How would you determine who needs to be quarantined? It takes up to 2 weeks just for symptoms to show.
Two weeks of someone’s life who took a chance going somewhere with a known outbreak or all the life others which might get exposed upon their return, looks to me to be an easy choice.
Then maybe you would mind sitting next to someone with MERS on a plane.
Given time I am sure a test can be designed to shorten the quarantine time, but until then tough, you choose to go there.
You don’t just protect your borders against human invaders but biological one’s as well, but then maybe you are a open boarders type. The southern border right now is the main reason for the reoccurrence of many diseases that once were rare in this country, but I guess letting diseased ‘emigrants’ cross the border is an act of ‘love’ right Jeb?
Strangely enough the very word "quarantine" comes from the French for 14 days.
But you knew that dincha? You found that out when you looked it up just like Kartographer suggested, right?