ha ha ha could be....

Thanks Sensitive and Fish, your words are really comforting to me. Both of your points are true, and I need to keep that in mind as I hear about these things. I avoid the news because it triggers too much anxiety in me, but one can't avoid it entirely, you know? Anyway, thanks.

I don't know what to think, honestly. I hope that Fish is right. I read "Orynx and Crake" by Margaret Atwood and the people in it died of s disease sort of like Ebola, though it was delivered differntly, but anyway, yeah.stuff like this scares me.

I have a "Doomsday" religious friend who is very acrestic? was that the word? .......very bucolic, very rough and unsophisticated and she was being very conspiracy theorist about it last night.....I had to talk to my rational husband, who is a logical man like Fish, and it helped.

Yes--good tip. Whenever you have a question about a world issue, you can either:

1. look up the credibility of it in "Snopes"
2. do basic research onit from credible sources on the internet
3. have a rational, logical intelligent friend to talk to when you get emotional or scared.

If you search "Why you should not be overly worried about Ebola" you'll find several credible articles that can calm your fears.

Of course you can find many sensationalist articles which claim otherwise.

It would be an interesting time to listen to the debates in college biology and statistics courses.

(PS Did the guy in Dallas hate his family or was his ignorant of how he got Ebola and how long it would take to show up?)

I'm concerned about it. I work in the Target Clinic and today this man comes in not feeling well and he just got back from Africa. Freaked me out! Turns out he didn't have a fever which is a symptom and he had a cough which is not a symptom, so I think we are safe..

More concerned about the URI in most US States that mimics Polio and has left at least one kid dead and many paralyzed.

I will refrain from expressing any other thoughts I have about the "disease" here or around the world.

Focusing on right now and hope they get the crap figured out.

I just hope the stupid virus stops mutating so we can produce a cure or a vaccine.

I look at "natural"-esque disasters as horrific but kind of cool. Like, there is proof that I'm not totally crazy. That weird things come out of nowhere and just kill you....and BAM...you're dead. I feel that I would have more of a desire to live if struck in the middle of really scary situations....like rescuing my children and stuff. I think my anxiety is almost not a disorder - in that I was born to be a warrior - but not made for this time and place. Or maybe...