The folly of mass quarantine, especially for diseases like Ebola | CBC News

Medical experts say that mass quarantine is rarely if ever effective in stemming the spread of a contagion like Ebola, and the move by Liberia to cordon off a sprawling slum is likely to do more harm than good. "It's a measure that basically goes back to the Middle Ages. It's a reflection really of ignorance and panic," said Dr. Richard Schabas, formerly chief medical officer for Ontario and now i

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閉じ込められた中で万単位の犠牲者が出る可能性が高い隔離策。自棄になった群集がバリケード突破したら大惨事になるわ

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「健常者もろとも感染者を封じ込めるが故に、死者数を増大させる」