With all of the media coverage that the Ebola virus is getting in the United States, you would think we had a full scale epidemic on our hands. With only six reported cases in the U.S., there has to be something a bit more important we can focus on in this country.
Granted the Ebola virus is a very serious, highly contagious disease. People should surely be concerned, but not for Americans.
Our concern should be with the thousands of people suffering from the disease in West Africa. Those countries in West Africa have been hit the hardest. The six cases in America (at the time of this writing) are barely a fraction of the thousands suffering from the disease in West Africa.
If you didn’t know any better, by watching the news you would think the Ebola virus was spreading rapidly throughout the country. Not to say people shouldn’t be aware of the dangers of Ebola, but the things we willfully consume daily (alcohol, cigarettes, for example) will kill far more Americans than Ebola ever could.
As people we just have to be able to separate sensationalism from the truth. Just because something is the top story on CNN or MSNBC doesn’t mean it immediately affects you. We have far greater issues to contend with in America. Don’t be so quick to add another.