Aug 2014 22:43 #3 by Mary Scott

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Not only "No", but "Hell No"!

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Reverend Revelant
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21 Aug 2014 06:57 #4 by Reverend Revelant

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Yes I would. No different then moving among a society that has a large number of HIV positive citizens.

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FredHayek
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21 Aug 2014 07:14 #5 by FredHayek

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Reverend Revelant wrote: Yes I would. No different then moving among a society that has a large number of HIV positive citizens.

Than?

Actually I have to agree with the Rev. The numbers as a percent of population are very low. Probably more likely to die of dysentery or an automobile accident than Ebola there.

Sidebar: per NPR, the first Ebola patient flown to America has been cured of the disease. Would you want to shake his hand? I wonder how long Emory will keep him.

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Rick
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21 Aug 2014 08:10 #6 by Rick

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Reverend Revelant wrote: Yes I would. No different then moving among a society that has a large number of HIV positive citizens.

That's what I've been thinking as well. If it's only transferable by being exposed to bodily fluids, I'm pretty sure I could avoid that scenario.

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ScienceChic
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21 Aug 2014 09:54 #7 by ScienceChic

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A country can be a pretty big place, there's no reason not to if I had to for work, for example. Went to India 8 years ago during a dengue fever outbreak and was fine.

Glad to hear that one of the Americans is doing well. Shaking their hand or giving them a hug won't kill you. Don't know how long it takes the body to completely shed the virus, but I'm guessing they are still taking precautions with fluid samples they are getting.

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Reverend Revelant
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21 Aug 2014 13:45 #8 by Reverend Revelant

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FredHayek wrote: Than?

Duh.

Yes I would shake hands with him.

P.S. Read my nice article on the front page of this Fridays Flume. All the words are spelled correctly and you may learn something about narrow-gauge railroads in Park County.

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FredHayek
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21 Aug 2014 14:20 #9 by FredHayek

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Reverend Revelant wrote:
FredHayek wrote: Than?

Duh.

Yes I would shake hands with him.

P.S. Read my nice article on the front page of this Fridays Flume. All the words are spelled correctly and you may learn something about narrow-gauge railroads in Park County.

I will submit it to my ombudsman after reading, he wrote a book about Colorado narrow gauge and tried to restore the railway line between Como and Breckenridge over Boreas Pass.

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