[Bigg Red]

Good grief! That country’s population may well be wiped out soon with this sort of superstitious behavior. I wonder what will become of the police and the health care workers who dealt with this woman.

[grania]

I don't think it's just impoverished countries where this will happen. If there's a threat of being put in quarantine, a lot of people will avoid getting medical care.

The thing about quarantine is that if there's a suspicion you have a disease, you don't get to leave until (1) you test negative and (2) the hospital says you can leave. And while your there, you're surrounded by people who do have the disease.

Been there, done that.