ebola

[dingledong]

Should we ban people from infected countries even entering the country ? You could come here and have no ill effects for a week before you start showing symptoms so why are we checking people when they come here

 

[tazz]

Dingle...can I ask why you put yourself in the firing line again.
These issues, are very vague at this moment in time, and you come across like a local tabloid reporter scare mongering. You again leave yourself open for abuse, and yet another row....please why do you follow this path...????

 

[D Skelton]

Ebola? What ebola?

Ebola has killed for centuries and will continue to do so, as has malaria, flu, dysentery, polio, measles, pox etc...

We are at as much risk from a widespread ebola outbreak in the UK as we were when swine flu and bird flu were the topic of the week on the six o'clock fear outlets. Ebola is managed and screening is taking place when people are arriving from affected areas. There's nothing more to be said on the matter.

Next...

 

[dingledong]

But only one airport is screened and it seems they just ask you a couple of questions at the screening and that's it

 

[Spoon]

Are you saying that people are going to lie, so they don't have to have lots of tests done on them.....

 

[Badged01]

But only one airport is screened and it seems they just ask you a couple of questions at the screening and that's it

What more could be needed? Who's going to lie about being asked some simple questions ......

 

[Engineer54]

What more could be needed? Who's going to lie about being asked some simple questions ......

Eh, anyone that doesn't want to be delayed at the airport arrivals for hours on end maybe??

 

[Besoeker]

Ebola? What ebola?

Ebola has killed for centuries and will continue to do so, as has malaria, flu, dysentery, polio, measles, pox etc...

We are at as much risk from a widespread ebola outbreak in the UK as we were when swine flu and bird flu were the topic of the week on the six o'clock fear outlets. Ebola is managed and screening is taking place when people are arriving from affected areas. There's nothing more to be said on the matter.

Next...

No, not centuries. It first emerged in The Sudan in 1976.
The issue isn't the number of deaths in absolute terms. In the context of the population of West Africa, it's tiny. So far.
It's the rate of increase that is of concern in the current outbreak. It has gone from several tens to several thousand in a few months at at an increasing rate.

 

[D Skelton]

No, not centuries. It first emerged in The Sudan in 1976.
The issue isn't the number of deaths in absolute terms. In the context of the population of West Africa, it's tiny. So far.
It's the rate of increase that is of concern in the current outbreak. It has gone from several tens to several thousand in a few months at at an increasing rate.

Fair enough, maybe not centuries, but long enough.

So it's spread faster than normal, I still get annoyed at the mass hysteria the media like to evoke!

 

[trev]

According to the last publicised figures there have been aproximately 4000 deaths since the current outbreak emerged. In the same period 30000 people have died from malaria and over 300,000 children have died from easily preventable diseases.
Remember Sars? That was going to decimate the global population and what happened? Well, not a great deal.
Remember H1N1 bird flu? Once again globally it was going to be a massive problem. What happened? Well, pretty much the same as Sars.

 

[Spoon]

You people are being way too sensible.... Whats wrong with lots of people running around screaming and shouting....
The world could do with a reset button.. Then hopefully next time there will not be as many idiot..

 

[trev]

Either nature will provide the reset button, perhaps ebola is it, or politicians will by giving us a good old fashioned war. Either way the herd will be culled sooner or later and there's not a great deal we can do about it.
Until then I'll just get on with things as quietly and efficiently as I can

 

[Spoon]

Either nature will provide the reset button, perhaps ebola is it, or politicians will by giving us a good old fashioned war. Either way the herd will be culled sooner or later and there's not a great deal we can do about it.
Until then I'll just get on with things as quietly and efficiently as I can

Efficiently I can do mate.... Quiet I can't. I'm a noisy bugger and there are too many idiots that ask me questions then don't like it when I reply with the truth...

 

[Engineer54]

We are in the situation we now find our self in, because of the failure of the WHO and other responsible organisations to act on the information that was being urgently transmitted to them by those in the know on the ground. God help us all, when something really does threaten the worlds health. These ----ers will still be passing bits of paper around asking for more information from all the wrong people....

 

[Marvo]

Should we ban people from infected countries even entering the country ?.....

Not a very well considered question, many of the people entering the UK from Ebola areas are UK citizens going back home. How are you going to stop them reentering the UK?