Majority of Americans believe Ebola spreads through air: poll

Reuters ^

[Red in Blue PA]

(Reuters) - A majority of Americans believe the Ebola virus can be spread by sneezing or coughing and more than a third fear that they or someone in their immediate family may contract the deadly disease in the next year, according to a Harvard University poll.

Some 85 percent of people who responded to the Harvard School of Public Health/SSRS poll said they thought the disease spread through sneezing or coughing, despite the fact that the World Health Organization regards that type of transmission as unlikely.

[exDemMom]

...despite the fact that the World Health Organization regards that type of transmission as unlikely.

Unlikely? I thought it was not possible!

"Unlikely" is a term that scientists use so as to avoid using the term "impossible." Saying something is "unlikely" rather than "impossible" is a way for scientists to avoid being wrong on something.

Scientist: It is impossible for pigs to fly.
Ordinary person: Then what's that animal? It sure looks like a flying pig to me.
Scientist: Dang! I was wrong! [turns in scientific credentials]

vs.

Scientist: It is unlikely for pigs to fly.
Ordinary person: Well, isn't that a winged pig flying right over there?
Scientist: Well, I said it was unlikely, not impossible!

[SaraJohnson]

This reminds me of the poll asking if someone was of the opinion that Obama was muslim. It was reported that those who thought he was “answered incorrectly”. You’re not allowed to have an opinion unless it coincides with their agenda.

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Liberals work very hard to frame every issue in a way they want people to think and when they fail to sell a lie with their united propaganda front, they are shocked. Unlike Europeans, Americans are onto them.

[Alamo-Girl]

Thanks for the ping!