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Returns of Ebola patient in Korea

  Recently, in southwest 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 a hot issue. At this point, people have to consider whether infectious disease, like Ebola, patient should return to their home country. Korean government also makes the patient return to their home country although there is an undeniable hazard, flow of the infectious disease to the country. Of course, there is not 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.  The unconditional return of Ebola patient should not be allowed in Korea.

  Before starting to argue, It is needed to give some information of Ebola and examples of flow of communicable disease from abroad. Ebola virus disease (called Ebola simply) is a communicable disease of humans and other primates caused by ebolaviruses. Patient would recognize their symptoms between two days and three weeks after contracting. Symptoms are fever, sore throats, muscle pain and headache like normal cold. Then, vomiting, diarrhea and rash follow and some patients begin to bleed externally and internally. The study of vaccine has been ongoing all around the world. Some successful results of clinical demonstration are reported but there is no certain result that the vaccine is helpful to treat the Ebola viruses. From now on, I want to emphasize the serious of flow of communicable disease from abroad by examples. In fact, the rates of flow of communicable disease are increased, increasing travelers or volunteers abroad. There are 1108 cases of flow of communicable disease from 2001 to 2008. Cases of Malaria are the most cases as 340 and Dengue follows as 262. There are no examples of the spread of communicable disease through return of communicable disease. The number of cases said that Korea is very vulnerable to flow of disease from abroad.

   The government of Korea has a duty to protect their people. According to article 10 Constitution of Korea,

 "All citizens shall be assured of human dignity and worth and have the right to pursue happiness. It is the duty of the State to confirm and guarantee the fundamental and inviolable human rights of individuals."

  People have rights to be safety for their happiness. It is inviolable human rights, so the state has 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 has to protect their people from many dangers. 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.

  Korea has very vulnerable 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, Koreans 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 an Ebola patient. This case showed that the government doesn't do their role well. The Korea CDC is 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 can not be ignore, 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. In Korea, there is not enough studies about Ebola. If the patients are returned to the Korea, there will 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. In Korea, the returns of Ebola patients should not be allowed.

   This essay argues whether the Ebola patient should return to their country unconditionally. This topic is crucial because the Ebola virus is now a severe 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. This argument could sound violent and unethical, but this way is an effective way to Korea in this situation. Through my argument, I want the Korean government reviews their system and the opportunity to protect people from enormous danger. There is an adage, 'Look before you leap'. I think this time is to look before you leap.

References

the rule of  Korea when Koreans are infected the communicable disease in foreign country.
http://news.donga.com/3/all/20030427/7938744/1

the reaction about returning of the Ebola patient in America
http://strangerca.tistory.com/1078

the reaction of each country about the Ebola virus 
https://mirror.enha.kr/wiki/2014%20%EC%84%9C%EC%95%84%ED%94%84%EB%A6%AC%EC%B9%B4%20%EC%97%90%EB%B3%BC%EB%9D%BC%20%EC%9C%A0%ED%96%89/%EC%84%B8%EA%B3%84%20%EA%B0%81%EA%B5%AD%EC%9D%98%20%EB%8C%80%EC%B2%98%20%EB%B0%8F%20%EB%B0%98%EC%9D%91

the increase of inflow of international infectious disease
http://jhealthmedia.joins.com/news/articleView.html?idxno=1749

examples and current situation of flow of communicable disease from abroad
https://www.google.co.kr/url?sa=t&rct=j&q=&esrc=s&source=web&cd=1&ved=0CBwQFjAA&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.cdc.go.kr%2FCDC%2Fcms%2FcmsFileDownload.jsp%3Ffid%3D31%26cid%3D12212%26fieldName%3Dattach1%26index%3D1&ei=ykloVJruHcHamAX-qoGACw&usg=AFQjCNFrUBKIjpGSTVuajgUMxoyyd87_1w&sig2=Y824vsCd8I1-SOrH_VorcA&bvm=bv.79142246,d.dGY&cad=rjt

What is Ebola Virus
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ebola_virus_disease