And, if catching it through contact is really that difficult, why are 100 people in the US being monitored that had simple contact with that man who dragged it in?
Because people lie. If that guy grabbed a little girl and forced a kiss onto her, do you think he'd tell the CDC? If he has a mistress on the side that his wife doesn't know about, he would likely not tell anyone. So they have to cast as wide of a net as possible, just in case. (That guy especially lied, multiple times. But anyone could lie, either out of fear, wanting to protect other people, or for a multitude of other reasons.)
If it really is that hard, then how did a trained nurse wearing protective garb become infected?
You could counter that with 'why haven't other trained nurses in protective garb gotten it, if that one did?'. Likely the same reason in my point above: Either she (he?) made a mistake and didn't tell anyone, or there was a flaw in her protective system and she didn't know about it.
I don't understand why western countries like the US and Europe aren't closing their borders to any flights to and from West Africa. No, we have to be "politically correct" bleeding hearts and risk a global epidemic, and this risk is being forced on all of us whether we like it or not.
Because it's unnecessary, not because it's un-PC. Do you really think that anyone would risk a "global epidemic" just to be PC? Don't you think the majority of people would rather close the borders? Closing them would be the "safer" (in political terms) option than leaving them open and trying to accurately set people's understanding of the risks of catching it.
Snopes.com assumes it's not true. Apparently it's an urban legend that's been circulating since 1990.
I'm glad to hear that! It's such a disturbing mental image, I'm happy it's wrong.
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Date: 2014-10-07 03:56 pm (UTC)Because people lie. If that guy grabbed a little girl and forced a kiss onto her, do you think he'd tell the CDC? If he has a mistress on the side that his wife doesn't know about, he would likely not tell anyone. So they have to cast as wide of a net as possible, just in case. (That guy especially lied, multiple times. But anyone could lie, either out of fear, wanting to protect other people, or for a multitude of other reasons.)
If it really is that hard, then how did a trained nurse wearing protective garb become infected?
You could counter that with 'why haven't other trained nurses in protective garb gotten it, if that one did?'. Likely the same reason in my point above: Either she (he?) made a mistake and didn't tell anyone, or there was a flaw in her protective system and she didn't know about it.
I don't understand why western countries like the US and Europe aren't closing their borders to any flights to and from West Africa. No, we have to be "politically correct" bleeding hearts and risk a global epidemic, and this risk is being forced on all of us whether we like it or not.
Because it's unnecessary, not because it's un-PC. Do you really think that anyone would risk a "global epidemic" just to be PC? Don't you think the majority of people would rather close the borders? Closing them would be the "safer" (in political terms) option than leaving them open and trying to accurately set people's understanding of the risks of catching it.
Snopes.com assumes it's not true. Apparently it's an urban legend that's been circulating since 1990.
I'm glad to hear that! It's such a disturbing mental image, I'm happy it's wrong.