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Ebola - is the health threat worse for the healthcare workers or the general public?
Consider this - the public is being constantly told on the mode of transmission of Eola -NOT airborne. The family of Duncan are nearing the end of the isolation period and not one has gotten ill. The only 2 people currently infected are the healthcare nurses that were in direct contact with Duncan. All others currently being monitored are also not sick. So - who is really at high risk?
We should be concerned but not panicked. Thoughts?
I am not against all the steps taken to alleviate the fears people have but are we going a bit too far in our reactions?
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- Anonymous7 years agoFavorite Answer
If you stick to proper Hygiene, the risk is fairly low for both.
Shockingly a lot of medical-staff appears to be 'fuzzy' on the Hygiene-protocols, which is how all the Western-infections happened, mishandling dirty-linnen, and dirty-clothes at clean-up.
The at clean-up part is logical, it's the most dangerous time in dealing with hazardous-materials, when you're cleaning them up, because you tend to think, the threat is over(human-nature), key is of course, that it's not over until the room is clean, the equipment, and material is clean.
Source(s): So you're absolutely right, people should be concerned, but not panicked, because Ebola is 'hard to catch', especially if you stick to good basic Hygiene: http://www.wikihow.com/Be-Hygienic - 7 years ago
Using good hygiene is important in keeping any illness at bay the best we can. I think the biggest health threat is definitely towards the health care workers. I believe everyone should be concerned (as I am) but not panicked unless of course, they were on the airplane with the second nurse who flew to Ohio after treating Mr. Duncan.
