Thursday, October 9, 2014

Ebola..an International security problem

Ebola is one of the most deadly viruses known  to mankind.  Now and then, there is a small outbreak; much to our dismay, this time  it is large.  There have been 3900 deaths  in west Africa, one death in the United States.Many more people are infected; we are not prepared.  We,the international community, are trying.  This disease is unpredictable; if we do not pay attention and take every caution, we could be facing  a very serious problem.  It has been mentioned in the media that if the disease is not contained it could effect 1.4 million people in west Africa alone by January 2015.   That is a crisis..Ebola effects international travel  and the international economy. Judging from what I have observed, we are not adequately protected. WE MUST EDUCATE THOUSANDS  of health care workers  and make sure that they are absolutely guaranteed of having the best training and equipment.  The United States is sending 4000 soldiers to west Africa  to help contain the epidemic . We must be vigilant.  WE  must stop this and prevent these types of issues from happening  as best we can.Until then, ebola remains an international security problem as well as an economic one.

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