I'm going to go the full hog here and will probably upset a few people and I hope I don't offend but here is my take on the whole situation.
Firstly I really don't think they know the full extent of what they are dealing with and how it can mutate and what animals may also become infected, that alone scares the living daylights out of me........the animal factor. We here in Australia have serious diseases in bats, that they told us were not contagious....yep that was wrong and we have now had cases of bats infecting horses, dogs and humans...
Secondly I don't think the world is taking this seriously enough and many people in western countries are thinking/hoping that our countries are sophisticated/knowledgeable/rich enough etc etc to handle this successfully within our countries.
Thirdly a lot of people are comparing it to the panic that happened when AIDS first broke out.......I remember that time well, and yes there was a panic and people scared of toilets, taps etc........however it did not take long before the general public realised it was mostly within two particular communities: gay men and intravenous drug users sharing needles, it did not venture much past those communities (different scenario now of course).........this virus is completely different, it is infecting all types of people and a lot quicker and easier than AIDS did and when you have cases of cameramen who did not have close contact with anyone and hear of it surviving in soft environments, then quite frankly my dears: there is reason to panic!
Personally I think all borders of the countries where the virus is need to be completely closed off: forget about PC bullcrap and use common sense instead.....yes the people in these countries have rights blah blah blah but it needs to be contained and stopped from being taken into other countries where if it gets out of control, we are in serious trouble......contain it now.
How these borders are closed is another issue, I really do not like the idea of sending in innocent troops to man borders etc but I don't know how else it will be policed.
For these borders to be shut the whole world would need to band together and huge amounts of foreign aid put into these countries..........If the borders are closed then the people will need to be fed etc and looked after, properly...
There would need to be far better medical facilities and copious amounts of sheets, needles, disinfectant whatever it takes!
Of course I know this isn't going to happen as there are mines etc in these countries are foreign owned and as per usual there will be huge companies invested in these and they will lose out financially.....and paying for all of what is needed there is going to cost the world a lot.
However: personally I think the rest of the world just needs to suck it up and pay for it as if this virus starts outbreaking in western countries more than it is now the outcome is unpredictable and could be economically distastrous!!!
I don't know what has happened in the US in Dallas with your case there, but here in Australia we had the case of the young mine worker who came back from over there and said he had symptoms in the Gold Coast. The Gold Coast is our biggest tourist area in Australia and is in the same state where I live. Within hours of knowing he was in the gold coast hospital, people had cancelled their holidays there in droves and people were taking their kids out of schools!!! Now imagine that if you get say 20 cases in one area!!!
Needs everything thrown at it now and contained in the western African countries and all types of drugs used including experimental...
That is another PC bullcarp argument that I have seen recently on a forum here. The question was asked about whether untested drugs should be used on the people in Africa............the amount of people saying it was unethical as we were using them as guinea pigs and we did not know the side effects absolutely shocked me.............wake up people, do you really think that an African mother whose child had the symptoms would be caring about it being untested!!! no they would take anything on offer to save their child from dying in such a horrid way...........I would too!!! I think it is unethical not to give them anything that may stop this horrible disease. I really feel for them over there.
Ok all my opinion, I hope I haven't ruffled too many feathers.....
