But what about the current changes in OUR situation? Medical care is not as good as it was, and could be overwhelmed by this illness, illnesses of and spread by the Central American hordes, people coming back to the US from all over the globe for the start of the school year. The strains on the economy probably have led to more poorly maintained ventilation systems and more people living on the edge. The numbers of people not speaking English and not aware of US health protocals has increased.
What needs to be done is stabilizie the US population, makie the world healthier and having less disruptions from war, and some honesty about potentially dangerous situations and what we as individuals can do to avoid being exposed to some dread disease.
What we're getting is none of the above.
I can’t disagree with your assessment.
Thinking about potential pandemics like a new strain of flu, which we have not had in quite a while, by it’s self would put a huge strain on the system, potentially leading to a national disaster.
No question about it.
But I don’t see Ebola causing that strain, I see much more danger in the ultra rapid spreading Flu virus or viruses of it’s type. The death rate is far lower but the damages would be far more numerically costly.