Ebola can be transmitted from person to person at an extremely quick rate and almost undetected. According to The New York Times, every single about 100 new cases of Ebola are reported but some remain undetected. Also, according to the World Health Organization, Ebola can be transmitted via direct contact or through body fluids. Most of these cases remain undetected until symptoms begin to appear. Then it is too late because the disease has already spread all over the body and is difficult to stop. If we don’t quarantine travelers returning from Ebola plagued countries, they might have Ebola and after they discover their condition, many others might and been exposed and infected and they also can infect others. Soon, the number of cases would skyrocket and cause a worldwide epidemic. However, if we do force travelers returning from Ebola plagued countries into quarantine, we might be able to identify if a person has been exposed and infected with Ebola and prevent the transmission and cure them. An epidemic would not have
Ebola can be transmitted from person to person at an extremely quick rate and almost undetected. According to The New York Times, every single about 100 new cases of Ebola are reported but some remain undetected. Also, according to the World Health Organization, Ebola can be transmitted via direct contact or through body fluids. Most of these cases remain undetected until symptoms begin to appear. Then it is too late because the disease has already spread all over the body and is difficult to stop. If we don’t quarantine travelers returning from Ebola plagued countries, they might have Ebola and after they discover their condition, many others might and been exposed and infected and they also can infect others. Soon, the number of cases would skyrocket and cause a worldwide epidemic. However, if we do force travelers returning from Ebola plagued countries into quarantine, we might be able to identify if a person has been exposed and infected with Ebola and prevent the transmission and cure them. An epidemic would not have