Recently, in south-west Africa Ebola viruses are broken up. Not only Africans are infected but many foreigners are infected too. On August in USA, the argue about returning of doctor Kent Brantly who contracted the Ebola virus at Liberia was hot issue. At this point, we have to consider whether infectious disease, like Ebola, patient should return to their home country. Most countries make the patient return to their home country although there is a undeniable hazard, flow of the infectious disease to the country. Of course, there is just a bad situation when the infectious patient returned to their country. The returned patient sometimes get better than before thanks to his or her country's great medical system. Nonetheless, there is one fact that is nothing to sneeze, flow of the disease. I think It is valuable to discuss whether the infectious patient have to be returned to their country.
People already know about Ebola virus is one of the most fatal disease in the world. They also are aware of there is no appropriate vaccine and Ebola virus is very contagious. Recently, American doctor, Kent Brantly who is contracted by the Ebola virus, returned to the USA although many Americans disagree to his return. Like this, people have already known about the seriousness of Ebola virus, but they disagree with the return of the Ebola patient. Some people said that government have to protect their people. Other people said that the risk of return is impossible to ignore. I will focus on the safety of people and the real duty of government. If i'm right, the government should review their system about Ebola virus. Also people should reconsider the government's duty and their safety. They have to reconsider about the priority to the government. The government would try to build systematic and effective disease control system. If I'm right and people ignore me, Ebola virus would flow in Korea and many people would be in danger. Besides Ebola virus, there would be another more serious infectious disease. If people ignore me, they would do like what they did. They would commit the fatal mistake again.
The government have a duty to protect their people. To this thesis, many opponents would criticize that the patient is also their people. In this thesis, my focused point is the safety. The government have to protect their people from many danger. For example, the government should protect their people from Ebola disease. The government should keep in mind that Ebola has powerful contagiousness and there is no appropriate vaccine.
In Korea, there is no systematic disease control system. The reason that USA let patients return to the USA is that they have systematic control disease center and they are convinced their control disease system can do their role. However, the Korea control disease center doesn't have enough information about Ebola and they don't have much experience that control the serious infectious disease. The USA CDC has studied Ebola virus and vaccine for a long time and they have various experience. In addition, I can't trust the Korea's CDC. There are some examples; Last august one man entered to the Korea in Busan. The man was from Liberia where the Ebola virus is spread. Suddenly, the man disappeared. People were anxious and criticized the government. The government should keep in mind the man's location and identity because he is possible to be a Ebola patient. This case showed that the government doesn't do their role well. Like this the Korea CDC are not systematic and effective. How people trust them and let the patient return to Korea?
Many opponents would criticize my opinion. They argue that the government couldn't ignore their people's death and the protection of the government is ethical. In addition, they support their argument by USA's return. The patient who is returned to the USA was treated well and got better than before. It is unignorable fact, but it is the case of the USA. As i said before, the USA has the greatest medical system and control disease center. They have studied ebola virus and vaccine for a long time. Their studies is not compatible to other countries, so the patient could get better. In Korea,there is not enough studies about Ebola. If the patients are returned to the Korea, there would be more dangerous than lucky. Furthermore, the government consider which choice can be more effective and safe. To protect people from infectious disease, the best way is to blockade. It sounds too violent and inethical. I just express my idea. I don't think my opinion is always truth. I propose just one hypothesis. In my opinion, the ebola patient's return is not right.
I argue whether the Ebola patient should return to their country. This topic is very important because the Ebola virus is now a very serious issue in the world. The Ebola virus spread very fast. Nonetheless, the appropriate vaccine have not invented yet. In this case, prevention is the best way to protect people from the disease. To do so, the government should reconsider the patient's return. Also they have to try to build systematic and effective medical system and control disease center. My argument could sounds violent and inethical, but this way is the effective way to us in this situation. Through my argument, I want the government review their system and the opportunity to protect people from enormous danger. There is adage, 'Look before you leap'. I think this time is to look before you leap.
