[Black Agnes]

I think the MD (medical school of the Caribbean!) who is telling people that someone ‘literally has to vomit on you’ to be infected should be the first to volunteer!

[Smokin' Joe]

Agreed, but send in the one who was quoted a couple of weeks ahead of the rest.

I still do not understand what prompts so many to downplay the contagious aspects of this desease, whether they equate it with or compare it to AIDS (apples vs kumquats), or simply call it 'hard to catch'.

Considering it is lethal, has been described by those on the ground as "highly contagious", and has killed nearly 100 medical staff who know the risks and generally follow PPE protocols as best they can, the first thing that should die is the nonsense of downplaying the public health danger it presents, not just to West Africa, but the World.

[Shelayne]

I second that motion!