The news on Friday about another Ebola victim, this time in New York City, was truly unsettling.  Add New York state to the top populated states in the nation that now have an Ebola victim that may have exposed others to this disease.  The others are Texas and Ohio.  The incubation period is 30 plus days, so it will still be days before we know if it has spread any farther.

On Saturday, Florida’s Governor Rick Scott released the following.  I hope other states are doing the same, because it appears that the CDC may be moving too slowly.  His state is below.

While we have no confirmed cases of Ebola in Florida, and we hope we never do, we are continuing to prepare by working with healthcare providers across the state and the CDC to ensure every precaution is taken to protect our citizens and our visitors. That’s why we have taken action.-Florida Hospitals were asked to establish mandatory Ebola training programs to protect healthcare professionals. To date, 92 hospitals have completed this healthcare professional training. AHCA is continuing to follow up daily with hospitals to ensure the training is complete. -The Department of Health has also identified $7 million in federal grant funding that Florida is using to buy high-level Personal Protective Equipment (PPEs) and other equipment to enhance preparedness efforts. -The Florida National Guard is now ramping up its preparedness efforts by setting up two Rapid Response teams that will be able to provide healthcare services for any potential Ebola cases in Florida. While we have boosted our preparedness efforts on the state level, we have continued to press the CDC to enhance their efforts to protect Florida. We’ve called on the federal government to add Florida airports to the list of airports that are implementing additional screening for passengers. At this time, five US airports have implemented these additional screenings, and Florida airports should be included. We’ve also continued to request the CDC provide 30 additional testing kits to cover all of Florida’s public hospitals. To date, the CDC has only offered three. We are continuing to do everything it takes to ensure we’re prepared. For more information on what can be done to protect yourself and your loved ones, visit the following websites: The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) Rick Scott Governor

First, I would like to thank Governor Scott for this.

Let’s be diligent people.  This may be a matter of life or death.  Let our voices be heard!  Make sure our leaders are on top of this.  The death rate for this disease is 70%.

This is a nasty disease.  Today, I went looking for pictures of what the disease looks like.  I had heard about fever and diarrhea, but not skin problems.  I found the following example.  There were lots more photos online, and they were truly frightening.  It goes so far beyond fever and diarrhea.

So, I’ll start right here with a question back to Governor Scott.

Governor Scott, why aren’t we as a nation or state quarantining anyone who has come into any contact with someone who has had this and who travels here from a nation, state or city which has had an outbreak?  We quarantine plants and animals, why not people?  There may be a simple answer, but I would like to hear it.