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The Economics of Ebola
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PenguinJim wrote: »I'm not saying you've done this too, but I do want to point out a misconception about the face-masks in Asia. People in the UK and Australia I speak with tend to think that they're worn to keep the person safe from others. Actually, they're generally worn because the person wearing it is sick (e.g. they have a cough or a cold) and they don't want to transmit their germs. It's an excellent practice, IMO.
I think it's quite telling that the assumption is that the person is being selfish rather than selfless - what does that say about us?
(Then again, given my anecdotal evidence of "what people think", maybe I'm the one making assumptions.
Sorry!)
In Aus I think it's common knowledge why people wear masks in public. I think that's because Asians are more integrated into society as a whole here.0 -
I guess I can only really speak for a few people in Perth, but not only were my Caucasian friends asking me what disease I was scared of when I wore a mask while slightly sick, but I also experienced some very strange reactions from groups of young lads on the train.
Half a dozen years ago now, perhaps all the flu strains have made it more commonplace. Q: What kind of discussions aren't allowed?
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PenguinJim wrote: »I guess I can only really speak for a few people in Perth, but not only were my Caucasian friends asking me what disease I was scared of when I wore a mask while slightly sick, but I also experienced some very strange reactions from groups of young lads on the train. Half a dozen years ago now, perhaps all the flu strains have made it more commonplace.
Maybe that's the difference: Perth has a reputation for being very white bread although I've never been so I cant say whether that's fair or not.0 -
PenguinJim wrote: »I'm not saying you've done this too, but I do want to point out a misconception about the face-masks in Asia. People in the UK and Australia I speak with tend to think that they're worn to keep the person safe from others. Actually, they're generally worn because the person wearing it is sick (e.g. they have a cough or a cold) and they don't want to transmit their germs. It's an excellent practice, IMO.
I think it's quite telling that the assumption is that the person is being selfish rather than selfless - what does that say about us?
(Then again, given my anecdotal evidence of "what people think", maybe I'm the one making assumptions. Sorry!)
I've never given it much thought as to who does it, just that it seems a good idea, whether the wearer has something or is trying not to get something, then stopping the spread through a barrier is good. So thanks for the clarification.
In the case that Ebola came to London, one would hope that it would be the 'worried well' wearing the masks and that infected people would be contained in isolation wards, rather than wandering the streets:eek:.Please stay safe in the sun and learn the A-E of melanoma: A = asymmetry, B = irregular borders, C= different colours, D= diameter, larger than 6mm, E = evolving, is your mole changing? Most moles are not cancerous, any doubts, please check next time you visit your GP.
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I didn't know that about masks.
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HAMISH_MCTAVISH wrote: »One day there will be a pandemic with high mortality rates that isn't as hard to catch as ebola....
There have already been lots!...much enquiry having been made concerning a gentleman, who had quitted a company where Johnson was, and no information being obtained; at last Johnson observed, that 'he did not care to speak ill of any man behind his back, but he believed the gentleman was an attorney'.0 -
neverdespairgirl wrote: »There have already been lots!
LOL, in more modern times.....
The post WW1 flu was the last big one wasn't it? Tens of millions dead?
Almost 100 years ago?“The great enemy of the truth is very often not the lie – deliberate, contrived, and dishonest – but the myth, persistent, persuasive, and unrealistic.
Belief in myths allows the comfort of opinion without the discomfort of thought.”
-- President John F. Kennedy”0 -
We'd have exactly the same treatments, really, for 'flu now as we did then.
Except we have lots fewer suitable hospital beds, and healthcare staff less trained for it....much enquiry having been made concerning a gentleman, who had quitted a company where Johnson was, and no information being obtained; at last Johnson observed, that 'he did not care to speak ill of any man behind his back, but he believed the gentleman was an attorney'.0 -
Oh good, confirmed transmission in Nigeria and to medical personnel - I remain surprised at the number of medical personnel affected - if it can not be treated without the doctors and nurses being at high risk of infection then it is an even bigger problem
It is somehow typical that the world is waking up and taking it seriously after the horse has bolted - £100m and maximum containment when it first broke out in a densely populated country would surely have made more sense?I think....0 -
Interesting article about experimental drugs given to the two US doctors improving the symptoms:
http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/worldnews/africaandindianocean/11010893/Secret-serum-could-save-American-Ebola-victims-as-second-man-in-Lagos-falls-ill.htmlPlease stay safe in the sun and learn the A-E of melanoma: A = asymmetry, B = irregular borders, C= different colours, D= diameter, larger than 6mm, E = evolving, is your mole changing? Most moles are not cancerous, any doubts, please check next time you visit your GP.
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