Stage Three

By now, everybody is on there toes about Ebola thing, since the unfortunate tragedy for Thomas Eric Duncan. I stumbled upon an article on the TexasObserver website written by journalist Christopher Hooks, who previously had works published in Politico Magazine, Slate, and Texas Monthly, among others. The article gives his views and comedy on the Ebola misunderstandings from people and and bittersweet incident leading to a Child Protective Services report filed against the Dallas County Judge, Clay Jenkins. The article, intended for majority of Texans, I think primarily in the Dallas/Fort Worth area, was written to prove “fear of this(misunderstanding of Ebola) could be more damaging to this community than the virus itself.” As a gesture of compassion and reassurance to Dallas residents, Jenkins paid the Duncan family a visit at their apartment, and then came back the next day to personally drive them to a new donated lodging away from the public’s glare and on the advice of experts, he didn’t wear protective clothing. Things to a sharp turn when Breitbart Texas ran a story with a charming title: “NAIVE LIBERAL TEXAS JUDGE ENTERS EBOLA APARTMENT WITHOUT PROTECTION.” Resident Breitbart virologist Bob Price implied that Jenkins can now spread Ebola to anyone he touches, even without showing the sickness himself. Writer Christopher Hooks helps clear this mess up by stating,"Ebola is difficult to transmit, and not contagious until a person shows symptoms." I totally agree with Hooks statements and his entire piece, that often misunderstood things should be taken into careful consideration before being published and we should be better informed on such matters of seriousness.