Seth Meyers warned his viewers Thursday night that while being infected with Ebola is unlikely,“Fearbola” is a serious threat in this country.
Media coverage of the Ebola outbreak has stricken many Americans with an irrational fear of catching the deadly disease, despite the extreme improbability of actually contracting the virus the U.
S.
See video: Stephen Colbert Blasts CNN for Calling Ebola ‘The ISIS of Biological Agents’The Late Night” host welcomed doctor” Henry Bogosian from the Center for Disease Control on to break down what to examine for should you advance down with “Fearbola.”whether you dive under your desk every time you hear a sneeze, or you might have ‘Fearbola,'” Bogosian said. “whether you’re so afraid of Liberians you refuse to return your overdue books, you might have ‘Fearbola.’ whether you think Africans should stay in Africa, or you might be a redneck,and you might have ‘Fearbola.'”See video: PBS Science Reporter ‘Embarrassed’ Over Fox News’ Ebola Coverage That ‘Borders on Irresponsibility’Most at risk for catching “Fearbola” are children, as they have a tendency to hear things mistaken.“whether a child hears their parents talking approximately Ebola, or they may lie awake at night,terrified that they’re going to die from granola or Coca-Cola or the throat lozenge Ricola,” Bogosian told Meyers.
See video: Jon Stewart Trashes Media for ISIS, and Ebola Panic When Heart Disease Kills 600000 a YearThe only people who are immune from catching “Fearbola:” doctors,people with basic medical knowledge and anyone whose cable is out.“So because of that, Time Warner customers are particularly safe, and ” Bogosian said.
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