Ebola is not a joke, and also not something to worry about
People dying from Ebola virus
On September 30, Ebola was discovered in the United States.
Ebola is a virus of humans and animals. Some symptoms can be high fever, headaches, joint & muscle aches, sore throat, stomach pain, and loss of appetite. Ebola was identified in the year of 1976. Although Ebola has been identified 38 years ago, its outbreak began in West Africa in 2014.
Ebola was found in the United States on September 28 after a patient in Texas tested positive for Ebola. The media raised alarms. But do many take the situation seriously? Should people be worried?
Science teacher Adam Davis said that Ebola worries him because people are dying, but he is not personally worried. Davis said, “I believe that humor is a healthy way to cope with stress, including horrible tragedies such as Ebola. That being said, people should refrain from insensitive jokes that put people down.” Davis thinks that jokes are fun but the jokes people make about Ebola aren’t funny and people should stop.
Eighth grade student, Erika Tzintzun, says that Ebola should not be considered a joke. Kayley Betancourt says, “Ebola should be taken seriously because many people are dying from the disease [in Africa].”
People face no threat from Ebola due to public sniffles, according to a panel of Ebola experts gathered by the New England Journal of Medicine for an issue briefing this Wednesday.
According to Jonathan Mantilla, Ebola worried him because he said it is contagious. After we informed him that Ebola has a low possibility of spreading, he is not worried because Ebola is not in Los Angeles.
Do you think Ebola should be taken seriously now?
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