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I think one of the reasons why Nigeria was able to contain it compared to Liberia and other countries was an awareness of the disease and the enlightenment camp
by NearAP 12y ago
I think one of the reasons why Nigeria was able to contain it compared to Liberia and other countries was an awareness of the disease and the enlightenment campaign from the Government. From initial reports that I read, folks in Liberia didn't really believe it was a 'sickness' till it started killing people. Some of them also first tried 'traditional medicine' and only started going to hospitals when things became really bad. There were also reports that folks were not keeping away from people who were under quarantine believing it wasn't really a disease.
On the other hand, by the time the disease arrived Nigeria, the media was already awash with the number of people who had died and so folks were already aware that this was a deadly disease and started taking the necessary precautions. This coupled with a massive enlightenment campaign by the Government helped tremendously.
If you apply the same principle to the US (awareness and if necessary enlightenment campaign), I think your nervousness will be further reduced.
- hga 12y agoThe actions by the doctor in the oil hub of Port Harcourt are a sobering counterpoint to the above. He secretly treated another Liberian diplomat, presumably infected by the index case, in a hotel room. The diplomat recovered, the doctor died, but not before infecting others because he did not take the necessary precautions when he become symptomatic. People can know which end is up and still act very irresponsibly in the face of such a lethal threat.