As I was thinking of an idea to write about I thought back to last year's
Ebola scare. As I thought about it I realized, no one talks about it anymore.
Omaha has had a few patients here for treatment and this activity reoccurs in
the news, but the main issues in Africa don't seem to be addressed
anymore.
As I was mulling over this I decided to find an article that has to do with
the modern Ebola situation. I came across this:
http://abcnews.go.com/Health/wireStory/guinea-shuts-border-sierra-leone-effort-end-ebola-30010952
Apparently Ebola hasn't quite cleared up. In Guinea, the virus is still very
virulent and widespread. The country has decided to close its borders to all
people for a 45 day period in some districts. They want to contain the virus as
much as possible and keep it from spreading. This is a very good idea if the
aim is trying to eliminate the virus, but it is having some negative side
effects. There are some people and families that have traveled outside of
Guinea to the surrounding countries and now find themselves locked out of their
home. This can cause serious problems for instance if there is a sick
family member stuck inside the country without anyone to care for them.
I think the idea was good intentioned, but will cause too many problems.
There will be too many people stuck outside of their home with no way to get to
their job or family. I think what they should have done is instead of blocking
off whole portions of the country, just block off small sections of the country
where they can contain and treat Ebola in a small, safe, environment that doesn't
affect any other healthy civilians. What do you think? Was it a good idea to quarantine a country?
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