MainePains
Portsmouth, United States
Today, my son was crying because he's afraid he might get Ebola. We live in Maine, and he's 16. FML
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Hello, OP here! Apparently, the reason he has been crying is because the high school he goes to a lot of rumors are flying around- about Ebola coming to Maine. Thanks for the advice, but I have to say- a few of you are Maineiacs.
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Indianboy9321 25
The Maine thing is that you explain to him he's safe.
Aquaman911 18
Ebola has been blown totally out of proportion, yes, its a hazard in Africa with over three thousand deaths but it won't end up being the next zombie apocalypse as is always portrayed with movies, we have unrealistic views of the world and the news goes a long way in brainwashing us.
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mclovin22897 15
everybody is blowing this Ebola thing way out of proportion.
ARetardedSeal 24
Main stream media over exaggerates all the time.
gameover18 17
Tell the kid to read about how it works. It transfers by body fluids. Like blood to blood or french kissing someone who is infected.
skittyskatbrat 19
Infected AND showing symptoms, no less. There is a very very brief time, think in terms of minutes to hours, before an infected person shows the infection and while they are becoming contagious. This is a tough disease to catch....
Ichiya 29
Unless someone makes it piggy back on the common cold and alters it so it will only infect those with certain DNA makers lol but that is improbable.
Arot6 17
People don't seem to realize how difficult it is for a disease like Ebola to spread in the US. It's not airborne, which makes it drastically less communicable. The only real way you can get Ebola is through body fluids. So as long as people don't make out or share needles or something with an Ebola victim, there will never be a mass outbreak since our country has pretty good public health standards.
Ichiya 29
Viruses can mutate to airborne especially if it can't spread good in its normal method.
stargirl_95 24
But that's unlikely to happen. It's a possibility but a relatively slim one
AquaManatee 8
Tell if he is more likely to get super aids
MainePains 5
Hello, OP here! Apparently, the reason he has been crying is because the high school he goes to a lot of rumors are flying around- about Ebola coming to Maine. Thanks for the advice, but I have to say- a few of you are Maineiacs.
jamnglamgirlie 17
It's really not that weird. With all the news reports about I'm surprised people still go outside.
WinterBlue42 22
If he gets really worried, explain to him that if Ebola got here. . Where would it go besides Lewiston? And would any of us REALLY miss Lew?. . If you haven't guessed, I'm a Mainer ;p
itooamscrewed 10
Biddeford would miss Lewiston because it's the only city that makes Biddeford look good
mexgirl 11
What is means OP
sp00derman 23
hopefully batmaine will come to save the day
0neiros 14
I Say ground him for his own safety. Knowing teenagers, he'll be sneaking out that very night.
MainePains 5
P.S. He didn't. We had him watch the Colbert Report and made a joke out of it, and he's fine now.
qwertybutt 5
I live in Austin, TX… I should be the one crying, huh? …… that ***** airborne.
NightKat 25
I'm in San Antonio..
Ichiya 29
Its not airborne yet.
imchacon22 19
It's not airborne. it's transmitted through bodily fluids
rc89 9
the world health organisation has realised that it can be spread by coughing and sneezing the bbc did a full report on it
stargirl_95 24
But someone has to cough or sneeze relatively big droplets on to you. It's extremely unlikely you'll get it if someone sneezes on the other side of the room
Akouseur 7
Coughing and sneezing does not equal airborne according to the definition of how viruses are spread.
EchoSerenity 15
The way it's going, just being in contact with someone who has it gets it. Just found out that a second doctor has it now and is in quarenty. I've heard that someone out in Atlanta had it and was "cured" but who knows, what we do know is the guy who had it in Dallas died, two of the doctors that came in contact with the guy now have it and one of the doctor's bf has it. So it went from one guy having it, to three people having it and who know how many others that may have it and not know, out there spreading it around. You may not think much of it but this could end badly.
ipodtouchgirl 21
My friend is also freaking out about Ebola which is bs considering that she's 18 and we live in maryland
yerrkiddingme 2
He might