The Rising Threat In America

Good afternoon, when I first thought of this topic I wanted to write about ISIS, but this article isn't about that. I will write an article on the threat of ISIS soon though.

This article is about Ebola. I'm sure most of you have heard of this quickly spreading disease and how dangerous it has become if you are infected with it.

From what the doctors and scientists are saying, Ebola originated somewhere in Africa. A man flew from Africa to the United States and suddenly people began to become affected with the virus.

There is a very simple way to prevent this from spreading anymore than it already has, but apparently our government doesn't care because this solution is so simple that an elementary student could figure it out.

When anyone flies from another country into our own they need to be tested for Ebola right there in the airport before they leave and go out into the world. This would solve pretty much the entire problem altogether. Kind of like how they do the drug/weapon random screenings when you board the planes.

Another thing we can do is to help prevent this is to quarantine the affected patients who do have it to keep it from spreading like is already has been. I know in order to quarantine something like this would be really difficult for the families of the affected patients, but in order to stop it from spreading action must be taken to prevent it from infecting the rest of the country.

Symptoms of Ebola start within 2 days to 3 weeks from getting in contact with someone who has it. It starts out with symptoms like headaches, fever, muscle pain, and sore throat making it difficult to tell between Ebola and and the flu. But then vomiting, diarrhea, and a rash follows along with a decreased function of the livers and kidneys. Soon after people began to bleed internally as well as externally.

Hopefully our government will come to its senses and began to screen people flying into America from other countries and continue to quarantine them if they do have the virus as the scientists are hard at work trying to discover a cure for this awful disease.

Thanks for reading my article, I hope it has made you become more aware of this quickly spreading disease and please help raise awareness for the dangers of it as well. The American people need to know what's going on in our own country!