How do I keep from going stir-crazy during Ebola pandemic?

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I am a fairly paranoid person; however, at this point I think the "Ebola outbreak" in the US may be a little over-played.

Am I trying to avoid places where we're likely to come in contact with lots of international travelers?? Yes, but I do that anyway. Do I rather adamantly think that ANYONE who shows up in the doctor's office or ER with vomiting, diarrhea, and a fever should be assumed to have Ebola until it's ruled out?? Probably.

Do I think it's going to be the devastating pandemic of our time?? Not so much. I'm much more concerned about mosquito-borne encephalitis and the influenza.

Even if you do get it-- A 50 to 60 percent mortality rate is terrifying, but not exactly a death sentence.

The worst thing that can happen is that you get it and die.

If you look at everything but that, then you're dandy.

The fact that this Ebola outbreak could have been engineered in a laboratory is only a theory. I'm not an expert on this next subject but I want to say that the possibility of Ebola mutating and going airborne is impossible.

It's not spread through the air, it's spread through bodily fluids. You aren't contagious until you start feeling sick. It's pretty unlikely you'll catch it even if you do use a public bathroom after somebody who has it. Wipe the seat off or just squat over it or put paper down.

Also, it's running wild in Africa, not in the US. Overall, we are healthier here and have better nutrition. I doubt we are as susceptible to catching something as the people in Africa.

Just go out and live your life. If a case is reported in your city, then it's time to start worrying. Until then, it's not anything to worry about. You're more likely to get hit by a bus running away from a guy who sneezes than you are of catching ebola.

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The OP is more like to get killed by a healthy Canadian driver who texts while driving than by a sick person in west africa. If the Canadian bad drivers didnt worry you then dont let this worry you.

Actually, it is capable of spreading through the air.

If someone is infectious (symptomatic) and spits on you, then there you go if a mucous membrane or open wound is contaminated.

Semantics, yeah, but that's still airborne; it just needs to be a rather large "droplet". A pretty big piece of phlegm looks like a good culprit.