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CDC to screen travelers for Marburg, as outbreak of Ebola-like disease grows – CBS News!!!!!
In response to an unprecedented outbreak of Marburg virus in Rwanda, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention now plan to screen arriving international travelers for their risk of bringing the deadly Ebola-like disease into the country.
The stepped-up screenings will start the week of Oct. 14 for arriving travelers who have been in Rwanda during the past three weeks, the Department of Health and Human Services announced Monday.
“The risk of Marburg in the U.S. remains low, however, these measures are being taken out of an abundance of caution given the ongoing outbreak in Rwanda,” CDC spokesperson David Daigle said in a statement.
Daigle said passengers who have recently been in Rwanda will be rerouted for screening at one of three airports: O’Hare International Airport in Chicago, John F. Kennedy International Airport in New York City or Dulles International Airport near Washington, D.C.
Passengers will have their fevers checked and should expect to be asked about symptoms and potential exposures to the virus, in an area set aside for the screenings after customs. Everyone flying out of the country is also being screened for symptoms, Rwanda’s health ministry says.
Source: CDC to screen travelers for Marburg, as outbreak of Ebola-like disease grows – CBS News

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Misinformation, Disinformation or Downright Lies? | From Behind the Pen
Image Credit: Alex Shuper
Have we desensitized ourselves so much as to whether the truth matters anymore? Buried under the rhetoric and disinformation that spreads like a wildfire, are the facts. Sometimes the facts are ignored or silenced because that is not the narrative or propaganda many people want to sensationalize. Some people will clamp ahold of whatever is circulating that is misleading and defamatory, but sounds like music to their ears.
There’s no fact-checking, leaving people vulnerable to predatory and dangerous practices. Many of us were told growing up, to be honest, to play together, to tell the truth, to listen to our elders, and to be respectful.
Misinformation is incorrect or misleading information that can exist without specific malicious intent. Disinformation is distinct as it is deliberately deceptive and propagated. In this age of rapidly advanced technology, we are seeing the rise of fake communications, whether in political ads, on social media, or on news channels. Remarkably we’re finding much-needed classes being taught to children about recognizing disinformation and fake news. Wait? Children? What about adults who start this mess?
It’s also interesting that adults don’t seem to heed their own advice. While children are seeking truth, it seems like adults are latching onto and defaulting back to vicious lies that make for good bowling alley gossip. There is no fact-checking to find out the truth, which leaves so many people vulnerable to predatory attacks fanned by lies.
When I saw the following video that appeared on Sunday Morning on CBS a week ago, school kids in Finland are learning to identify hoaxes, scams, and to debunk propaganda through media literacy lessons aimed at safeguarding a precious resource: the truth. In our information and digital age of artificial intelligence, I think that children everywhere should be taught media literacy, but it’s the adults who need such schooling with the fragile spread of fabricated information that seeks to kill and destroy innocent people or targeted cultures.
Pathological liars have to tell another lie to try to cover up another lie after spewing other lies that they can’t remember but still lie about because it comes naturally. Before we latch on to some good old juicy gossip that is saturated with made-up, scathing stories and can act like an atomic bomb in the lives of people, just remember, that any lie always has consequences.
Source: Misinformation, Disinformation or Downright Lies? | From Behind the Pen
A Few Haiku (3)

by Mike U. (#13) Dying winter sunBleeds on pallid frozen earthCrimson filigree….. (#14) Empty robin’s nestJagged pieces of spring skyLitter ground …
A Few Haiku (3)
Self improvement

What was the hardest personal goal you’ve set for yourself? If you enjoy the pursuit of your goal then it is never hard to achieve, just time …
Self improvement
A Nation Torn Asunder …

There was a time not so long ago when a natural disaster such as massive wildfires or a devastating hurricane served to bring the people of this …
A Nation Torn Asunder …
Streetart – Juanjo Surace @ Barcelona, Spain

Location: Raval, Barcelona, Spain Artist: Juanjo Surace For: Ravalearte, Street Art Barcelona Year: 2024 Photo credits: Juanjo Surace USEFUL LINKS: …
Streetart – Juanjo Surace @ Barcelona, Spain
Cornflower — FOTD Oct 08

Hi all My latest post for Cee’s FOTD. Cornflower I thought I’d do a couple of AI watercolour edits for this pic.
Cornflower — FOTD Oct 08
A reflection

my laughter is slightly delayed after I laughedas I tried to cut my ties with the mirrorwith a pair of scissors my lips in the mirror is a cloudI’m …
A reflection
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