Ebola is acting like a typical epidemic. The problem is that governments tend to make the same mistakes during an epidemic. And this is not entirely their fault, because they cannot see the invisible currents of epidemic flow.
In practical terms, the best reaction is seemingly overreaction. That is, epidemics ebb and surge; and it is when they seem to be ebbing, they are in fact spreading out.
So, for example, when patient zero shows symptoms, the assumption has to be that his entire family are infected, and that his entire town needs to be quarantined. (This is extremely difficult to do.)
When his town shows symptoms, his whole region needs to be quarantined, and his entire nation is at risk. Then, when there is a second outbreak outside of his region, his entire nation should be quarantined, and the rest of the world is at risk.
But it’s still safe to import violently ill patents to the US, right?
Provided they are American Citizens, Americans are above the need for anything so pesky as a quarantine!
Thanks. That makes sense, although it doesn’t bode well for us with our current administration, fools and scoundrels that they are.