Quote: ThirstyMan wrote in post #1

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But Dr. Frieden emphasized that the odds of contracting Ebola in the United States were still extremely low. The disease is not contagious during the incubation period, and patients do not transmit it until they develop symptoms, he said. And those with symptoms will probably feel sick enough to stay home. People are highly unlikely to catch the disease on the bus or subway, Dr. Frieden said.

http://www.nytimes.com/2014/10/03/us/und...means.html?_r=0

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file this advice under "How to handle a deadly virus: advice from an idiot" words like probably and highly unlikely do not belong in this conversation. that's TM's take anyway.

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You are absolutely correct.

No doubt Dr Frieden has a panel of physicians and scientists who have put out a report based upon a consensus to back him up.

Unfortunately the CDC, like the FDA, HHS, the AMA, and many other science and health related institutions have have for decades been substituting ideology for true science and common sense.

CDC Director Tom Frieden, MD only got the job because he fit the ideological profile, not because of competence.