The Ebola crisis has people around the world running scared, cancelling travel plans and halting any plans for future travel.
It has become a kind of mass hysteria, fueled by speculation and fears that are blown completely out of proportion. This blog will give an objective portrait of the situation, with the intention of dispelling the misplaced hysteria and empowering the public to continue life as normal.According to Amar Safdar, MD of Emory University in Atlanta, which specializes in infectious diseases (where they cured 2 patients of the virus), “It is not a casual contact-acquired infection. There is no known Ebola transmission through coughing or sneezing, like with influenza or tuberculosis." In other words, you are not at risk for Ebola infection unless you are in direct contact with the bodily fluids of an infected person in the late stages of the virus. (http://www.everydayhealth.com/news/ebola-10-essential-facts-about/)
The most severely affected countries, Guinea, Sierra Leone and Liberia have very weak health systems, lacking human and infrastructural resources, having only recently emerged from long periods of conflict and instability. (http://www.who.int/mediacentre/factsheets/fs103/en/)
Because of this recent instability, these countries have extremely poor nutrition and the people who live there have very low immunity, which makes them much more susceptible to infection than people of the First World. (http://www.naturalhealth365.com/natural_cures/ebola-virus-thomas-levy-1095.html)
To prevent cross-contamination, major airports are now flagging travelers for Ebola screening to prevent infected passengers from boarding planes (http://www.npr.org/blogs/thetwo-way/2014/10/13/355874691/ebola-screening-at-jfk-airport-flagged-91-travelers-none-had-virus).
If you have to travel, what is the best way to protect yourself?
The best way you can prevent any viral or bacterial infection is to boost your immune system. Eat a healthy diet low in sugars and processed food, stay hydrated with good water, get plenty of exercise and sunshine, and boost up your intake of quality, non-chemical Vitamin C. These are simple steps that you can take all year long to remain healthy in any situation. (http://blog.drbrownstein.com/what-can-you-do-to-preventtreat-ebola/)Don't let fear prevent you from living the life you deserve!
Life is to be lived, and lived well. In our modern world, it is a crucial skill to be able to recognize hype, and see beyond it. I hope this information helps you to understand that Ebola is completely over-hyped, and there is absolutely NO reason to fear traveling anywhere in the world that you desire to go.“I must not fear. Fear is the mind-killer. Fear is the little-death that brings total obliteration. I will face my fear. I will permit it to pass over me and through me. And when it has gone past I will turn the inner eye to see its path. Where the fear has gone there will be nothing. Only I will remain.”
- Frank Herbert, Dune
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