Death at a Distance
I saw someone’s Facebook status today:
And I was immediately struck with anger.
At first, I wasn’t sure quite why. I get what they meant. It seems like Ebola’s everywhere! It’s constantly on the news, all over the internet, and everyone’s talking about it. It makes sense to be sick of hearing about it. We’re bound to get sick of hearing about anything that much!
But still, I couldn’t shake the discomfort that rung in my head over that status. Ebola seems far away, after all, it’s only been diagnosed four times in the US. It’s easy to tuck it away in your mind as something distant that doesn’t affect you and forget why it’s a big deal.
It’s even become a hot topic for jokes on social media:
Because so many see this very real disease as a far away concept, we find safety in our distance and it’s…
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October 29, 2014 at 2:23 pm
I did not know that people make fun of Ebola. This is very sad.
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October 31, 2014 at 2:41 pm
You’re right Rajiv – it’s tragic. Those poor people passing away from such a terrifying, painful thing in appalling conditions. No funny there at all.
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October 31, 2014 at 3:55 pm
True. I received a silly husband-wife joke about Ebola today
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October 29, 2014 at 3:15 pm
I am sure that if transported to infected areas and turfed out into the street the laughter would cease immediately.
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October 31, 2014 at 2:40 pm
True! Although if you read Russell Blake’s posts, nobody anywhere should be laughing. It could so easily get out of control worldwide. 😦
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October 31, 2014 at 2:54 pm
I have been reading some of the research papers and it is even more concerning to hear that scientists are not entirely sure how long quarantine should be to take into account the infectious period which could be up to 42 days… all we can do is take precautions at the moment and hope it can be contained. XX
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October 31, 2014 at 2:59 pm
That’s a terrifying thought – that could mean that there could be a lot more people already infected. Wow! XXX
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October 29, 2014 at 5:07 pm
I’m sure the Nigerians aren’t laughing.
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October 31, 2014 at 2:38 pm
Definitely not Jacqui. 😦
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