With even me talking about Ebola, we have to discuss another issue
that comes with it. That issue is the risks posed to us for even sending
people over to Africa (or any country for that matter) to fight diseases like
Ebola. Let's get started.
The risk of help: By sending help over to Africa to
fight this disease we are in fact risking further spread of the infection to
not only our fellow Americans but to other countries around the globe.
Case in point is the doctors and nurses who have returned to the United
States that are infected with Ebola. They went there, got infected
thinking they were safe, and then potentially infected others. So now
that we have sent soldiers and other medical professionals to fight this
contagion, we have increased our risks of it spreading even further into the
United States. So even though we are only trying to help, we may also be
digging our own graves.
Conclusion: I am not saying that these people
who are infected should not be helped. I am never going to say that we should
not send help either. But, we must be aware that our desire to help can
and already has come at a cost. So we must be wary of who we send to
Africa to fight this disease and other deadly pathogens or else we can become
infected ourselves. So we must be smart, and now that gaps in our disease
protocol have been seen adjust to fix them so that we can help these people in
need without hurting ourselves. So good luck and Gods speed to all those
who wish to protect and save lives from disease.
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